Good evening, Netizens... David Horsey's cartoon asks a question of a "wise latina woman" that resonates with perhaps most of the women who read it: Have men done such a bad job of administering our legal system in this country? Of course this question is…
Good morning, Netizens... I have never had a penchant for playing golf. Granted, I tried a time or two, but I quickly learned that I could slice better than I could putt, and to be honest about it, I couldn't putt at all. A simple…
Good evening, Netizens...Walter Cronkite, legendary television news journalist, has died. All the current news media talking heads are repeating in lockstep that Cronkite came to be called "the most trusted man in America". Now that Walter has left the building, who is it that rises…
Good morning Netizens...Where were you on July 20, 1969? Do you remember? Dave
Good morning, Netizens... I must admit I hope Al Franken is as intelligent and on-point as a member of Congress as he was as a comedian. As David Horsey expresses in this morning's cartoon, perhaps he is among his comedic peers, as there are a…
Good morning, Netizens... David Horsey's three little inconvenient truths, each of which are pretty accurate, just about describes it all, but I have some slight differences with his professional opinion. If killing leaders of Al Qaida is such a good idea, perhaps someone should instruct…
Good morning, Netizens... You may (or perhaps not) read JK Rowling's entire Harry Potter series of books, but the latest movie to be released, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” landed in Spokane very early this morning. I state very early because people were lining…
Good morning, Netizens... Everyone in the neighborhood, save the victim of the assault committed at her house on Glass Street, are asking the same questions. What happened to Jason Poss? There is hardly a day goes by this week that someone asks that question. Yesterday,…
Good morning, everyone... I held back yesterday's David Horsey cartoon simply because I wanted to see how well Sotomayor held up under the microscope of the world press, if not the conservative Republicans looking for a way to derail Sotomayor's first appearance before the Senate.…
Good morning, Netizens... I cannot say I wasn't warned, because an engineer I know in Seattle swore he was able to wirelessly steal the identities of people in Pike Street last week using the same technology as described in a YouTube posting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isKnDiJNPk . RFID…
Good morning, Netizens... When you were a young driver, did you ever play the game “chicken” where two drivers, each driving at incredible speeds, would drive toward the other? The object of this dangerous game is to swerve and thus avoid the other driver before…
SPOKANE Good morning, Netizens... A police-involved shooting took place this morning shortly after 9:00 AM right down the street from Glass and Morton, home of the Virtual Ballroom. Apparently this all began at about 8:45 this morning when an unknown male subject kicked in the…
Good morning, Netizens...There are, in theory, two versions of this picture. One shows U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) as they take their places with junior G8 delegates for a family photo at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, July…
Good morning, Netizens... See? That got your attention, now didn't it? Aren't you glad it is Friday? Properly reviewed and evaluated, in the parlance of my industrial background, it's “Just another day in Paradise” or better known by its acronym, JADIP. Last night some youthful…
Officer ruled indigent despite $675,000 homeIt’s official. We, the people, will pay through the nose for the SPD’s blundering.http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/09/officer-arraigned-federal-charges-zehm-death/I make a third of what Thompson makes and my $50,000 home is paid for. However, maybe I should go out and buy a home worth two-thirds…
Good morning, Netizens... If you are not already tired of reading about Michael Jackson, perhaps David Horsey's cartoon this morning will suggest new directions in which to vent your spleen. Just why did Alaska's governor, Sarah (the Diva) Palin quit? Boy, that seems like a…
Good morning, Netizens...(sigh) Just when I think I've gotten a pretty good vocabulary, even for a hack journalist, the fine folks that publish the Mirriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary add new words to their list of acceptable words. Well, they've done it again... Here is a list…
Good morning, Netizens... This picture is rather obscure as to its author or other information, although there is a copyright showing EPA as its owner. I seriously doubt if the Environmental Protection Agency had anything to do with Malia Obama's political dress code, but I…
Good morning, Netizens...David Horsey's cartoon this morning certainly speaks the truth when he portrays Vladamir Putin as a ventriloquist of a sideshow on the walkway of world politics. Being a former KGB man in the Kremlin, and apparently quite good at it, Putin only shows…
Good morning, Netizens... [Picture of Scheuer courtesy of ABC news, date uncertain] Normally I stay as far away from the Right-Wing Nut Cases as I do from the Left Wing Nut Cases, as although both have their respective points at respective times, both are quite…
Good morning, Netizens...Since a friend passed this picture to me, challenging me to identify her from her booking picture, I admit I drew a blank. Who is this mystery person? She was charged with driving while intoxicated in El Segundo, California on July 4, and…
Good evening, Netizens... How many of you have heard or remember Cynthia McKinney, the former congresswoman from Georgia? Until yesterday afternoon, although I remember her being the first African-American woman ever to represent the State of Georgia, who made a place in history for herself…
Good morning, Netizens...Robert S. McNamara, the former Secretary of Defense vilified for The War in Vietnam, has passed away at 93 years of age. Wait until he gets to heaven and finds out God's real name is also called Han Duc Tho.Dave
Good morning, Netizens...Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is running for re-election as Spokane County Sheriff. Speaking at the annual Freedom in the Arboretum celebration held in the Finch Arboretum, Sheriff Knezovich affirmed he will be running for re-election, which comes as no surprise to most…
Good morning, Netizens...A moderate-sized band of thunderstorm cells has moved through the Spokane area since approximately 3:00 AM and is now moving northeast out of the area. Numerous cloud-to-ground strikes were observed in and north of Spokane during this transition, and although there is no…
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