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Hey, Shovel Your Sidewalks

I went out for a long walk last night. Nothing like a walk on a cold winter's night when you're by yourself with an occasional passing vehicle. All was going well while I was working my way through residential areas. Most residents had shoveled there sidewalks. That changed when I turned north on 4th from Harrison. Few of the businesses to Appleway/Best had shoveled or snow-blowed the sidewalks. I had to walk on 4th or pick my way carefully over paths beaten slick by other feet. I wondered why the nearby business didn't send someone out with a shovel to give their store, dealership, or restaurant more curb appeal during this snowy time of year. It's apparent that the city doesn't enforce the shoveling law for those businesses.

Question: Do you notice when businesses don't shovel their sidewalks during the winter?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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