Affordable housing at 'critical level'. Cities hold key

July 24, 2007

The lack of affordable housing for first-time buyers in Kootenai County has risen to the "critical level," said a Washington State University economist at a workshop Monday.

By TOM GREENE Staff writer

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Cities hold key to affordable housing

We salute Kootenai Perspectives for tackling the difficult issue of affordable workforce housing.

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*** Wyoming - Heed the voices calling for housing investment

Star-Tribune Editorial Board

Experience is a great teacher, but in Wyoming it may have taught its lesson too well.

Our history of boom and bust has taught Wyoming residents to distrust prosperity. Remembering the 1980s, many Wyoming residents are convinced that today's strong economy can't last more than a few years. And they're dubious about any project that aims to change our future.

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