There's a bill in Congress that would affix a pricetag to greenhouse gas emissions. Unlike litter, we don't currently charge for this, though it affects us all.Such a charge would make alternative fuels more competitive, because they would, in effect, be given credit for little…
A few years ago in an editors meeting we heard a report about what might happen if the West Side of the state had a natural disaster. (Most likely scenario: Mount Rainier would blow). The prediction was that thousands of Seattle-area refugees would seek refuge…
Looks like this intelligence estimate ruins the plans of hawks itching to fight to have others fight a war in Iran.Is this good news or bad news? Are you surprised that the president would green-light this report?
If you've been looking for a loose thread to snag, something to tie up the stray thoughts of the day, here it is. Tug away.
So, what's on your mind on this mucky Monday?
You know the drill...
Once upon a time a mouse and a bird and a sausage lived and kept house together in perfect peace among themselves, and in great prosperity. -- From "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage" in the original Grimms' Fairy Tales (not the sanitized Disney…
There's a movie showing on cable now, Idiocracy, that is based in the distant future when everything -- and everyone -- has been so dumbed down that the president is an ex-wrestler (the photo here shows his motorcade). And crops are watered with a green…
At 3:30, I went out on the streets of downtown to run errands and the streets were jammed with cars. I figured people left work early, worried the roads would be slick tonight -- or that the snow would fall. But it's pretty clear out…
I can see traffic out my picture window. It's moving slow on the North Side. Thank goodness for the ability to blog from home and face the traffic when it eases some in a couple of hours.So, what's on your snow globe?Blog lines are open.(Photo…
From our Saturday edit:The Bush administration was once again ticketed for driving too slowly on the energy reform highway. Playing the part of trooper this time was the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which slapped down a rule change last year that failed to…
Guess this Tom Tancredo ad would be the flip-side of FDR's "nothing to fear" speech.
What's on your minds and stomachs this morning?Blog lines are open.Yes, some of us are at work and feeling sorry for ourselves.
One more day to Tofurkey Day.What's on your minds this fine morning?Blog lines are open.
Ever been to the Fun Forest at Seattle Center? That's the area with the old-fashioned carnival rides. Looks like it's history. Which makes me think of the Riverfront Park rides (see photo). Aren't they getting a bit tired, too? The Tilt-a-Whirl? Those airplanes? Still?Do you…
From our editorial today:Lawmakers should take this opportunity to undercut Eyman by reducing taxes on most homeowners and renters by slightly raising the property tax rates on those who aren't struggling to pay. Lawmakers could do this and still stay within the overall 1 percent…
Blogging may well be the future of journalism, be that blogging by professional journalists or the so-called citizen journalists. But it does have its dark and silly sides. The cartoon Doonesbury has a riff going on blogging by mainstream journalists. In the Sunday paper, the…
We're here and open for business.What's on your minds this Thanksgiving week?(S-R file photo.)
Anyone else interested in that football game last night. Aside from Doug Floyd, Steve Smith and your resident Wildcat (me)?OK, that's the extent of my taunting. What's on your minds today?
State needs to act to protect the integrity of college diplomas, in Our View.
In Our View, too many sex offenders are absorbed by Spokane County once they've done their time. It's unfair that we have to tax ourselves with this imbalance.
So, what's on your mind this morning as we move forward.
It's heartening to see that Jim Kershner is annoyed with the phrase "going forward." He says it is useless in just about every instance. That's true from a writer's perspective, but politics is about perception. "Going forward" means progress and progress is good, even if…
Who knew it was so hard to have a public discussion about electing council members by district? Nobody looked good in this episode.Note: I do think the headline was over-the-top.
1. Do as we say, not as we do. That could be the U.S. motto when it comes to product safety.2. Were the Hession ads out of character for him and Spokane? Yes.So says Smart Bombs.
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