P.S.
Folks, I'm going to check out until next Thursday, when I'm due back at work for two days -- unless something big happens. Then, I might take to the Web-ways again. With The Duane backing off his attempt to take the downtown streets, we can…
FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 2004
Peanut Gallery (Hagadone Gardens)
Maybe the blog helped kill this idea. Maybe he wanted to avoid the humiliation of a public vote. Maybe he realized he couldn’t strong-arm the Mayor and Council. Who knows? I liked the idea of botanical gardens. I think they could have added a lot…
Peanut Gallery (Why Duane pulled gardens)
An Ingram trueism: People generally tell you what they want you to know. Mr. Hagadone withdrew the garden proposal because a popular advisory vote would be too contentious; it would endanger the two bond elections by having too many nay-sayers at the polls; it was…
By the hair of her chinny-chin
Amy Dearest arrived safely at Spokane International from Portland about 15 minutes late last night. And for that we're extremely thankful. Many others were taken to Boise and Seattle and bussed to Spokane -- so sez the current news flash on the S-R Web site:Fog…
Peanut Gallery (Open Letter to The Duane)
Duane,I know you can hear me out there.......This is Steve, the guy who supported your efforts on the golf course when a lot of people were against you on it. Remember, when I spent that evening trying to convince you to give up that part…
Slowing into vacation mode
Gotta run the car back to the shop for another problem. When I get back, I plan to post Carol Stacey's superb Oct. 29 column re: Hagadone Gardens.
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.