One of Spokane’s oldest parks and surrounding natural areas is under threat of new construction to build seven homes. Private developers and the city want to build houses and roads on a southeast section of the beautiful semiwild space next to Underhill park in East Central. Many neighborhood and community residents do not want to lose this much-loved forested area.
The Central Valley School District board of directors is under siege. As a retired CVSD teacher and coach, it’s impossible for me to stand by while the district I also grew up in implodes under pressure from a small group of loud, angry extremists.
For 20 years, I have watched many Idahoans do many things not for themselves, but for the good of their families. Let COVID vaccination be one of those things: Do it for the kids.
From Pope Francis to Franklin Graham, leaders of almost every faith tradition have spoken in support of taking the safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines as a way to love and protect our neighbors. In Spokane, we have another religious reminder of what it took to face down a previous pandemic.
The lack of affordable housing in our region is a community challenge, and to solve it, we need a community solution. Here are five things we can do to help spur the creation of affordable housing and keep residents in their homes.
