Best of the Northwest (3/28/05)

At certain times of the year, water crashes down the third channel fo the Spokane River at Post Falls/Mike Kincaid photo.

The battle for the Spokane River has reached the pages of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, courtesy of the Associated Press. Quoth: “The list of complex problems facing the Spokane River is nearly as long as its 90-mile length. The local chapter of the Sierra Club is tracking 24 separate controversies involving the river.” You can read all about it here .

1. David Horsey /PI looks at “George W’s Travelin’ Show” here .

2. Milt Priggee , former SR political cartoonists, has turned his attention to animation here and, for old time’s sake, offers a tradition cartoon here .

3. Gonzaga U’s version of the American Cancer Society Colleges Against Cancer will be shedding locks for children on campus Wednesday here .

4. WSU’s football team has the building blocks for another outstanding defensive line a la “The Firm,” according to The Daily Evergreen, here .

5. My padre, Steve Massey , offered an Easter message here .

6. IMHO-NW: Sen. Kate Kelly /District 18 ( Jack Noble episode ), John Boonstra /Washington Association of Churches ( Draw line on gambling ), Mark Stock /Gonzaga Online ( Ella’s Country Club ), Coeur d’Alene Press ( Easter message ), and Marty Fortier /Coeur d’Alene Press ( Easter Bunny fights for life ).

* Don Barbieri plans to build a 5-story, 28-unit structure next to Spokane’s historic flour mill here .

*Mariners Moment: Ichiro’s a big hit in spring training, too, here .

*The Palouse Discovery Science Center is open for business here .