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Down To Earth archive for Oct. 4, 2012

THURSDAY, OCT. 4, 2012

Where we rank on smart growth

Pushing east on I-90 from the city, as Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Post Falls, and Coeur d'Alene form one contiguous metropolitan area, it would appear smart growth is a regional challenge. Too often, development requires residents to drive long distances between jobs and homes and…

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Ceremony for Iron Bridge tonight

Never has the adage, "if you build it, they will come," rang more true. But when The Iron Bridge across the Spokane River was first completed in 1911 by the Oregon & Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, I bet they never planned on seeing what…

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