Marshall NewsLocal news for Marshall, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Cooler housing market, gas prices slow retail sector- December 21, 2007 "With the slowdown in housing, and credit getting tighter, people will think twice about getting new cars and shopping, so we're approaching the year with caution" Retail sales are expected to slow a bit next year from their rapid pace of the past few years, largely in response to a cooling housing market and rising food and gas prices, industry observers here say. via Spokane Journal of Businesshttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-wa/2007/12/cooler-housing-market-gas-prices-slow-retail... Mayor West denies abuse allegations, intends to finish term- December 1, 2007 "He just told me I better not tell anyone about this. I mean, kind of the same threat that Dave Hahn had told me." Spokane Mayor Jim West denies allegations of past sexual abuse of children and says he intends to finish his term in office. via KREM-TV Spokanehttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-wa/2007/12/mayor-west-denies-abuse-allegations-intends-... |