By Dan Hansen, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Jul. 16--Christopher VanAusdal went to kindergarten in Germany, where the emphasis was on socializing. That put him behind when his Air Force family moved to Arizona, where first-graders were beginning readers.

By Bert Caldwell, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. May 22--A recent letter from the Federal Aviation Administration has renewed concerns residential development on the West Plains could jeopardize the futures of Fairchild Air Force Base and Spokane International Airport.

By John Craig, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Nov. 25--Two major studies are getting under way and a third is proposed to help public officials sort out land-use issues affecting the futures of Fairchild Air Force Base and Spokane International Airport.

By The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Dec. 31--The zoning code term is "accident potential zones." But journalists prefer the more descriptive term: "crash zones." These zones surround airport runways. There are establishments you wouldn't want to build too close to an airport's runways.

By The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Nov. 12--Filmmakers have a shortcut way to show that a neighborhood is either past its prime or not ready for prime time.