Good morning, Netizens... You have to always give credit to the elder spokespersons in our Fair City, because their sense of right and wrong nearly always are spot-on when it comes to recommending clinically good decisions. No, I am not bespeaking the lackluster members of…
Good morning, Netizens... Cartoonist David Horsey gives us some clinically-flawless examples of medieval thinking this morning which would be highly functional, were it not for the Republican Caucus hiding behind their covert doorways advancing their theories about science. I can see it now. In the…
Good afternoon, Netizens... Tomorrow, June 30, Americans will withdraw from Iraqi cities, a first giant step toward the planned winding down of the War in Iraq. In this AP picture, Iraqis are already celebrating in the parks and on the streets. Why are they celebrating?…
Good morning, Netizens... Now, staggering and weaving from beneath our collective load of discord, grief and strife, tinged with the certainty beyond all credible doubt that all of us will die someday, we have finally reached Sunday. It is festooned before us, dressed gaudily in…
Good morning, Netizens... Here we are, another wonderful summer day in the Virtual Ballroom, and while the Ghosts are gathered in hushed groups throughout the ballroom, whispering no doubt of the death of Michael Jackson under what appear to be mysterious circumstances, the news wires,…
Good morning, Netizens...Oh, but this is funny! Don't cry for me Argentina, indeed! David Horsey's cartoon despicts Mark Sanford's lament as "Don't Cry for me Argentina" slightly revised.Dave
Good evening, Netizens... In a moment of being utterly candid, I'll admit that the late “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson, was never precisely my cup of tea, although I was impressed with how he plied the top of the charts with his music and several…
Good afternoon, Netizens...Michael Jackson died this afternoon of what the news media are terming cardiac arrest. Dave
Good morning, Netizens... I was impressed with the lengthy story in the Spokesman-Review about Karl F. Thompson, Jr.'s career in law enforcement. Several prior glowing statements notwithstanding by Chief Ann Kirkpatrick regarding his 37 years of service to law enforcement, there are few people who…
Good morning, Netizens...In this morning's David Horsey cartoon we see the logical outcome when Theocracy meets Democracy. Khameini, like most theocratic leaders speaks both for and to God and his people invariably follow his every beck and call. Democracy, on the other hand, suggests that…
Good morning, Netizens... In this undated photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo Sunday, June 14, 2009, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, inspects the command of the 7th Infantry Division of the Korean People's Army at an…
Good morning, Netizens... There are places I remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places had their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall Some are dead and some…
Good morning, Netizens...Everyone in the Spokane News Media yesterday were separately and yet together beating their spoons against the bars that, until then, had kept the news media from truly knowing what was going on in the Otto Zehm murder investigation. For nearly two years…
Good afternoon, Netizens...BREAKING NEWSOffice Karl Thompson has been indicted for various charges, including making false statements in the Otto Zehm case it was announced at 3:00 PM today by US Attorney Jim McDevitt. Details to follow.Dave
Good morning, Netizens... If you truly are curious about the political strife inside Iran, the ongoing battles between protesters and the factional government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the riot police took to the streets once again yesterday and more bloodshed occurred. However, you might want…
Good morning, Netizens...Picture of the Day: June 20, 2009 Clifford DesPeaux/seattlepi.com Fremont Solstice Parade participants dress in plastic grocery bags. (Clifford DesPeaux/seattlepi.com) Oh? This picture of the day reminds me of the gathering of the Huckleberries Online Faithful held in Idaho recently which, to my…
Good morning, Netizens...In this picture, (June 21, 2009 AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) an Iranian woman living in Germany weeps during a protest against the results of the Presidential elections in Iran and post election violence, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday. Which brings us to our quote of…
Good evening, Netizens... From the AP Wire Here is an AP picture of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain as it approaches Busan in South Korea. WASHINGTON: Senator John McCain, who appeared today on CBS' “Face the Nation” stated the U.S. should board a…
Good afternoon, Netizens... Rather than write effusively about the rite of my father, since that relationship in my life was dismal, heartbreaking and full of personal anguish, I'll briefly mention that I am utterly proud of my son, who lives far away from here, but…
Good morning, Netizens... As severe lightning storms go, I suppose last night's episode rates about a 6 on a 10-scale when it comes to severity or perhaps a 7 if you include the blowout of the Avista transformer yard somewhere near Euclid Avenue. It took…
Good evening, Netizens... 9:15 PM PDT It's not what you think. Despite the weather forecasts all evening of a 20% chance of showers and a slight possibility of thunderstorms, as of half an hour ago, at approximately 9:15 PM PDT, a line of severe thunderstorms…
Good evening, Netizens... KREM-2 News needs a copy editor in the worst way. Quoting from their article titled: City of Spokane Responds to the Zehm lawsuit, I quote from the second paragraph: The lawsuit, which names the city and nine police officers, was filed earlier…
Good afternoon, Netizens... Portions from the AP Wire Walter Cronkite, one of my great American heroes is purportedly gravely ill. Although CBS is not commenting upon his condition at this time, the 92-year-old former anchor of "The CBS Evening News," who has been ailing for…
Good afternoon Netizens... By now most of you reading this already have heard the City of Spokane asked a federal court Friday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of Otto Zehm over his death in police custody in March 2006, saying the developmentally…
Good morning, Netizens... (AP) Tehran, Iran The only vote that matters in the Iran election was just cast, although it remains to be seen by those of us in the world whether that will actually end the contention unfolding in Iran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
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