Letters To The Editor

Sun., Aug. 13, 2000

Stop bashing WSU

John Blanchette should be immediately removed from ever again writing about WSU. Every time he has anything to say it is always negative and this is WRONG. The constant pounding is undeserved and hurting our community, resulting in a view of the university that is WRONG. The RIGHT thing to do is to rid yourself (or at least WSU) of this bad cancer NOW. We live in a great area and WSU is a great university. Join the club. Jeff Eickerman Spokane

More M’s, please

Aug. 2, 2000: The greatest day in baseball in the Northwest. The Mariners won three straight against the Yankees in Yankee Stadium. They bombed the Chicago White Sox, sweeping a doubleheader against the team with the best record in the American League.

Is this a historic moment in Northwest sports history? I would never have expected this great a team in the Northwest in the next 100 years. Could this be the best team in baseball history?

For true sports fans, savoring the victories is the icing on the cake. Sharing the euphoria after the game is better than the game itself. For Inland Northwest fans, when it’s time for Mariner Talk - the postgame radio show - it’s back to regular programming. Will the local radio market lose out to the Internet media? For myself, it will as soon as the internet sports broadcasts become portable.

I would think that the Spokane radio market would want to capitalize on the bright future of Northwest sports teams. All they would have to do is form an affiliation with KJR, the 24-hour sports station in Seattle.

We want local perspective, interviews, information, behindthe-scenes stories, and KJR and KIRO offer all of this. Do we have to move to the West Side to enjoy the pro sports experience? Can’t the Inland Northwest share in the euphoria? This is the 21st Century. You know, the age of communication. Please get us out of darkness and into enlightenment. It may be very profitable, for those with vision. Allan LeTourneau Spokane

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