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• Teacher at Crosswalk Teen Shelter helps struggling students

  February 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 Teacher Ken Jernberg is unflappable among the chaos at Crosswalk, a Spokane teen homeless shelter. One day last week, a few unfocused teens flitted around the 3

• Once homeless residents to plead for safety net

  February 13, 2011 in City on Page B1 At a time when both the U.S. Congress and the Washington Legislature are discussing scaling back social services to help reduce deficits, a group of formerly homeless Spokane residents and … 9

• Church’s Super Bowl meal is touchdown for homeless

  February 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 Outside, the steel sky started spitting wet snow, but in a downtown Spokane church, 100 homeless men and women watched the Super Bowl in comfort and waited for a hot … 4

• Spokane, Cd’A opening warming centers for homeless

  November 22, 2010 in City, Idaho The city of Spokane has activated its warming center program in anticipation of extreme cold by this evening.

• Face Time: Advocate discusses efforts to reduce homelessness

  September 27, 2010 in City on Page A5 In 1990, the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium was created to alleviate homelessness in Spokane by developing affordable housing. The consortium celebrates its 20th anniversary on Tuesday during an 11:30 … 5

• Man who lived under bridge plans reunion with grown children

  September 9, 2010 in City on Page A1 While the family of Homer Hill Jr. thought he was dead, he was living in a nook created by the convergence of an Interstate 90 offramp and concrete pavement. His … 3

• Chronic sex offender pleads guilty again

  July 14, 2010 in City Steven J. Snedden does most of his work in college libraries. Unfortunately, none of his efforts can be characterized as research. The 47-year-old registered sex offender, whose exploits have helped … 4

• Dishman Hills homicide suspect arraigned

  May 7, 2010 in City on Page A7 The man charged with bludgeoning a homeless man to death allegedly told a friend on the day of the killing that he had done something that would be on “the …

• Police: Suspect admitted Dishman killing to friend

  May 6, 2010 in City The man charged with bludgeoning a homeless man to death told a friend on the day of the killing that he had done something that would be on “the national … 1

• Dishman Hills homicide victim identified

  May 4, 2010 in City on Page A5 A man who authorities believe may be Spokane County’s first homicide victim this year has been identified as Douglas J. Klages.

• Homeless population rising in North Idaho

  February 12, 2010 in Idaho The number of homeless people in Idaho’s five northern counties rose 36 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to an annual five-day count.

• Spokane warming centers activated

  December 24, 2009 in City Spokane activated overnight warming centers today for homeless people.

• Warming centers open tonight

  December 5, 2009 in News The emergency warming centers at the Spokane Salvation Army, 204 E. Indiana, and House of Charity, 32 W. Pacific, will open tonight.

• Week’s programs spotlight poverty

  November 12, 2009 in City on Page A6 Spokane and Coeur d’Alene will join communities throughout the nation next week in recognizing the toll the economic downturn has taken on people’s lives. In Spokane, Hunger and Homelessness Awareness … 1

• Bill on tent cities falters in Senate

  March 29, 2009 in City on Page B1 A bill to limit the regulations local governments can impose on churches that host homeless encampments is apparently dead in the Legislature. Rep. Brendan Williams, of Olympia, sponsored the bill …

• Fresh Start drop-in center heading to Sherman

  March 15, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 A four-year-old drop-in center for the homeless and mentally ill in downtown Coeur d’Alene is moving this month to a new building. Fresh Start’s move should save money on rent, …

• Shelters full as warming centers

  January 29, 2009 in City on Page A5 On days when the House of Charity opens its day room as a warming center because of extreme cold, director Ed McCarron has noticed new faces among the homeless seeking …

• Homeless count to identify community needs

    January 28, 2009 in City Homelessness, a chronic problem in Spokane, may become more prevalent in the severe economic downturn as Washington companies shed jobs by the thousands. The annual winter homeless count, which occurs …

• City to allow temporary homeless camps

  October 21, 2008 in City on Page A1 Temporary camps for the homeless will be allowed within Spokane city limits. The Spokane City Council on Monday approved new rules governing homeless camps.

• Home buyer turns to homeless

  September 23, 2008 in Business on Page A1 The owner of a business that acquires homes in danger of foreclosure thinks he has found a novel way to help the homeless: using them as walking billboards. Steve McMullen …

• Frigid temperatures will linger

  January 21, 2008 in City on Page A6 Whipping winds, drifting snow and ice closed part of a highway and contributed to accidents around the Inland Northwest Sunday, and colder weather may be in store for the region. …

• Complaints grow with tent city

  November 8, 2007 in City on Page B1 Wednesday marked the second week of an uneasy stalemate between the residents of a working-class neighborhood and the homeless activists camped in a vacant lot there, as police receive almost …

• Town takes to stranger, tale he rode in on

  July 27, 2002 in Idaho on Page A1 You may have wanted to say this out loud for years, and it’s official now, so go ahead: Priest River is a one-horse town. His name is Comanche. He’s 7 …

• Squatter Testing Church’s Belief In ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ Members To Vote On Eviction Of Man Who Says God Sent Him

  May 19, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Jim Dunn believes God told him to go live outside First Congregational Church, so he took his dog and set up a makeshift tent on the front yard. That was …

• An Unusual Chess Gambit Player Quits Job, Moves Into Shelter So He Can Develop Skills

  March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 If only he had more time to practice, Jorge Aramuni thought, he could become a chess master. So the Brazilian native - already a fine player - quit his job …

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