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Tue., Oct. 5, 2004

The Spokesman-Review

The Spokesman-Review will host an online chat today from noon to 1:30 p.m. with Spokane County Commission candidate Mark Richard.

Richard, a Republican, is running for the District 2 seat against Democrat Bill Burke.

He is currently the government affairs director for the Spokane Home Builders Association.Todd Mielke, who is running as a Republican for the District 1 seat, will hold his online chat Wednesday.

Burke will answer online questions on Thursday.

Readers are encouraged to submit questions in advance of the chats as well as during the chats. Refresh your page often to see new questions and answers.

Transcripts of the chats, including District 1 Democratic candidate Linda Wolverton’s Monday chat, will be online through the election.

Readers can find the chat pages by following the links at www. spokesmanreview.com/elections.

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