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Community Comment archive for Aug. 2011

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31, 2011

David Horsey,davidhorsey.com,seattlepi..com

An adult fairy tale twice told... 

Good evening, Netizens... If we, as adults, could only imagine having such things as adult fairy tales, perhaps this evening's cartoon by David Horsey might be even more of an entertainment event than the cartoon itself. What if, for example, we suddenly endured a category…

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SUNDAY, AUG. 28, 2011

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24, 2011

Monday night's City Council farce... 

Good evening, Netizens... Last Monday night we saw, once again, the bombastic, nastiness that City Council President Joe Shogun brings to the performance of his job. Although Shogun evicted George McGrath and mispoke David Brookbank's name twice or more, at least he didn't evict Ron…

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FRIDAY, AUG. 19, 2011

Sumptuous fare...

Good morning, Netizens... Imagine, if you will, a street scene in Spokane, where the warm August afternoon lays across the city like a lazy courtesan, granting her favors to some but not all our residents. A gang unit police car, always eagerly sniffing the air…

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David Horsey,davidhorsey.com,seattlepi.com

Reverse immigration... 

Good morning, Netizens... Is this morning's David Horsey cartoon depicting truth or speculation? Granted, our national unemployment has risen to nearly an all-time high of 9.2%, while Mexican unemployment has remained at 4.9%, both facts which remain in question as to whether or not they…

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17, 2011

When will the guilty be held accountable? 

Good evening, Netizens... At some considerable risk of having this message zotted by my handlers, I am going to post this message from former Sheriff Tony Bamonte to Tim Durkin, Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. I am posting it verbatim,…

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David Horsey,davidhorsey.com,seattlepi.com

Another Texan in the White House? 

Good morning, Netizens... I have always been taught that if you want to comprehend the chaos and pandemonium of an election year, you should pay chose attention to the various candidates for the political party you find most objectionable. Given the wild swings in the…

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MONDAY, AUG. 15, 2011

How my census form got returned... 

Good evening, Netizens... They sent my Census form back AGAIN!! In response to the question "do you have any dependants I replied 12 million illegal immigrants,3 million crack heads,42 million unemployable people, 2 million in over 243 prisons, and 535 IDIOTS in the US senate…

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THURSDAY, AUG. 11, 2011

A Gathering? By all means! 

Good morning, Netizens... I have been asked for possible date(s) to hold a Gathering this month, and to be utterly honest, both Jeanie's and my schedule are so chaotic as to make planning such a thing into a major migraine headache. Having said all that,…

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10, 2011

The truth about Otto Zehm emerges...finally.  

Good morning, Netizens... To quote the Spokesman-Review's Shawn Vestal, in speaking of Jim Nicks' erratic and misleading trip to the truth regarding the death of Otto Zehm, “It took just five years, 20 weeks and a day.” That, folks, is just too damned long for…

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TUESDAY, AUG. 9, 2011

All that glitters... 

Good morning, Netizens... There was a sort of an earthquake hit the Spokane region last Friday, and as of yesterday, hardly anyone is talking about it. Oh, sure the news media have been vapidly referencing the tersely-worded announcement and somnolent quotes from the Department of…

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SUNDAY, AUG. 7, 2011

Gimme a Dumb Phone! 

Good afternoon Netizens... Upon reading a genuinely-moving piece by the Spokesman's Shawn Vestal Saturday morning about life minus his Smart phone I suddenly felt vindicated, for I have resisted all efforts by anyone involved in convincing me I needed one of those devices. I have…

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