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Down To Earth archive for Dec. 9, 2008

TUESDAY, DEC. 9, 2008

Spokesman-Review story roundup

Photo courtesy of Greater Spokane. STA budget dilemma might include raising fares. The Spokane Transit Authority has a problem: While ridership has increased, revenue is falling since more than 70 percent of their funding comes from sales taxes. According to the S-R, the $79 million…

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Tuesday Video-- Transition talk update

Perhaps readers were unsure of what we were talking about in yesterday's edition of Another Green Monday with the “new New Deal.” In his weekly address at Change.gov, President-elect Obama promised the first part of his plan would “launch a massive effort to make public…

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Winter Farmers' Markets around Spokane

Picture from ms pingy on Flickr Just because temps are dropping doesn’t mean you are left in the cold when it comes to local farmers market goodies. Local Spokane blogger A Year of Plenty posted last week on the farmers’ market options. Get informed, and…

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