Good morning, Netizens... From my wife and consort, here are a series of observations about today, Memorial Day that bears contemplation: It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given…
Good morning, Netizens... The passage of Dennis Hopper, 74, leaves a vacancy in Hollywood that will probably never be filled. I am reasonably certain there are certain luminaries in Star City that are hoping in their private moments that no one will ever rise to…
Good afternoon, Netizens…Like a mother hen doting over her hatchlings fresh from the eggshell, I have sat and contemplated how to speak up about a series of comments about the Cowles, who own this newspaper, blog and numerous other investments throughout the Spokane area. I…
Good morning, Netizens...Here we have a classic case in anger management as taught by two elderly members of our community. Although the ownership of this pair of pictures is unknown at present, I wonder if they still use their toothbrushes each day.Dave
Good morning, Netizens... Now that the damage to my body has been done, that I am a Type-II Diabetic with high colesterol collateral and resulting damage to my heart, I have a confession to make. I probably did it to myself from slurping down approximately…
Good morning, Netizens... [Picture Credit: Reuters News Service] Art Linkletter, the Canadian-born entertainer has passed away. A mainstay of American broadcasting in the 1950s and '60s with long-running shows like "People Are Funny" and "Art Linkletter's House Party," died of natural causes at his home…
Good morning, Netizens... Picture Credit: Huffington Post Here we have Carl-Henric Svanberg, the chairman of BP, and in his own opinion a very important guy who told The Financial Times (http://www.ft.com) that BP is a very important company. Ooh, I'm impressed. Big and important people…
Good morning, Netizens... This rerun of a David Horsey cartoon still bears careful consideration over the passage of time. It speaks to the ageless question, just what is marriage anyway? Of course Judeo-Christians quickly will assert that marriage is defined as a union between male…
Good afternoon, Netizens... Tonight's City Council Meeting promises to be interesting, and that is putting it mildly. City Councilman Bob Apple has brought forth a proposal to change the terms under which the current Spokane Police Ombudsman operates, giving him new powers and the authority…
Good morning, Netizens... Don't try this at home department. May 21, 2010 Alison Redlich/AP For Pete's sake: David Lawrence feeds an apple to Pete, a moose who is blissfully unaware of how close he came to death at a game preserve in Irasburg, Vt. Pete…
Good morning, Netizens... Rumors of my demise or other world-changing events in my personal life are simply not true. I have not acquired hoof rot, beri-beri or a sexually-transmitted disease. What I have done is simply taken a self-imposed vacation from writing in this blog…
Good morning, Netizens... In this morning's David Horsey cartoon, David Horsey asks the question regarding the Gulf Oil spill which has been asked by everyone from the President of the United States on down. How do we stop the flow of crude oil flowing into…
Good morning, Netizens... May 17, 2010 Picture Credit: Itsuo Inouye/AP 'I do,' she repeated robotically: Bride Satoko Inouye puts a ring on her groom Tomohiro Shibata as I-Fairy, a four-foot robot wearing a wreath of flowers, directs their wedding ceremony at a Tokyo restaurant. This…
Good morning, Netizens... May 17, 2010 Photo Credit: Mark J. Terrill/AP New bishop: Rev. Canon Diane M. Jardine Bruce, left, and Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool congratulate each other after their ordination and consecration ceremony in Long Beach. Glasspool, of Baltimore, became the second second openly…
Good morning, Netizens... There is a hole in my life just now. Yesterday morning, I shipped my beloved wife off to Chicago on the train and ever since there is a huge chasm where she normally lives, constantly tending the needs of so many, nurturing…
Good morning, Netizens... Our new police ombudsman may now have a massive challenge sitting on his desk, or so suggests journalist Larry Shook this morning. Turn your web browsers to http://larryshook.com/ and read the first piece, called “America's Most Dangerous Cop”. Take your time, as…
Good morning, Netizens... Thank God we have gotten David Horsey back from his vacation in time to shine his creative cartoon flashlight on the the nomination of Elena Kagan for Supreme Court Justice. Some members of the Republican Party, according to Horsey's cartoon this morning,…
Good morning, Netizens... Port Wentworth, Georgia The Augusta Chronicle http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-05-11/theyre-praying-again-ga-senior-center?v=1273557223 http://www.wsbtv.com/news/23495797/detail.html The Senior Citizens are back to praying before their meals at Port Wentworth's Ed Young Senior Citizens Center in Georgia. Senior Citizens, Inc., the owners of the Ed Young Senior Center informed everyone that…
Good morning, Netizens... There is hardly a morning that rises on its delicate gray feet but what I ponder my Mother but in ways far different than most. While most men and women of my generation have well-established relationships with their mothers and fathers, due…
Good morning, Netizens... She was, in life, one of the truly great singers, who brought America from outright racism to acceptance of Black performers. Lena Horne passed away yesterday in New York, and the chasm she leaves in her wake may be difficult to fill.…
Good morning, Netizens...The kitty who loved solid waste: An employee at Idaho's Kootenai County Solid Waste transfer station tried to adopt Shy Guy, a tabby who had hung out at the station for about a year, and took him to his house in Coeur D'Alene.…
Good evening, Netizens... On May 12th at 5:30 pm Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and Lt Sparber will be giving the final presentation on the siting of the new jail at the County Commissioners Hearing room in the Public Safety building on Mallon. This might be our…
Good morning, Netizens... Facing certain destruction if not elimination of the sensitive Gulf Coast wetlands and beaches, the engineers and scientists of British Petroleum have come up with what they hope will be the solution to the massive oil flows erupting from deep beneath the…
Good morning, Netizens... Photo Credit: May 5, 2010 AP Photo/Sergio Torres For those who catatonically worship the man, here is a picture of actor Antonio Banderas before being awarded a doctor honoris causa degree by the University of Malaga in Malaga, Spain, on Wednesday. Somehow…
Good morning, Netizens... If you haven't fastened your hats down this damp Monday morning, it might be an auspicious time to borrow a neighbor's staple gun and take care of that little detail as, otherwise, you might stand in danger of losing your headgear. Given…