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Matter of Opinion archive for April 10, 2008

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008

Drive at 5

Well, I'm just about to pack up and leave West Central. The day sped by.Once upon a time, I wanted to do a one-minute story project. Set up a booth, a computer and invite people to tell us their one-minute stories. Today, it felt like…

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Disability Programs: Everyone counts

Beverly Nunn is the program director for three programs here at West Central that serve people with disabilities. They are Pathways to Employment/Community Access and Learning Skills Center.The programs have about 90 to 95 participants, ages 16 to almost 90.A community center should include programs…

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How your federal income tax dollar is divvied up

Check out this slideshow.42.2 cents for military/defense22 cents for health.10 cents interest on national debt.3.3 cents on housing assistance/community development programs. 4.4 cents for elementary, secondary and higher education and employment training centers..1 penny goes to foreign affairs, including foreign humanitarian assistance.Sound about right to…

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Famous Photos

I'm sitting here with Ella Horseman. She's a teacher's aide here in the Head Start program. Her hobby is going to events and concerts where famous people will be, mostly at Northern Quest Casino.She's raising her grandchildren. Her daughter died in 2005. She says she…

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Eavesdropping on Leonard Pitts Jr.

Syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts Jr., whose work appears in The Spokesman-Review, has begun holding weekly on-line chats at www.miamiherald.com. You can read some excerpts from this week's session by clicking on the rest of this post. For those who want to check it out for…

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West Central: See you there

Thanks to blog regular commenter, JeanieSpokane for giving address and directions for West Central.It's at 1603 N. Belt, which is on Spokane's Near North Side.If you know where Bloomsday's Doomsday Hill is, well the Community Center is right at the top of the hill.The phone…

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