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Climate is changing

Tue., Dec. 27, 2016

By the end of November, no one in Spokane could fail to notice the persistent, spring-like weather. At night, even at 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning, the temperature rarely descended below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, roughly 10 degrees Celsius.

People were no longer merely speculating whether or not Spokane would be the lucky recipient of a White Christmas, but rather if they might have to mow their lawns just one more time.

Sens. Jeff Sessions and Mitch McConnell should visit Spokane. They could say they were on a junket to tour Fairchild Air Force Base, just to cover their tracks.

Don Stacy

Spokane

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