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Community Comment archive for Nov. 2008

FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 2008

THURSDAY, NOV. 13, 2008

Seven days too long? Try a MONTH!

Good afternoon, Netizens...I think I may be onto something. A news item hot off the presses from Reuters is interesting to say the very least. According to Reuters the White Cockatoo Resort in Queensland, Australia will hold a month-long, nude "anything goes" party to combat…

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Saving the Old 401-K...

Good morning, Netizens...I am frankly surprised that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's David Horsey took this long to notice what has happened to our 401-K's, but then he has been distracted as of late what the election campaigns grinding away at his senses. With 401-K's dropping like…

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12, 2008

Morning Reverie --November 12, 2008

Good morning, Netizens...Having been gravitating toward the political more than I ought, it was with some considerable relief that I returned to my beloved Virtual Ballroom quite early this morning before the sun had even tinged the eastern sky with a festival of colors. Although…

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Only in Mainz, Germany...

Good morning, Netizens...In our picture of the day, we have the so-called "Schwellkoepp" (swollen heads), the traditional carnival figures of Mainz, take part in a parade on Tuesday in Mainz, southwestern Germany. Carnival revellers in the German capital and mainly the Rhine region celebrated the…

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TUESDAY, NOV. 11, 2008

Remembering a Soldier

I once came across my Dad's high school yearbook – his senior year. I scoured the pages for a look at my Dad at the same age I was – 18 and a senior at Lewis & Clark. I couldn't find him.Finally on the last…

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The Mortgage Crisis...where to turn?

Good morning, Netizens...I have really mixed-up emotions about real estate foreclosures in our present economy. At first glance, it seems pretty much straightforward that defaulting on a mortgage, even a poorly-conceived and perhaps even fraudulently-written mortgage leads to foreclosures that push down all house prices.…

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MONDAY, NOV. 10, 2008


Miriam Makeba dead at 76...

Good morning, Netizens...In this Nov. 16, 2006 AP file photo South African singer Miriam Makeba performs on stage at the Avo Session in Basel, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone/Georgios Kefalas)Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from…

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SUNDAY, NOV. 9, 2008

The Folk Festival 2008 at the close...

Good evening, Netizens...There comes a time in every joy-filled event when it is over, and at last you must drift back toward your home, still vibrating with the sounds and the memories of the faces of everyone you have seen. In my final picture of…

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The jams in the hallways...

Good morning, Netizens...Since wandering through the Spokane Fall Folk Festival nearly always means you will encounter musicians from various disciplines of music “jamming”. What is jamming, some may ask? It is 'an expression used by musicians to describe performing together without a set purpose or…

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The Fall Folk Festival...

Good morning, Netizens...Please allow me, before we begin our brief tour yesterday of the Fall Folk Festival, to introduce my intrepid assistant, Miss Lilly, my granddaughter, who at age 9 has attended three Fall Folk Festivals with her grandparents in her exciting walk through life.…

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Who Inspires You

I am contemplating the various people who have come and gone through my life, leaving and taking little qualities that make me who I am. It starts with my Dad – whom I have written a lot about, but he still tops the list. He…

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SATURDAY, NOV. 8, 2008


South Dakota returning to normalcy...

Good morning, Netizens...The road report from South Dakota this morning is better than yesterday, when Interstate 90 was closed from the Wyoming State border nearly the entire way across the state of South Dakota. An early-spring blizzard packing winds of upwards of 60 MPH accompanied…

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FRIDAY, NOV. 7, 2008

Oprah to quit her show...

Good afternoon Netizens...V titan Oprah Winfrey is to quit her hit daily show when her contract ends in five years - so she can concentrate on putting child predators behind bars. She told CNN's Larry King that she plans to dedicate her time to heroic…

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How much is that doggy in the window?

Good morning, Netizens...No morning news program this morning would be complete without a full discussion of the White Dog dog, Barney and his cameo appearance yesterday when he Barney bit a Reuters reporter . Of course, all the major news media outlets seized on this…

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THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 2008

Spitzer Won't Be Charged

Feds won't charge Spitzer in call-girl scandalU.S. attorney says probe shows former governor didn't misuse public fundsNEW YORK - Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they will not bring criminal charges against Eliot Spitzer for his role in a prostitution scandal, removing a legal cloud that…

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5, 2008

AT&T including Blackberries DEAD in Spokane...

BREAKING NEWS...Good morning, Netizens...AT&T Wireless telephones, including the highly-touted Blackberry, have been out of service since before 5:00 AM PST this morning, and according to AT&T there is no time given as to when this will be resolved.This comes hard on the heels of a…

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A Place to Begin...

Good evening, Netizens...At 8:00 PM PST this evening, Barak Obama became the President-Elect of the United States of America. A moving concession speech by John McCain followed shortly thereafter, thus bringing to a close a long, contentious and racially-charged election campaign. In Barak Obama's speech…

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TUESDAY, NOV. 4, 2008


The Most-entertaining Campaign EVER!

Good morning, Netizens...David Horsey of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer brings yet another Presidential Campaign to a close, and just before the curtain falls, nearly all the cast stumble out for one last curtain call. Yes, here we are at the fulcrum, the pivotal point in time…

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MONDAY, NOV. 3, 2008

Tuskegee revisited...

Good morning, Netizens...Do you remember these men who became heroes eventually? These are the first Black aviators who fought in World War II for our country. Known as The Tuskegee Airmen, the all-Black 332nd Fighter Group consisted originally of four fighter squadrons, the 99th, the…

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