Kudos, and the best of News Flash

Dog lover Kat Biggs fights for stray cats : Dropping a cat off at the animal shelter is essentially a death sentence these days. Mandatory holding periods for unlicensed stray cats are being repealed across the Inland Northwest as authorities contend with worsening feline overpopulation problems.

• Kudos to reporters Jon Brunt and Bill Morlin who wrote Raceway tour may have broken meetings laws .
• Economy buzz hits coffee shops . The question? ith gasoline prices pushing toward $4 a gallon, are consumers trying to save money by cutting down on nonessential expenses such as espresso?
• City hopes to develop dog park : Parks officials, SpokAnimal look to public for input
• Kids show their stuff in Junior Lilac Parade . Some readers called in recently asking about the results for this one, which the Voices editors picked up to publish.

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