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• Union Gospel Mission opens center for women, children in CdA

  September 27, 2012 in City, Health, Idaho on Page A1 Two women, both mothers in need of healing, have bonded at the start of a long journey toward recovery. They’re doing it from the refuge of the new Union Gospel … 1

• North Idaho homeless get new warming center

  November 30, 2011 in Idaho, News Homeless people in North Idaho now have a place to stay warm every night of the week. Ground Force Manufacturing, a Post Falls company, is offering an unused warehouse as …

• Traveling show features cats, dogs performing vaudeville acts

  November 3, 2011 in Features on Page C1 The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is a testament to cats and dogs living in harmony – or to be precise, entertaining in harmony. The cast list: 12 cats, 10 dogs, …

• Community help lets shelter reopen

  October 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 After taking a two-month hiatus to raise money, a North Idaho nonprofit organization that shelters homeless families for up to 90 days will be back in business on Sunday. When …

• To those needing shelter, Spokane Valley woman’s door is open

  April 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 There is a home in a part of the Spokane Valley that has seen better days, a home where poor, forgotten people have found a safe place to rest along …

• Lighthouse offers home, fresh start

  November 28, 2010 in City on Page B1 When Ashlee Erickson got out of jail a couple of weeks ago, she had only the shorts and top she wore the day she was arrested last summer. There to … 2

• Lighthouse of Hope a beacon for homeless women

  November 27, 2010 in City When Ashlee Erickson got out of jail a couple of weeks ago, she had only the shorts and top she wore the day she was arrested last summer. There to … 2

• Homeless woman found shelter

  January 8, 2009 in City on Page A5 It will never be known whether Kim Steel found a new direction in her life during Christmas week. The 42-year-old homeless woman with a history of substance abuse died Dec. … 5

• Helping women take steps into new lives

  January 8, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Karen Fournier knows what it’s like to be homeless. The instability of a chaotic family life led to a series of bad choices. She started using drugs at 13, and …

• 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. …

• Shelter sets no-kill policy

  April 5, 2007 in Voices on Page V15 Arthur was as nervous as a college student before a final exam. Only for Arthur – he’s a stray dog turned in to SpokAnimal CARE – passing this test was …