The link below downloads a copy of an August, 2002 Seattle Times article entitled “Spokane still behind, but working to move ahead”, highlighting some of the hopeful improvements being made in the community, including Friends of the Falls’ work to highlight the river as the heart of Spokane. By Lynda Mapes, Staff Reporter.

ST Spokane article (240 Kb, Acrobat® file)

The link below downloads a copy of an April 2, 2002 editorial column entitled “Great Gorge Park needed, possible”, supporting the creation of features and improvements envisioned in the conceptual plan, and by members of the Spokane Tribe looking toward the eventual return of salmon. Submitted by the Editorial Board of the Spokesman-Review

SR Editorial (44 Kb, Acrobat® file)

The link below opens an interesting Christian Science Monitor article about the growing trend for U.S. cities to rehabilitate and reclaim river shorelines in the name of economic development, as grounded in aesthetics and environmentalism. The article lists and details projects in many of the cities leading the trend, and notes that in Cincinnati, Louisville, Pittsburgh, and Memphis, “one of the keys...is the establishment of a quasi-private nonprofit agency that’s shielded from politics and bureaucratic entanglement.” Written by Craig Savoye, Special to CSM.

CSM: Towns Reconnect (661 Kb, Acrobat® file)

The link below downloads a copy of a September 20, 2001 article previewing the “Discovery Open House,” the first of three public meetings initiating the Gorge area Conceptual Plan, including quotes from Bryan Flett of the Spokane Tribe and Rick Hastings, then-President of Friends of the Falls. Written by Pia Hansen, published in the Pacific Northwest Inlander.

PNI: Open House (161 Kb, Acrobat® file)