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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
MORNING HEADLINES: Spord'alene
Posted By Daniel Walters on Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:42 AM
With our powers combined -- Spokane and Coeur d’Alene have now merged into one giant “Metropolitan Statistical Area” when being calculated for the U.S. Census. The two cities hope businesses will notice the larger population and move to Spokane-Coeur d’Alene. (SR)
Gubernatorial dreams – Turns out all Attorney General Rob McKenna’s media-friendly crusades and accompanying press releases were in service of a larger purpose. He’s running for governor. (KREM)
Empty community
chest running -- Recessions have consequences. The latest comes
at the Northeast Youth Center, on East Queen in Spokane. Despite being in the
poorest legislative district in the state, funding has been cut. Now, they’re
asking for help from the community. For now, they’re hoping their landlord will
let them delay rent as they raise money to purchase the building they use. (KXLY)
The
family business -- As many in the Syrian army defect, the President
Bashar al-Assad’s brother, Maher al-Assad, will likely play a larger and larger
role. Already, he’s been behind the crackdown that’s resulted in the deaths of
1,300 Syrians. Some even believe he has been one shooting at
demonstrators. (NYT)
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