Best of the Local Blogs — 3/6/06

My car knows by heart its way to and past this scene captured by photographer Kerri Thoreson — at the entrance to the Spokane International Airport. It’s easily the Spokane place I visit most.

Always check Betsy Russell’s Eye On Boise blog to see what’s going to be in the paper tomorrow morning here .

*”I’m thankful that Spokane Mayor Dennis Hession and County Prosecuting Attorney Steve Tucker are lawyers,” begins Bill McCrory /Whitecaps in his latest blog entry re: the Spokane firefighter sex flap. “If they didn’t have lawyers in these key elected positions, Spokanites might rely on their own common sense.” Bill gives ‘em heck here .

* JBelle /The ‘Kan EWA pens a think peace re: how a strong will can be both a blessing and a curse in a dyne-oh!-mite reflective piece here .

*If you add 312 and 7000 together, you’ll have the number of posts and blurkers Cis Gors has attracted in the past year as she celebrates the one-year anniversay of her blog, From A Simple Mind, here . Congrats, Cis.

*The Golly Gals take their camera and pen to the Kynrede Cafe on Government Way to review the fare and enjoy the huckleberry dessert here .

* Greg Lee /Idaho Preps reports that Coeur d’Alene High basketballers Cody Smith and Nate Bligh won Inland Empire League honors today here and that the District 1 basketball all-star rosters are set for both boys and girls teams here .

HBO Page-View Numbers: record 177,405 PVs for February; record 9580 PVs for Monday, Feb. 27; record 52882 for week, Feb. 26-March 4.

Meanwhile, Granati and ErinG enjoy a milestone as their 5-year-old enjoys her first birthday party outside the family ones here , Marianne chooses between the Zags and the Oscars here , and CDADave struggles with big questions as his arthritis continues to act up here .