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• Highway 27 from Tekoa to Rockford designated Scenic Byway

  June 23, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Rockford Mayor Micki Harnois hopes that the new designation of Highway 27 from Rockford to Tekoa as a scenic byway will help boost businesses and tourism in her small south …

• Town hall meetings Saturday

  March 11, 2011 in City on Page A9 There’s a break in the Washington legislative action this weekend, so several Spokane-area senators and representatives will be back in their home districts to hold town hall meetings. The break … 1

• Gregoire proposes new schools office

  January 6, 2011 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – All of Washington’s education systems and programs, from preschool through graduate degrees at universities, should be working together and overseen by a single office, Gov. Chris Gregoire said … 6

• Spokane voters lean toward change in 2 council districts

  November 3, 2009 in City Voters in two of Spokane’s three City Council districts appear to want change. 1

• Our primary picks stand for Nov. 3 general vote

  October 10, 2009 in Opinion on Page B4 The commentaries below summarize endorsement positions taken by The Spokesman-Review’s editorial board before the Aug. 18 primary that remain applicable for the Nov. 3 general election. The full editorials can …

• Five-way primary in 9th District

  July 24, 2009 in City on Page A5 How Republican is Washington’s 9th Legislative District? It’s so Republican that a five-way primary for a rare midterm election features four Republicans and one Democrat who ran three years ago …

• Bill protects people living in their RVs

  March 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N1 OLYMPIA – In a sign of the times, Washington’s House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would ban cities and counties from barring recreational vehicles from mobile home parks. …