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A turboprop aircraft pulls up at the Coeur d'Alene Airport on Tuesday. The use of private, corporate or fractionally-owned turboprop and jet airplanes increased after 9/11 and they are a common sight at regional airports. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
A turboprop aircraft pulls up at the Coeur d'Alene Airport on Tuesday. The use of private, corporate or fractionally-owned turboprop and jet airplanes increased after 9/11 and they are a common sight at regional airports. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
A turboprop aircraft pulls up at the Coeur d'Alene Airport on Tuesday. The use of private, corporate or fractionally-owned turboprop and jet airplanes increased after 9/11 and they are a common sight at regional airports. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

“New York City is buying one-way plane tickets for homeless families to leave the city. It’s part of a Bloomberg administration program to keep the homeless out of the expensive shelter system, which costs $36,000 a year per family. More than 550 families have left the city since 2007. All it takes is for a relative to agree to take them in.” http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/29/citys-homeless-leave-on-jet-planes/

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