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Julie Sullivan

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State Memorial For Wwii Vets Hit With Delays Ex-Soldiers Dying Off As Deadlines Pass

In the time it has taken to raise money for a World War II memorial for Washington state, as many as 10,000 of the men who fought in it have died. And, seven months before it was scheduled for completion, the grassy site in Olympia lies green and undisturbed. Construction that was to begin this week won't because organizers don't have the money to break ground. "It's shocking isn't it?" said retired Lt. Col Richard Kirk, head of the fund-raising effort. "There's only 130,000 of us left. We're vanishing off the face of the earth."
News >  Spokane

Second Chance May Get A Reprieve Foes Of Downtown Work Release Center Upset That Olympia May Bypass Bill

A bill that would prohibit any future state contracts with Second Chance may be shelved without a legislative hearing. Rep. Mark Sterk said he learned Tuesday that the Government Administration Committee isn't likely to have time to hear the bill and six others filed last week because of the shorter 60-day session. The Spokane Valley Republican co-sponsored the bill targeting the private company that runs work release programs in Spokane and Seattle.
News >  Spokane

Lawmakers Aim To Stop Second Chance

A Spokane Valley legislator wants to shut out Second Chance. Rep. Mark Sterk co-sponsored a bill Wednesday that would prohibit state business "of any kind whatsoever" with the operator of two workrelease centers in Spokane. Second Chance, a private nonprofit based in Seattle, has about $7 million in contracts to run state work release centers in Spokane and Seattle and a juvenile boot camp at Connell.
News >  Spokane

State Inmates Move Downtown After Long Struggle, Work-Release Program Ready For Brownstone

Second Chance is getting its own second chance in downtown Spokane. After a long court dispute and the temporary loss of all its clients and most of its employees, the program will move state work-release inmates into the Brownstone Building at Third and Browne on Sunday. "It's the end of a long struggle," said Bruce Kuennen, chief of operations for Second Chance in Eastern Washington. "We feel like we'll be good neighbors, and we're real proud of the new facility and program we're going to operate there."
News >  Nation/World

History Grinds On New Generation Of Millers Takes Over A Wholesome Tradition

1. Mill on the Palouse. Joseph Barron Jr., photographed in 1928, has been milling grain in Oakesdale for more than 70 years. Photo courtesy of Joseph Barron Jr. 2. Joseph Barron Jr. recently sold the only remaining gristmill in Whitmas County after finding a buyer to carry on the tradition of his life's work. Photo by Torsten Kjellstrand/The Spokesman-Review 3. Mary Jane Butters, a longtime customer, is the new owner of the Old Mill in Oakesdale.
News >  Nation/World

Life Of Ryan The Boy Montana Loved To Hate Is Riding High

1. Even at age 3, Ryan Leaf knew he wanted to play football. Leaf family photo 2. Washington State University quarterback Ryan Leaf chats with a radio station during media day at Martin Stadium in Pullman. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review 3. The Ryan Leaf contingent making the trip to the Rose Bowl are, bottom from left, Jeff Leaf, brother; Marcia Leaf, mother; and Brady Leaf, brother. The dog is Licorice. At top, from left are John Leaf, father; Joan and George Lippert, grandparents on his mother's side; and Mary and Don Leaf, grandparents on his father's side. Photo by Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review 4. The Leaf family presented this homemade trophy to Ryan to commemorate his successful season. 5. Ryan Leaf's family wrote this message in his high school yearbook.

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