Wild Card/Tuesday -- 6/20/06
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TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2006
P.S. -- Sali Thumbs Nose At Unity -- 6/20/06
It wasn't easy for U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson to bury the hatchet Saturday and warmly endorse state Rep. Bill Sali to join him in Congress. But Simpson's graceful gesture toward his former foe was the signature moment of the Idaho GOP convention. Sali had a…
Q&A -- Why 8 Second Delay On SR Webcasts?
Sam The Intern: As a journalist I felt it my duty to time the delay on the Spokesman-Review's Web cast of the afternoon meeting. I counted it at about 8 seconds. Something to ponder: Is this so we don't have a "Janet Jackson Superbowl Moment"…
PM Question: A Farewell To High School Note
Shaina Marvel, 15, left, and Brittany Gibson, 15, right, watch as Amy Hallett, 15, center, signs a yearbook outside University High School in Spokane Valley on their last day of school Monday. Students attended the first period of the day for their last final/Liz Kishimoto,…
More Dang Re: School Bored Meeting
Thanks, DFO. Education has become the new "third rail" of American politics. No politician is going to say anything about education other than "I'm forking over more of the taxpayer's money." And, naturally, the money is never tied to something significant, such as results.A few…
New Breast Awareness Plate Makes Debut
Tracey Brown, the former Idaho Junior Miss from Post Falls, designed and helped promote the new Idaho specialty plate that focuses attention on breast cancer.
Question of the Day -- Nazi Rally -- 6/20/06
Issue: Capital braces for Nazi rally: Olympia taps into past CdA strategy/Richard Roesler, Spokesman-ReviewDFO: I attended only one of the -- what? -- three neo-Nazi rallies in downtown Coeur d'Alene, the second one in which a gang of counterdemonstrators turned Butler & Co. by forming…
SurveyUSA: Kempthorne Left On High Note
Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne left office on a relative high note with an approval rating of 60%, according to a Survey USA poll of the 50 states. That rating ranked him 17th most popular among governors. The most popular was North Dakota's John Hoeven with…
Mailbag: Whazzup w/School Bored Coverage?
Hmmm: I read the school board meeting story in both papers this morning. The Spokesman story makes no mention of the large crowd attending to question the budget, their story is about two questionable books with one line about the budget hearing being postponed until…
Dang Review: School Bored Budget Meeting
Just came back from the School Bored Meeting. It's still going on because, just like school, an inordinate amount of time must be wasted for every second spent actually learning something.* Bottom Line: All Hail Alice Rankin! She was spot-on by saying that going to…
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