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Which ballot issue or political race is most important to you this election? AMY COWIN: Spokane City Council elections! MEAGHAN LEE: GMO labeling for sure.
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It was fun reading “Behind Closed Doors” (10/17/13). I often wish that someone would write a book (with photos) of all this interesting Spokane history, including where all the speakeasy bars were. Someone should get some photos of Dutch’s basement murals from the 1920s before the building changes hands. I think there might be murals in the basement of the old Huppin’s building downtown, too. LUPITO FLORES Spokane, Wash.
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ANGELA ALLEN: GMO labeling, and the rest of you commenting about it just gave me hope.
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vard. We found no sign of any underground tunneling in that portion of Lincoln Street, nor were we advised to be on the lookout for such an item. I do remember that in those years several department stores in the downtown area had basements that extended under the sidewalks, with freight elevators accessible directly from the sidewalks outside the stores. I can’t be more specific other than that I remember seeing steel doors in the sidewalks outside of several buildings. Thanks for the memories! DICK WAITT Spokane, Wash.
Regarding Stephen Schlange’s article (“Behind Closed Doors,” 10/17/13), I have been behind that door in the basement of the Steam Plant. In 1973, when Avista “I mope around each summer when Gonzaga students (then Washington Water Power) was operating the go home and KAGU-FM — the only city-wide source Steam Plant, I was a WWP engineer working with a available for 300 miles goes off the air.” (Quoted from construction contractor on a project to extend high “Welcome to Loserville,” by Nick Heil, 10/24/13). pressure steam service to several areas in and around I hope that all your readers were aware that Heil the Expo ’74 site. One of these new lines started on Post was writing in the past (1995) and not Street, at the alley immediately south of the today, when KAGU-FM is non-commersteam plant. cialized classical music, very welcome The actual connection of our new line to Send comments to indeed, but not alternative radio at all then-existing steam facilities was inside the editor@inlander.com. in the light of the present, when KYRS tunnel behind the door in your photo. Past the certainly is that, and not just city-wide door, the tunnel extended to the left to the but region-wide. approximate center of Post Street. There was also an Mr. Heil’s story, like all the others in this great extension to the right (toward Lincoln Street); I didn’t 20-year issue, takes on the difficult reality of things have need to go that way and don’t know where (or lost and things gained. It would be interesting to see how far) it went. what people think specifically about the growth of the Our new line was insulated, encased in concrete, region’s population in the last 20 years and its effects, and directly buried under Post Street. The tunnel ended for good or ill. at that point and we did not extend it further. I do know that I was involved in a later construction project there, HENRY-YORK STEINER an underground electric duct bank extending from the Spokane, Wash. vicinity of the railroad viaduct to Spokane Falls Boule-
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MARY WISSINK: Fire District 9. We have had the majority of the Judy Personett signs stolen from all around the district. It is both frustrating and disappointing to see our hard work being taking from us.
SALLY KONEN MCKEN: Although 522 is important — local city council is vastly more important. I can seek out GMO-free certified food, I cannot keep Spokane on the right path without Jon Snyder. The far right has big money and the mayor — we need Jon. We need him to continue fighting for our neighborhoods, our river, our parks, our city’s vitality, and everything that enhances civic life — all the while keeping our infrastructure secure. HARRY CRASE: City council. MUMM!! JOHN WAITE: Yes on 522. We must have the right to know what is in what we are eating, and how it is produced. SHANE MAGGART: Making sure we elect Candace Mumm and re-elect Jon Snyder to Spokane City Council! DICK WAITT: NO on 517!! If Tim Eyman is for it, I’m against it!! CASEY BYERS: I want to know that our government is still useful. So much is broken and will have to be built back up in new sustainable ways. It would be a real drag if we had to fight the government to disempower the oligarchs and nationalize the currency production *sigh* ...the GMO labeling thing is gonna pass, probably. That’s good.
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