Thu., July 9, 2009
Washington state lowered flags to half staff today in honor of Pvt. Aaron Fairbairn, a 21-year-old soldier from Aberdeen who was killed in Action in Afghanistan on July 4.Gov. Chris Gregoire issued the order early Thursday morning. The flags will stay at half staff on…
Thu., July 9, 2009
Josh Arnold, who entered the race for Coeur d’Alene mayor this week, said he’s concerned about the size, tone and responsiveness of government. Those concepts probably wouldn’t distinguish Arnold, a Republican precinct leader and 30-year-old planner for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, from most other candidates,…
Thu., July 9, 2009
At the newspaper, reporters like to talk about the Spokane vortex, in which almost every big national and international event has a link to this part of the country. Yesterday's big press conference on health care, where Vice President Joe Biden talked about hospitals pitching…
Thu., July 9, 2009
A potpourri that includes health care, Palin, Jackson from TalkingPointsMemo.
Tue., July 7, 2009
There's no picture of Vice President Joe Biden in the federal building, reader Carol Nestor notes.There's a full-color shot of President Barack Obama on the walls, but no Biden, anywhere. What gives?Turns out there's no photos of Biden in federal buildings anywhere. Ross Buffington of…
Tue., July 7, 2009
Word comes from Team Sarah, a group dedicated to the political advancement of the Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her political goals, that they're still enthusiastic about their namesake.This comes in a press release that is, admittedly, a bit dated because it got hung up…
Tue., July 7, 2009
They were still pretty hung up on Sarah Palin on Monday, according to TalkingPointsMemo. Must've been a slow news weekend?
Mon., July 6, 2009
The operator of the Spokane County Raceway insists he has no plans to shut down the track or shorten the racing season, and all contractors will be paid for work done at the county-owned facility. Bucky Austin met Monday with County Commissioner Todd Mielke, plus…
Mon., July 6, 2009
This will probably come as no huge surprised to anyone watching politics in Spokane, but Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is running for re-election.Knezovich filed paperwork with the Public Disclosure Commission at the beginning of the year, but even incumbents who don't plan to run again do…
Mon., July 6, 2009
This music video comes courtesy of reader and colleague Reiko Tateya in Yokohama, Japan, who brought to our attention a fun Web site that creates a song a day. Today's song is about Sarah Palin calling it quits. Thanks Reiko!And for those who slept th…
Sun., July 5, 2009
There's a switchblade fight going on in Congress. Depending on who wins, North Idaho could bleed jobs at some point.This is not some latter day version of the Sharks and the Jets, minus the choreography. It's even nastier than some back alley knife fight, because…
Sun., July 5, 2009
John Hodgeman administers the ultimate nerd test to Barack Obama at the Radio and TV Correspondents Dinner. Can the president pass?
Sat., July 4, 2009
Happy Independence Day. Spin Control is taking the day off, but if you’ve put out the flag, packed the cooler and bought the fireworks, only one question remains: Just how much do you really know about American history? The real history, that is – not…
Fri., July 3, 2009
Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033 is the only one that bothered to turn in signatures yesterday to the Secretary of State's office. Because today is a holiday, that means it's the only initiative with a chance to make it to the ballot.Among those left in the…
Fri., July 3, 2009
In honor of the three-day holiday, and as a sign of laziness, Spin Control is rerunning last lyear's July 4th Quiz. A new quiz is coming Saturday.So you think you’re a good patriot. You wear a flag pin on your pajamas, know that the last…
Thu., July 2, 2009
Tim Eyman's latest effort, Initiative 1033, appears headed for the November ballot. Eyman reports a few minutes ago that they have turned in more than 314,000 signatures, which is far more than the requirement of about 249,000 or the cushion of 292,000 they were shooting…
Wed., July 1, 2009
Politicians and local business persons are gathering Thursday morning in an effort to convince the Shiners to keep their Spokane hospital open.It will be bipartisan, with Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican, in front of the hospital building on…
Wed., July 1, 2009
If you were otherwise occupied, Iraq, Minnesota and the South Carolina governor topped the news on Tuesday. Catch up courtesy of TalkingPointsMemo.
Tue., June 30, 2009
Spokane County expects to receive a total of $30,000 by the end of the week that will cover monthly payments through July from racetrack operator Bucky Austin. County officials will meet Monday with Austin and his staff about notices from contractors for past-due bills totaling…
Tue., June 30, 2009
Envision Spokane, the organization promoting a "Community Bill of Rights" for the city, says it will turn in the signatures Wednesday morning for its petitions to put the proposed charter change on the November ballot.The group needs at least 2,795 valid signatures from registered city…
Tue., June 30, 2009
Gov. Chris Gregoire ordered flags on state buildings lowered to half staff Wednesday in honor of 1st Lt. Brian Bradshaw of Steilacoom.Bradshaw, 24, died June 25 in Kheyl, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device was detonated.
Tue., June 30, 2009
When they tell you to turn your phone off, or at least put it on vibrate, it may be a good idea to listen...especially if you're listening to the president.
Tue., June 30, 2009
Hot topic Monday was Bernie Madoff getting sentenced. Here's 100 seconds worth from the folks at TalkingPointsMemo.
Mon., June 29, 2009
The operator of the county’s West Plains racetrack owes $20,000 in back payments to the county and more than $1 million to contractors who have been refurbishing the facility, county officials said County Executive Marshall Farnell confirmed Monday that Bucky Austin, the track’s operator, has…
Sun., June 28, 2009
Word came last week from Gov. Chris Gregoire’s office that she is now on Twitter. In truth, she’s been tweeting for a few weeks. But with the revolution in Iran apparently running on social networking media, her office wanted to make sure the governor is…
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