Parting Shot -- 10/7/08
Christopher Anderson/SRGary Graham was named editor of The Spokesman-Review at a newsroom meeting this afternoon. Earlier story from Huckleberries here.
TUESDAY, OCT. 7, 2008
Washington Agencies Start 4-Day Work Week
Item: Washington agencies start 4-day workweek/APMore Info: The state Department of Community Trade and Economic Development is closing the Olympia headquarters on Fridays as part of the shift to a four-day workweek. The shift affects about 300 workers at the agency that is the largest…
Headlines @ Closin' Time -- 10/7/08
Greg Kreller/Idaho Press-Tribune, APA group of about 20 people hold signs as the March Against Family Violence makes its way up 12th Avenue towards the Canyon County Courthouse in Caldwell, Idaho on today. The march was part of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. *Gun-wielding robber…
SR Publisher Picks Graham As New Editor
Managing Editor Gary Graham was named as the new editor of The Spokesman-Review a few minutes ago. He will replace Steve Smith. Who resigned last week after announcing the layoffs of 21 newsroom employees and 4 to 6 managers who have yet to be named.…
Kendramama: Save Me From Political Fanatics
These days when the breath of rabid political commentators from both sides, reeking unabashedly of excremental fanaticism, begins to waft through the air, I take shallow, anti-gag reflex calming breaths, then attempt to make a low-key escape- preferably without being forced to give an opinion…
Daniels: Vox Box Putting Out Last Issue?
The staff of 90 is pretty disappointed (at my layoff notice). This has been such an awesome outlet for the voice of Spokane's teens for going on three years. It's also a big disappointment for the 70'ish kids who are doing this either for some…
Dow Dips Another 500 Points
The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on the losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrials to more than 875 points amid escalating worries about credit markets and financial sector. The Dow lost more…
Meridian Baby 1st To Be Named After Palin
Tyler and Crystal Hurst welcomed a new baby girl on Sunday, October 05, 2008. Palin Brinli Hurst was named after Republican Vice Presidential hopeful Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. Baby Palin was the first known baby to be named after the Alaskan Governor. She arrived…
Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 10/7/08
Dan Pelle/SRWSU men's basketball players are hitting the hot tubs as part of new aquatics program to show benefits of water training. Kasee Hildenbrand is the research coordinator for the $1 million National Aquatics and Sports Medicine Institute. Story here.*Agency to offer vaccines to kids…
K-Ray Johnson: Not Good Enough
K. Ray Johnson/UI Argonaut
CJR: Ex-SR Senior Editor Explains Resignation
I didn’t resign to send a message. I resigned because it was the right time given the volatility of the industry and of the cuts in this newsroom. It’s a devastating cut and I didn’t feel like I had as much heart as I used…
Holly Bowen: Sarah Palin's Debate Showdown
Holly Bowen/UI ArgonautHolly Bowen, of Post Falls, is the opinion page editor of the UI Argonaut Editorial Page. You can see the rest of today's editorial page online offerings in today's edition here.
Seattle PI: Let It Be ... Obama
If the country ever needed new direction under a fresh, steady, calm president, this is the time. Sen. Barack Obama is the country's hope, the kind of promising, intelligent leader who comes along perhaps once in a generation. Obama is the best candidate for president.…
AM Headlines -- 10/7/08
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North IdahoThe prices at EXXON stations in Coeur d'Alene were down again this morning ... to $3.09 a gallon. Then I noticed the Zip Stop on 7th and Sherman was selling regular unleaded for a staggering $3.66. At the end of the day…
Online Poll: Limiting Teens Need For Speed
Ford Motor Co.'s new "MyKey" technology will allow parents to limit teen drivers to a top speed of 80 miles per hour. Do you think this is a good idea?/Idaho Statesman *Yes*No*No opinionBonus Question: What's the fastest speed you've driven in a vehicle?
Dog Fight Leads To 'Hood Cat Fight
Item: Doggie disagreement allegedly leads to violence/CDA PressMore Info: A neighbors' squabble over doggie do allegedly led to one woman being slapped by another woman hard enough that her teeth fell out. On Oct. 2, Kootenai County sheriff's deputies responded to a dog-at-large call on…
Ramirez: As America Goes ...
Michael Ramirez/Investor's Business Daily
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