This was one of the many reasons I opposed the initiative. The Office Of Financial Management reported a loss of the revenue from the tax is expected to create a drop in state coffers of $31 million. Along with associated taxes, tax breaks and tax…
If you haven’t told your colleagues, co-workers, friends, family, and everyone you know about the Transportation Planning game, please do so now. The game is available through Monday November 29th. “A Thousand Visions” – A Transportation Planning Game, is available online at www.spokanetransportationvision.com. It allows…
For some, tailgating is what you do to unwind. Not these Idaho Vandals. How do they tailgate?With exuberance and ferocity - and a fierce desire to win. What does it mean to win at a tailgate? Does it mean means having the best time, eating…
I'm out of town this weekend so I'll keep it brief but this song by The Mountain Goats seems appropriate for a road trip. Enjoy.
Oakland, Calif., where I live, doesn't have a lot to celebrate, what with budget-driven police layoffs and an unemployment rate of 11.5 percent. Still, one piece of good news has urban agriculture proponents cheering.Not about Oakland's plan to sanction (and tax) large-scale marijuana farms, but…
You might’ve heard Four Loko (aka liquid cocaine) is coming off the shelf. The alcoholic energy drink is like the bastard child of an orgy involving a Steel Reserve and about four Red Bulls hopped up on Crystal Lite. With eleven percent alcohol and enough…
It's a special reason to party: KYRS is celebrating seven years on air Saturday, November 20th at Silver Auctions, 2020 N. Monroe and you can buy tickets HERE or 509-747-3807. There will be dancing and live music until midnight by two amazing local bands: Son…
This just in from Brian Estes: On Thursday, November 11 from 3-6 pm, the South Perry Farmers’ Market will return to its summer location, The Shop (924 S Perry), to celebrate its second week of the market’s winter season. The market is taking in stride…
An exciting initiative that is gaining momentum across the nation is the Adventure Cycling Association’s U.S. Bicycle Route System. The project looks at existing transportation corridors that once identified and connected, would result in a nationwide bikeway network similar in concept to interstate highway system.Adventure…
From our favorite Spokane Riverkeeper: This Wednesday you'll have an opportunity to ask questions and give feedback to the Washington Department of Ecology on draft permit updates designed to improve and protect the water quality of the Spokane River and Lake Spokane. The Spokane Riverkeeper…
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Given their recent success, it's funny to think Modest Mouse has been kicking around since 1992. They hailed from Issaquah - a sprawling, cul-de-sacked nightmare which formed a dystopian and claustrophobic vision on earlier records they've never been able to match. Witness their quaint commentary…
We have lived through the pseudo-science that questioned the link between smoking cigarettes and lung cancer, and the false claims questioning the science of acid rain and the hole in the ozone layer. The same dynamics and many of the same players are still hard…
The outlook is grim. The halls of Congress are filled with anti-choicers. There are 49 new members of the House and seven Senators - plus 10 governorships that went from pro-choice to anti-choice. The editor-in-chief of the awesome blog RH Reality Check, Jodi Jacobson, sums…
This came in from Sam Mace at Save Our Wild Salmon and the coalition is calling it "devoid of science and law, salmon and fishing advocates say biological opinion is a bad trick on the people of the Northwest." Read on:A coalition of fishing, business,…
2008 isn't that distant. At the time, Republicans were down in the dumps, tied to Bush's low-approval ratings and toxic policies. The political landscape changed; environmentalists rejoiced with more politcally amendable opportunties. But after November 2nd, some of that will be lost. For a while,…
No. That's what this election meant to me. Simply put, most voters chose "no" on ballot measures in recession. Sightline had a great analyis of the elections with some wins for the environment:Arguably the most important from the view of sustainability was California Proposition 23,…
I think a lot us could use more of these Twitter bots: Tired of arguing with climate change deniers in 140 character quips, the programmer wrote a script to do it for him. Chatbot @AI_AGW scans Twitter every five minutes searching for hundreds of phrases…
We have a crew. You are invited. All you need is a bike and a little faith. We’re starting at nYne Bar and Bistro, 232 West Sprague, at 6:30pm to check the action with the Children’s Investment Fund party and then headed elsewhere. Where else…
This is it. The last entry in my election series for Another Green Monday leading up to November 2nd. Less than twenty-four hours to turn in your ballot and I couldn’t be happier. In case you’ve missed it, check my thoughts on Referendum 52, Spokane…
Looking for something else to do tomorrow night besides cry tears of joy or sadness over election returns? Join Sun Dry People Goods for a special event. They’re part of panel made up of made up of regional business and environmental leaders who will talk…
Just a reminder: Author Terry Tempest Williams will speak at a luncheon at noon to benefit the Inland Northwest Land Trust at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N Lincoln. Williams will discuss her books while emphasizing stories of the land. A Utah native, she opens her…
This seems appropriate for Halloween. I find the haunting story of Daniel Dumile to be so compelling, one that could only happen in America. Born in England to a Trinidian mother and Zimbabwean father, he moved to Brooklyn, New York and found his calling with…
Many transit advocates we're initially concerned with the pick of Ray LaHood as the Secretary Of The Department Of Transportation. Aaron Naparstek on Streetsblog wrote "The selection of a downstate Illinois Republican with close ties to highway lobby stalward Catepillar Inc., is being taken by…
After reading Ryan Lizza's beautiful piece in the New Yorker, I got angry. It's a feat of excellent insider reporting, detailing the climate bill's slow and grim demise amongst a group of self-serving politicians, particulary John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham who sponsored the…
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