Endorsements: Do you care?
The Falls guy poses the question. Feel free to answer here.
Matter of Opinion
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10, 2007
Wednesday's Loose Thread
Happy Wind's Day. Anything you'd like to praise or pooh-pooh? Gopher it.
TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 2007
Letter: Parents have choices
I knew we had a winner of a letter on our hands when I received two nearly identical rebuttals upon coming into work this morning. Saturday’s rebuttal by Democrats to President Bush’s radio address explaining his veto of the SCHIP bill featured a young man,…
Spokane City Council endorsements
Here's The Spokesman-Review's recommendations for the November election.Mayor: Dennis HessionCouncil president: Joe ShoganDistrict 1: Donna McKereghanDistrict 2: Richard RushDistrict 3: Lewis Griffin
MONDAY, OCT. 8, 2007
A deadly misunderstanding
The nation needs a more accurate understanding of breast cancer, says our Monday editorial.Excerpt:More accurate understanding of that and other breast cancer basics would make it more likely that people will take appropriate steps to curb their chances of getting the disease that claims 40,000…
Politics for $200, Alex
Answer: Because kids can't vote.Question: Why don't we means-test health care coverage for seniors like we do with children?It's the same reason, we become efficiency experts, says Mr. Smart Bombs.
Sunday letter: Strong mayor
Fellow Spokanites, it may be time to admit that the "strong mayor" didn’t pan out so far. They have been so full of themselves that they haven’t had too much time for our problems (one exception: Jim West, roads replacement). Last year it cost us…
FRIDAY, OCT. 5, 2007
Judge to Craig: Your guilty plea stands
Sen. Craig denied. "Because the defendant's plea was accurate, voluntary and intelligent, and because the conviction is supported by the evidence ... the Defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea is denied," Hennepin County Judge Charles Porter wrote. What should he do next?This just in:…
What's Up, Doc?
We're sure Rep. Richard "Doc" Hastings has never heard that line before.Anyway, our editorial today urged Doc to do the right thing in this ongoing SCHIP issue and preserve and expand health care coverage for our country's children.Here's an excerpt with the complete last sentence…
Loose Thread Friday
What's on your fine minds this morning?Blog lines are open.
THURSDAY, OCT. 4, 2007
Where's the WMD?
The Iraq Study Group reported on that, but not to the satisfaction of those who insist they're out there somewhere. Besides, we know Saddam had them at some point, so where did they go? And where's the documentation?It puzzles me that the Iraq Study Group…
Letter: Government done right
We've just opened a much-needed and beautiful elementary school on the Five Mile Prairie. (...)I also want to express my appreciation for the city and the county working so well to help with these projects. When Mead School District asked for help, the city and…
Iraqi refugees: Give them shelter
From our editorial today:Very few Iraqi refugees, regardless of how much they helped our military and how desperate their situation may be, have been allowed to move to the United States. And yet, since this war began, more than 2 million Iraqis have been displaced…
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3, 2007
The War: Could we ever rally like that again?
We had a good discussion in our edit board meeting this morning on whether the United States could ever come together again to fight a world war. Most of us have been watching at least parts of the 15-hour Ken Burns' documentary The War.It's very…
Wednesday's Loose Thread
What would the world be, once bereftOf wet and of wildness? Let them be left,O let them be left, wildness and wet;Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet.-- Gerard Manley HopkinsBlogeranto translation:What would the world be, once bereftOf your opinions? Let them be left…
TUESDAY, OCT. 2, 2007
The Drive at 5
Can your eye see itself?-- Ken WilburAny questions -- cosmic and otherwise -- or comments or concerns out there as the work day ends and we commute back to our private lives?We're listening.
GOP losing grip on business community
We know in Washington state that organizations such as the Washington Roundtable have pushed for increased transportation and education funding, which is opposed by many Republican lawmakers.Well, the trend is nationwide, according this this Wall Street Journal article, as business-oriented Republicans are leaving the party…
More money for SCHIP, less money for war
That's the public's sentiment. What's yours?
Letters: Middle East strategies
Diplomacy is the optimal route anymore and it’s difficult for a hostile nation to remain at odds with another if a high level of decorum and kindness is shown. Iran is rightfully on the defensive as a country surrounded by American-occupied nations. It’s important to…
MONDAY, OCT. 1, 2007
Indentured 101
It's just scary to think what college will cost for anyone with kids (that would be me) by the time they graduate from high school.Young graduates are making the equivalent of mortgage payments now.Excerpt: "Students with no credit history and no relatives to co-sign loans…
Selfishness or smart growth?
A lot of people in Southeast Spokane do not want big box stores in their midst. Is this just a matter of NIMBYism (Not in My Backyard) or is there a larger planning issue at stake?It's hardly the only example. There's Kendall Yards/West Central. The…
Our Weekend Weigh-Ins
No, I don't mean stepping on the scales at home.I mean the weekend editorials. Some excellent ones, in my opinion, and I can say it because I didn't write any of them! So way to go, edit- head colleagues.Anyway, treat yourself if you haven't read…
Sunday Letters: Be careful out there
On Sunday we saw two very different letters on a "walkable" Spokane in response to Paul Turner's pedestrian's perspective:(...) The problem is that drivers here just don’t get it – pedestrians have the right of way. Drivers often seem ticked off that they’ve been forced…
FRIDAY, SEPT. 28, 2007
Pull that ripcord
Scottish scientist James Dewar said, "Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they're open."Unfurl yours here at Friday's loose thread, open wide for your opinion of the day.
Letter: Suing ourselves?
Seems to me, Gov. Gregoire is a typical conniving attorney. According to The Spokesman-Review today, she is entertaining ideas about filing a lawsuit against us for health care coverage for the poor and public employees ("Gregoire threatens lawsuit over kids’ health," Sept. 25). Lawyers spend…
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