(These Spokane Chronicle carriers were photographed in 1924, so obviously not the ones Keo was complaining about. S-R file photo.)Even though this entry is from "yesterday" in the Keo Chronicles, I love it so because it shows how boys in gangs can always worry older…
From our other Sunday edit:Six years ago, the Board of Education surprised many in Coeur d'Alene by declining to endorse the corridor concept. Three months ago, the board deferred the lease question until September, mostly to get some questions answered. Now the board has canceled…
From our Saturday edit:You'll find that Palin did not ban books, slash funding for special needs kids, join the Alaskan Independence Party, endorse Pat Buchanan and push for the teaching of creationism in public schools. Oh, and she really is the mother of her son,…
The kerfuffle over alley garbage pickup on the North Side was quietly resolved when the city bought new trucks and resumed alley service. But what we see beneath the garbage are a few tips for municipal leaders on how to handle changes that will affect…
After a couple of weeks in the spotlight but still behind the campaign signs, it's time to get to know Sarah Palin face to face. We hope that in Palin's first nationally publicized interview, Charles Gibson will ask the substantive questions Americans really want the…
Stateline.org, a Web site that collects and reports information about state governments, has published a matrix comparing the positions of Barack Obama and John McCain. You can find it here.
Sex. Oil. Videotape.No energy shortage here. (Did they really use "probe" in the headline?)
From Richard Brown's letter today:The Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac giant mortgage companies are now going to be "rescued" by the government. But not a word is said about preventing a recurrence of this miserable mess.Two things need to be done right away: (1) make…
Here are some excerpts from the letters we printed today about Sarah Palin:The SpeechI am a former Republican (voted for Bush both times) and was disappointed with Palin's speech. I saw it as a lesson in oversimplified political rhetoric. She had very little substance in…
Today's editorial points out the ridiculousness of an educational measuring stick that labels vastly improving schools as failures. No Child Left Behind is driven by a good idea, school accountability, but all schools will inevitably fail as NCLB standards approach perfection.What are your thoughts on…
The new political star will finally be interviewed.If you were Charlie Gibson, what would you ask?
If you think Barack and Michelle Obama are elitists, there's a lot of other adjectives you could use: patronizing, condescending, haughty, snobbish, supercilious. But uppity?Reminds me of when then-Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham didn't see anything wrong with the term "pickaninnies." But that was more than…
That's what investigators told the media today. What are your thoughts on this decision? This issue?
Spokane has never been an easy place to fly into. Airlines have recently dropped some flights. It's important that the community work together to fix this, in Our View.
As Jon Stewart shows here: (Warning: There is one naughty word). Teen pregnancy. Women candidates. Qualifications for office. It's all covered.
The news of the day has to be Sarah Palin. Back, back, back, back, back ... yep, it was a home run.But did it win you over?
So when did everyone turn into Mariner announcer Dave Niehaus? Palin's selection was a home run. Her speech tonight will be a home run. My oh my, why is everyone using the same metaphor?1. Baseball is patriotic?2. Deference to her career as a sports anchor?…
The Palin drone is irritating some of the customers here at MOO. What about Obama? Where's the details on him?Remember that whole flap over the New Yorker cover? The worst part is that it overshadowed the excellent in-depth article about how Chicago shaped Obama's politics.…
Can't stop yawning this morning. Got plenty of sleep. Coffee at my side. Can't quite put my finger on it. Is Joe Lieberman speaking again?Here's your open thread for wide-awake commentary.
Here's a good New York Times article on the reaction of mothers to Sarah Palin. At the end, it mentions Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who has a child with Down syndrome.This blog is mentioned in the article. Mothers in Portland weigh in, and when the NYT…
The long debate has secured improvements to the plan, and a federal appeals court has speedily rejected further protests. It's time for Idaho to proceed with the Sandpoint bypass on U.S. Highway 95. So says Tuesday's editorial.
Back when the field of 2008 presidential candidates seemingly numbered in the dozens, I found myself hoping for an Obama-McCain final. There were two people who had shown enough independence to deal with ideological conflict as honest, respectable differences of opinion. Both had shown an…
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