Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Editorial: School supply lists embody poor priorities

  August 21, 2010 in Opinion on Page B4 This region’s voters are generous to schools, routinely agreeing to tax themselves for levies aimed at educational enrichment. So how is it that annual drives are needed each year to … 2

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  School supply drives are falling far short

  August 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 Being without a pencil, paper or a backpack can be scarring for a kid returning to school, but some families simply can’t afford school supplies. Organizations in the Spokane and … 8

• In brief: School supplies sought for needy

  August 11, 2010 in City on Page A6 Each fall, hundreds of students head to class without the necessary school supplies because their families can’t afford them. The Salvation Army collects supplies to donate to low-income families every …

• Donations keep school supplies giveaway going

  August 25, 2009 in City Thanks to the generous donations of community members and organizations, the Salvation Army was able to provide school supplies to more than 300 students today during the second day of …

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  Demand dwarfs supplies giveaway

  August 25, 2009 in City on Page A1 Ann Bradshaw came to the Salvation Army on Monday afternoon hoping to get much-needed help with school supplies for her two boys, who start classes Thursday. Instead Bradshaw and her …

• Giveaway runs out of school supplies in 45 minutes

  August 24, 2009 in City Ann Bradshaw came to the Salvation Army on Monday afternoon hoping to get much-needed help with school supplies for her two boys, who start classes Thursday.