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• Starting over at Mt. Spokane

  June 4, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N13 When Mt. Spokane senior Larry Chow walked into his senior presentation this spring dressed to impress in a suit, he was a different sight than the 13-year-old rebellious youth forced …

• Despite tragedies, she didn’t give up

  June 4, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Ever since the eighth grade, Liberty High School senior Sarah Suksdorf has been sent reeling by one hard hit after another. First her mother died in a house fire. The …

• Planning commission split on cluster ban

  May 22, 2009 in City on Page A11 The Spokane County Planning Commission recommended some changes Thursday to the rules covering housing developments in rural parts of the county but deadlocked over one of the hottest topics. The … 1

• Difficult blessing: Illness threatens stability

  May 17, 2009 Chuck Young strides into the North Idaho Cancer Center in black cowboy boots. An oversized belt buckle shines at his waist. When he tells his doctor what he sees in …

• Youngsters’ focus on chess belies their age

  April 26, 2009 in City on Page B1 With a Kool-Aid mustache and an “I love chess” T-shirt, 5-year-old Garrett Casey propped himself on his knees in a chair to play his last round of the Washington Elementary … 3

• Sprague Ave. rebuilding starts soon

    April 6, 2009 in City on Page A1 As road construction gets going for the 2009 season, officials in Spokane Valley want motorists to know that one of the largest street projects in the area is occurring along …

• Student readers win in Bikes for Books program

  March 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day for two Garfield Elementary students. Carson Baldwin-Bonney, 7, and Ashley Sullivan-Garcia, 9, each won a new bicycle last month, courtesy …

• Brockman helps UW rout Griz

  December 29, 2008 in Sports on Page C5 SEATTLE – Jon Brockman got more for Christmas than he expected. He had his 49th career double-double with 13 points with 11 rebounds Sunday to lead the Washington Huskies to …

• Policy denying restaurants a liquor license absurd

  March 24, 2007 in City on Page B1 The sign is big and bold and black and white, and it reads: “Beer, wine, cigarettes, grocery.” I am standing outside Hai’s market on South Perry Street. The windows are …