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The Big News of the Past Week
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PHOTO EYE FAST ZOMBIES
A new health clinic opening at Washington State UniversitySpokane will not have to comply with Providence’s Catholic directives, officials confirmed last week following a letter of concern from the ACLU of Washington.
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After a lengthy property rights dispute, nearly all of the 60 owners of cabins along Priest Lake successfully won purchase of their lots at auction last Thursday.
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A federal judge threw out a discrimination lawsuit filed by former Spokane Police officer Bradley Thoma, who was fired in 2009 for hit-and-run and driving under the influence.
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A Spokane County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a dog last week after suffering multiple bites at a home in Greenacres. For the second time in two weeks, the Islamic State has reportedly beheaded an American journalist, posting footage of the killing of Steven Sotloff online Tuesday.
YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
To raise money for at-risk youth, Spokane’s Apocalypse Corps raised up a zombie army. Corps founder Adin Haines, left, shoots zombie Dillon Kummer while giving a welcome speech to participants during last Saturday’s Zombie Run at Comstock Park. In a zombie run, competitors attempt to run from checkpoint to checkpoint, while a horde caked in zombie makeup chases them. Nerf guns, Nerf bullets and “extra lives” could be purchased to help runners escape with brains intact.
DIGITS
690
Length in miles of an oil pipeline running from Billings, Montana, to Moses Lake. Work begins this week to reroute about nine miles of the pipeline, so it no longer runs under the Coeur d’Alene River.
2.5
billion
People worldwide without access to toilet facilities, increasing risks of disease and poor water quality, according to a recent UN assessment.
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Shriners Hospital Duck Waddle 5K Fun Run September 28, 2014
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Walk, Run, Waddle or Crawl; You’re the duck, you make the call! Riverfront Park, Spokane - At the floating dock OPEN ENROLLMENT POTTERY CLASSES All Skill Levels & Ages Morning/Evening Classes Fun & Friendly Atmosphere Learn at Your Own Pace Supplies Included
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16 INLANDER SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
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