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Community Comment archive for June 2009

TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009

We have an Ombudsman--sort of...

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…

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David Horsey,davidhorsey.com,seattlepi.com (The Spokesman-Review)

Global warming as a theory...

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…

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MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009

AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed

Iraqis celebrate in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday. To mark the milestone, fireworks colored Baghdad's skyline and thousands of people attended a party in a city park late Monday where singers performed patriotic songs. U.S. troops will be out of Iraqi cities by tomorrow Tuesday, June 30 in the first step toward winding down the American war effort by the end of 2011.
 (The Spokesman-Review)

Peace in Iraq? Why SURE!

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?…

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SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2009

John Lamont, 2, plays in a water sprinkler, Friday, June 26, 2009, in Decatur, Ill.  (Kelly Huff / Associated Press)

The simplicity of life by a stream...

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…

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SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2009

Another day in the barber shop. David Horsey,davidhorsey.com,seattlepi.com
There is real news hiding behind Jackson's death. (The Spokesman-Review)

What other news is there?

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,…

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FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2009

THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009

Michael Jackson in retrospect...

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…

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Photo Credit: Spokesman-Review (The Spokesman-Review)

The rush to judgment...

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…

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009

David Horsey,davidhorsey.com,seattlepi.com (The Spokesman-Review)

What's that smell?

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…

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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 undisclosed location in North Korea.
(AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) (The Spokesman-Review)

North Korean plans for the future...

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…

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TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009


Photo Credit to the Center For Justice, Spokane (The Spokesman-Review)

Is Thompson taking one for the Gipper too?

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…

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MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2009


Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's hold on power appears to be under threat [AFP] (The Spokesman-Review)

The Big Dog of Iran under fire? It seems so...

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…

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June 20, 2009
Clifford DesPeaux/seattlepi.com

Parade participants dress in plastic grocery bags.
 (The Spokesman-Review)

Oh? We've had better on our side of the line...

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…

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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.
 (The Spokesman-Review)

Quote of the Day -- June 22, 2009

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…

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SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2009

The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain approaches Busan in South Korea. Picture AP (The Spokesman-Review)

How about a good game of Chicken?

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…

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Losing on Father's Day...

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…

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SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2009

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009


The King's English in review...

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…

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In this photo taken on Sept. 24, 2007, former news anchor Walter Cronkite arrives at the Metropolitan Opera 2007-08 season opening gala. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File) (The Spokesman-Review)

Cronkite purportedly gravely ill...

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…

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 (The Spokesman-Review)

Otto Zehm Died for our sins...

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…

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EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives his Friday prayer sermon at Tehran University in this video grab June 19, 2009. Khamenei appealed for calm on Friday and attacked "enemies" questioning the result of a presidential vote that has sparked the biggest street protests in the Islamic Republic's history. REUTERS/IRIB via Reuters TV (IRAN POLITICS ELECTIONS IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. IRAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN IRAN (The Spokesman-Review)

The Big Dog speaks...

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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