Good morning, Netizens... Right on schedule, I rolled out of bed at 2:49 AM this morning, and peering between my crusty eyelids, what did I see but SNOW coming steadily down like a veil smothering the vacant eyes of the City. No, not that wussy,…
Good morning, Netizens... Everyone in the news media seems to have taken their shots at Tiger Woods lately, so it comes as no surprise that cartoonist David Horsey hauls off and takes a shot of his own. Why should that surprise anyone? Unfortunately, the news…
Good evening, Netizens... As stated earlier, I spent a portion of the week with Mary Carr and her delightful band of Russian journalists who headed on their 18 hour flight home to Moscow quite early this morning. Loathing prolonged air flights as I do, I…
Good morning, Netizens... A rumor that I heard two weeks ago, that Sgt. Jim Faddis of the Spokane Police Department was seen in City Hall in an area where he would have been inquiring about his retirement benefits, is true. It was confirmed yesterday by…
Good morning, Netizens... Now before I get down to the serious business writing about the Russian journalists who were visiting Spokane this week, a visit which Jeanie and yours truly played small but emotional roles, I must open this can of worms called Global Warming,…
Good morning, Netizens... Thank God it's Friday! I am caught up and current with my real day job and this weekend the Russian Journalists are heading back to their homes in Russia. I cannot help but wonder how they perceive us in Spokane, allowing for…
Good morning, Netizens... Take a close look at this picture shot over Norway and see if you can define what it is. Scientists, UFO-ologists and various others have tried, and the closest they can come, according to various news wires, is that this is a…
Good morning, Netizens... (Picture of snow removal on campus in Lincoln, NE courtest of ROBERT BECKER / Lincoln Journal Star.) Despite the fact you have to double-up your thermal underwear in order to travel very far in the out-of-doors today, outside of cars that don't…
Good morning, Netizens... David Horsey's cartoon this morning attempts to depict the status quo of President Barack Obama and, although Horsey hits the target, the cartoon leaves the some readers with the same sense of ambivalence that might be responsible for President Obama's withering polls.…
Good afternoon, Netizens... (Picture: AP Photo of Officers moving into position to stand watch at the caskets of four slain Lakewood police officers before a memorial service Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, at the Tacoma Dome.) I spent the bulk of the afternoon watching the memorial…
Good morning, Netizens... (Fresh news from the AP and other News Wires) Felony-green paint, anyone? The Home Depot Inc. will start selling Martha Stewart-branded paint and cleaning products next year in addition to the home decor and closet organization lines announced in September, the nation's…
Good morning, Netizens... For those of you who have read Community Comment for any prolonged period of time, you will quite possibly remember my creation called “The Virtual Ballroom”, a fantasy world I created from the inception of Community Comment. The Ballroom is a fanciful,…
Good morning, Netizens... The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! I've held off making this important announcement for the last few days, cautiously thinking just how I would make this announcement without incurring various people's wrath because they weren't invited. Later this afternoon, a…
Good morning, Netizens...December 4, 2009AP Photo/Keystone/Jean-Christophe BottJournalists wait outside the chalet of Polish-French filmmaker Roman Polanski after he arrived at the chalet named "Milky Way", in Gstaad, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Friday, Dec. 4 2009. The Swiss court has approved on 25 November 2009 Roman…
Good afternoon, Netizens...Shortly after three o'clock local time today the two judges and members of the jury panel found Amanda Knox guilty of murder. There are several steps that remain to be taken, but one observation is that despite the fact her parents bought a…
Good afternoon, Netizens...According to KOMO-News, Amanda Knox's jury verdict in Perugia, Italy has been reached and is expected to be announced this afternoon at approximately 3:00 PM. More details forthcoming.Dave
Good morning, Netizens... The tabloids and various other news media have pounced on Tiger Woods like a panther hungry for fresh meat. Using such words as scandal, sin and confession, they attempt in various ways to portray marriage as an arcane institution that we should…
Good morning, Netizens... It's another wonderful day in the frigid Northwest this morning and cartoonist David Horsey is painting a picture of the obvious after President Barak Obama's Tuesday night speech on the War in Afghanistan. Until that speech it could easily be said that…
Good morning, Netizens... I am not going to waste a lot of breath this morning, mourning the passage of Maurice Clemmons. There are enough facts in place to convince me he was the sole gunman who killed the four Lakewood Police Officers in a coffee…
Good afternoon, Netizens...November 30, 2009AP Photo/Charles Dharapak A World AIDS Day ribbon is seen on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday. World AIDS Day is Dec. 1, 2009. Is this the first time such an open display has been seen at…
Good morning, Netizens... This AP Photo of Maurice Clemmons in his jail suit does him no justice. Prior to two nights ago, Clemmons was listed by the Lakewood Police Department as a “person of interest” in four murders. Overnight, however, he became listed as the…
Good morning, Netizens... Somehow in the vibrant corners of my mind, where all kinds of imponderable things rise to the surface, I just knew David Horsey would eventually get around to the issue of Sarah Palin and her book tour again. It isn't that he…
Good evening, Netizens... Updating the message posted by Jeanie earlier today...(Info and pictures courtesy of the Seattle Times) Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards were identified as the Lakewood Police officers killed this morning in the coffee shop in…
Breaking news in Lakewood, WA – four on-duty police officers were ambushed and killed at a popular coffee house in Parkland, Washington - The Forza Coffee Shop – located near McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma. The officers, three men and one women, were working…
Good morning, Netizens... [Partial credit LA Times] I have ignored this news-byte until now because I did not see any of the news wire services pick the story up. However, as of this morning, I was able to verify the unthinkable. No, this is not…
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