[Vision2020] Bloomberg Businessweek Best Places

[Janesta]

Thanks for sharing, Ken!

I got excited about Moscow, wanted to share, and forgot to finish the list!

The Palouse is a fabulous place to live, and I miss it a lot!!!

Janesta

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1 at frontier.com> wrote:

> On Friday, July 22, 2011 07:09:46 AM Janesta wrote:
> > According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the best place to raise your kid???
> >
> > Moscow..
> >
> > Of course, we already knew it, didn't we?
> >
> >
> http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20101214/the-best-places-to-raise
> > -your-kids-2011/slides/13
> >
> > Best place to raise kids in Idaho: Moscow *Nearby city:* Lewiston
> > *Population:* 21,184
> > *Median family income:* $57,745
> > *Runner-up:* Sugar City
> >
> > Moscow, a city in northern Idaho, is home to the University of Idaho—the
> > largest employer in the area. This college town belongs to Moscow School
> > District #281, which has four elementary schools, one junior high, one
> high
> > school, an alternative high school, and one charter school. The area’s
> > schools, as measured by Onboard Informatics, perform better than the
> state
> > average. Outdoor activities such as camping, mountain biking,
> snowmobiling,
> > fishing, and skiing are popular in the area, according to
> > moscowchamber.com.
>
> Let's not forget our neighbors on the western side of the state line.
> Further
> down the slide show listed above is recognition for Pullman, WA, too.
>
> Best place to raise kids in Washington: Pullman
> Nearby city: Moscow, Idaho
> Population: 24,335
> Median family income: $57,474
> Runner-up: West Richland
>
> Pullman is in the southeastern part of Washington state on the Idaho
> border, a
> farming community in an area known as the Palouse. The Palouse wheat fields
> stretch for miles, broken up only by such geographic marvels as the Snake
> River, Hells Canyon, and the Cascade mountain range. In addition to its
> natural beauty, Pullman is a seat of learning and home to Washington State
> University. Pullman High School is highly regarded, and its WASL scores
> average among the highest in the state.
>
>
> Ken
>
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