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Local News - Local News - January 17, 2013
Sister Cities Garden merits support

Guest Commentary
Chuck Rehberg

Urban planners have long preached that one key measure of a community's quality of life is the quality of its parks.

A hundred years ago, visionaries in Spokane made parks a priority. Thus the city and county have been blessed with abundant playfields for softball, soccer, and many other games and activities. The two jewels of the park system remain Manito and Riverfront.

Their quality has improved as the city of Spokane, its Parks Board, and supportive volunteers hav...


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