We've discussed this some in Comments. Thought I'd bring it out for a broader debate.This week, Gen. Sanchez, the former top commander in Iraq, had some critical comments for the president, National Security Council, Congress and, yes, the media.In addition, a dozen captains who once…
That's a term used to describe the process of politicians slipping earmarks into spending bills and then getting campaign contributions from the beneficiaries. It was used in an article about George Nethercutt and a Liberty Lake company. Well, the Seattle Times has found that this…
(...) These gang numbers have been inflated for years (note the current quotes: 900 gang members and 7,000 associates) for funding purposes. It has been long known that the use of the term "associates" covered nearly everyone that looked cross-eyed at an individual who participated…
What is the answer? Where does our money go? Why do we always need new bonds to pay what should have been within budget for repairs and maintenance for parks, streets, etc. etc. etc.? Every business runs on such a budget!Who is in charge of…
Monday's "our view" takes a look at contested municipal elections in Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake. Read them and post your own thoughts.
... Al Gore. The former vice president was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for inventing the Internet, er, spreading the word about man-made climate change, largely through the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."Thoughts on this or global warming in general?
What's on your mind as we head into the weekend?
On Tuesday, Larry and Suzanne Craig will be interviewed by NBC's Matt Lauer in prime time.Will you watch? What do you expect them to say? Will it be as uncomfortable as this press conference with U.S. Sen. David Vitter and his wife, Wendy?(Item via Talking…
1. Post Falls ought to let go of its "old" City Hall. It's not worth it for taxpayers.2. Conservation Futures Tax is well worth the levy. It's best way to ensure wide-open spaces.
Sometime before Nov. 6 you will be asked to go to the polls and vote. During the past three months or so, many official representatives of government groups have said they want more of your money. (...)1. New city administration building for the Valley2. New…
The Falls guy poses the question. Feel free to answer here.
Happy Wind's Day. Anything you'd like to praise or pooh-pooh? Gopher it.
I knew we had a winner of a letter on our hands when I received two nearly identical rebuttals upon coming into work this morning. Saturday’s rebuttal by Democrats to President Bush’s radio address explaining his veto of the SCHIP bill featured a young man,…
Here's The Spokesman-Review's recommendations for the November election.Mayor: Dennis HessionCouncil president: Joe ShoganDistrict 1: Donna McKereghanDistrict 2: Richard RushDistrict 3: Lewis Griffin
The nation needs a more accurate understanding of breast cancer, says our Monday editorial.Excerpt:More accurate understanding of that and other breast cancer basics would make it more likely that people will take appropriate steps to curb their chances of getting the disease that claims 40,000…
Answer: Because kids can't vote.Question: Why don't we means-test health care coverage for seniors like we do with children?It's the same reason, we become efficiency experts, says Mr. Smart Bombs.
Fellow Spokanites, it may be time to admit that the "strong mayor" didn’t pan out so far. They have been so full of themselves that they haven’t had too much time for our problems (one exception: Jim West, roads replacement). Last year it cost us…
Sen. Craig denied. "Because the defendant's plea was accurate, voluntary and intelligent, and because the conviction is supported by the evidence ... the Defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea is denied," Hennepin County Judge Charles Porter wrote. What should he do next?This just in:…
We're sure Rep. Richard "Doc" Hastings has never heard that line before.Anyway, our editorial today urged Doc to do the right thing in this ongoing SCHIP issue and preserve and expand health care coverage for our country's children.Here's an excerpt with the complete last sentence…
What's on your fine minds this morning?Blog lines are open.
The Iraq Study Group reported on that, but not to the satisfaction of those who insist they're out there somewhere. Besides, we know Saddam had them at some point, so where did they go? And where's the documentation?It puzzles me that the Iraq Study Group…
We've just opened a much-needed and beautiful elementary school on the Five Mile Prairie. (...)I also want to express my appreciation for the city and the county working so well to help with these projects. When Mead School District asked for help, the city and…
From our editorial today:Very few Iraqi refugees, regardless of how much they helped our military and how desperate their situation may be, have been allowed to move to the United States. And yet, since this war began, more than 2 million Iraqis have been displaced…
We had a good discussion in our edit board meeting this morning on whether the United States could ever come together again to fight a world war. Most of us have been watching at least parts of the 15-hour Ken Burns' documentary The War.It's very…
What would the world be, once bereftOf wet and of wildness? Let them be left,O let them be left, wildness and wet;Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet.-- Gerard Manley HopkinsBlogeranto translation:What would the world be, once bereftOf your opinions? Let them be left…
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