Forget The Northwest Passage We’re Looking For A Sta Bus

From PUBLIC PERISCOPE column, Nov. 17, 1997: We goofed; we’re sorry In reporting a recent Web site of the week, “Periscope” got the all-important address wrong. Which means if you tried to find the state library’s documents catalog on our say-so, you couldn’t.…The correct accress is http://wagils.wln.com - we inadvertently inserted the almost ubiquitous “www” into the address.…One also can reach the library’s Government Information Locator Service another way: http://www.wa.gov/wsl/gils.htm. And yes, we’re sure this one has a “www.”

It’s not that we’re unsympathetic to the plight of the elderly and handicapped customers who would be hurt if the Spokane Transit Authority changes its routes …

But the Periscope couldn’t help noticing a bit of irony during Wednesday’s STA hearing in the Lewis and Clark High School auditorium.

There they were: 250 people, many of them able-bodied, complaining they might have to walk a quarter mile or more to catch the bus. Looking down from portraits on either side of the stage: the two explorers (and the school’s namesakes) who crossed the continent on foot.

On the run

City Manager Bill Pupo left his sport utility vehicle at his Indian Trail home last Tuesday and ran to work with the Bloomsday triumvirate - founder Don Kardong, race coordinator Karen Heaps and president Connie Bischoff … Their trek commemorated national “Run to Work Day” sponsored by the Road Runners Club of America. The group wore bumper stickers that ranged from “How’s my running? Call (703) 836-0558” to “I brake for Rottweilers” … Pupo, an avid runner, said later the morning cruise was great, but he underestimated the mileage. “I thought we were doing about 6.5 to 7 miles. It ended up being about 10,” he said. “It was just a little bit more than I was expecting.”

Searching high and low

Looking to expand the original citizens committee reviewing the Lincoln Street bridge, Mayor Jack Geraghty asked each of his colleagues to find two Spokane residents who hadn’t made up their minds about the project. That isn’t as easy as it sounds, Councilwoman Phyllis Holmes said. … “The problem with that is, there isn’t anyone who is neutral.”

Web Site of the Week

Soon you can have government-produced information at your fingertips - if those tips are touching a computer hooked to the Internet. That’s thanks to the Washington State Library, which has a list of all state and local government publications in the Pacific Northwest, as well as some federal publications. The service also has links to many government Web pages that have the information on-line … It won’t be fully operational until next June, but you can take a cyber peek at it by typing http://www.wagils.wln.com into your browser.

Get involved

The county is looking for people from the building industry who want to serve on the construction review board. The Spokane County Library District Board of Trustees needs a new board member who hails from an unincorporated area or a small town served by the district. For more information, call 456-2265.

The city is looking for two people to serve on the Plan Commission, which deals with zoning and planning issues … It also needs someone to serve on the Chase Youth Commission, which works to get Spokane’s young people involved in the community. Information and applications are available at the mayor’s office on the fifth floor of City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

, DataTimes MEMO: Public Periscope, which is published Mondays, is compiled by Kristina Johnson from staff reports. You can write us at The Spokesman-Review, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, 99210; or send e-mail to jimc@spokesman.com; or fax to (509) 459-5482., or leave a message on Cityline by calling 458-8800 on a Touch-Tone phone, then pressing 9120.

The following fields overflowed: CREDIT = Compiled by Kristina Johnson from staff reports