In case you missed them...
...letters to the editor are absent from their usual spot in the Tuesday Opinion section because our post-holiday layout schedule gave us one page instead of two. Letters will return on tomorrow's Roundtable page.
Matter of Opinion archive for Jan. 1, 2008
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008
SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2008
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Ilabelle Alderson, a veteran's widow, distributed flags to her neighbors last Memorial Day in honor of her husband. (S-R file photo)What are you doing to celebrate Memorial Day? Any family traditions honoring those who serve us in the military?
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008
The drive at ...
... what? You already left? No fair!Anyway, here's another open thread for the weekend.
Friday's Loose Thread
I'm only going to tell you one more time: Go see the falls! Really recommend the view beneath Monroe Street Bridge (access on the north side). If you're like me -- and, gosh, don't you think you ought to be? -- you will stand with…
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008
Ellen's world
John McCain went on Ellen DeGeneres' TV show today, and she brought up what she called "the elephant in the room." Following the California Supreme Court's ruling this week, she plans to get married this summer. McCain tried to navigate a polite way of saying…
Thursday's Loose Thread
See the story about the Sacred Heart nurses who wore buttons that called for safe staffing? I was wondering how that would translate to other jobs and how the public might react.Airline pilot: "A nap would be great."Police officer: "Don't leave home. Period."Proctologist: "You're in…
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008
Initiative 297 (Hanford clean-up) tossed
UPDATE: Here is the S-R story.Back in 2004, we noted the possibility that this voter-approved measure to intervene in the clean-up of Hanford would be rejected by federal courts.That's what happened today, when the 9th Circuit said federal law pre-empts this one. Oh well, lots…
Spokane River: Can the dams stop it?
S-R photo by Jesse TinsleyThat's the question I asked Bruce Howard, knower of all things dams for Avista Corp., and one of our River Dialogues experts.He e-mailed me some good information:The dams don't all hold water back. Only Post Falls and Long Lake actually "store"…
Wednesday's Loose Thread
The local morning news shows were swamped with flood coverage. Watched for more than 30 minutes before they finally waded into elections results. You remember the election, right? Anyway, the reporters looked happy to do their out-in-the-elements reports.However, standing in a foot of water just…
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008
Death and Dying Update
("Journey into death" illustration by Molly Quinn, artist, The Spokesman-Review)Press release from the Coalition Against Assited Suicide:State Senator Margarita Prentice (D-Renton) and a bipartisan group of legislators today urged voters not to sign Initiative 1000, the assisted suicide petition being circulated in Washington state. “This…
Tuesday's Loose Thread
Sorry for the lack of threads yesterday. Feeling much better today. So here we go with a loose thread for today.Wazzup?
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008
Monday's loose thread
For my fellow throwbacks who still traipse to the polls each election day to deliver our ballots in person, tomorrow's the day. In Spokane County, at least.But even if that doesn't excite you, here's today's loose thread.
09:17:55
"If they think that they're going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign, they should be careful, because that I find unacceptable -- the notion that you start attacking my wife or my family."--Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, today on ABC's "Good…
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008
Fat chance
Saturday's editorial addresses steps for countering the trend toward obesity. Here's your opportunity to respond with your own views.
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008
Friday editorial
Times change. Communities adapt. Today's "Our view" discusses how Idaho's Silver Valley has gone about it.
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008
Return with us now to yesteryear
As a grade schooler in the '50s, I took a couple of trips to San Francisco and Portland when he led his commercial art students there on extended field trips. Despite my provincial upbringing in a small southern Oregon town (where my friends and I…
Thursday's editorial
Human rights warrior Tony Stewart will reveal today what his plans are after retiring from North Idaho College where he's been a faculty member for 38 years. Today's editorial salutes him.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008
Wednesday's loose thread
Anyone doing a study to measure the popularity of biking to work with whether the workplace has showers (and whether the route to work is uphill or down).Just one of many areas for reflection on this, today's loooooooose thread.
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008
Question to mull during your drive time.
Barack Obama keeps getting asked about his running mate. He keeps deflecting the question by saying he hasn't won the nomination (yet) so it would be premature of him to talk about a vice presidential choice.Hmm. He hasn't been elected president yet, either, but he…
Tuesday thread
Ralph Nader is suing Arizona state election officials over the difficulty he's having getting himself on the ballot as a third-party candidate. That issue has become a standard part of every presidential election. What about it, should Americans just accept the two-party system or is…
Tuesday's editorial
Bipartisanship on an environmental issue? Who'd have imagined? We're pleased. We're very pleased.
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008
Loose thread (or maybe loose bearings)
Let's see if we can combine two things that people obsess about -- the cost of gasoline and "When I was a kid...."After a TV anchor recalled this morning when gas was only $1.50 a gallon, my wife and I recalled instead when it was…
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008
Keep an eye on Maddow
On Tuesday evening as the margin in Indiana's primary was narrowing, I was following it on MSNBC, where (along with most other channels, apparently) the concensus among commentaters was that Hillary Clinton would soon be stepping aside. The only questions were how and how soon.…
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008
Our ombudsman drumbeat
From our editorial today:The furor over police videos and a report that surfaced late in the legal process directs the spotlight once again on the Spokane Police Department. And, once again, competing stories will battle for public opinion. Critics say the episode shows that the…
Keo Chronicles: May 9, 1945
I worked more cleaning on back porch. Harl came over and put up the shelf for plants. Emeline had it all cut and ready. He did a nice job -- it's so solid.E. arranged the plants and colored vases on it. We think it's quite…
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