Spokesman.com blogs: Wrapping up GU-Pitt

Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links – now with teaser paragraphs – from Spokesman.com blogs. • GU basketbrawl recap | Sportslink After the east coast deadline, a writer from Pittsburgh couldn’t contain his admiration for Gonzaga’s women’s basketball team after a hard-fought loss to the Panthers in the NCAA Tournament. • Another weekend lost at the movies | Movies and More In a weekend that included my seeing four films for review, I saved the, uh, “best” for last. … Which leads us, finally, to what I sat through Monday afternoon: the No. 1 movie in America this past weekend, the Nicolas Cage sci-fi creeper “Knowing.” • HBO poll: Worst Kootenai County politician? | Huckleberries Online • Huckleberries a.m. headlines | Huckleberries Online Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR | Solid season ends — again — for Idaho Vandals/Lewiston Tribune | Yoke’s recalls raw Spanish peanuts/SR • Controversial education bill clears committee | Eye on Boise After more than a two-hour debate, the House Education Committee has voted 10-6 in favor of HB 262, legislation from the committee’s chairman, Rep. Bob Nonini, to freeze teacher salaries on the salary grid for a year and to phase out an early retirement incentive. • The revenue forecast, and what those cuts are likely to look like | Eye on Olympia With a final piece of bad news Thursday — $552 million less than expected for the upcoming budget — state lawmakers are scrambling to put the finishing touches on a “devastating” two-year budget plan to be unveiled next week. • Some employers take the long view | Everyday Economy At a time when it’s extra painful to do so, some companies are providing new perks to workers in an effort to build loyalty. It’s the exception, to be sure. But a piece in the Wall Street Journal notes that some companies are adding relatively low-cost, high-appreciation benefits for workers — such as child care assistance, concierge service and expanded health care. • Today’s fun video: What happened Monday? | Spin Control Blogging is a bit light on Monday and Tuesday this week, but if you’re wondering what you missed on Monday, here’s the TalkingPointsMemo synopsis. • Do my kids get on your nerves? | Are We There Yet? Whenever we’re in public – at a restaurant or in church — or visiting people who don’t have children, I often wonder if my kids are getting on other people’s nerves. I worry that they’re not well-behaved and I’m not doing enough to discipline them. • Another weekend lost at the movies | Movies and More Following in the literary footsteps of Dick Warwick below, Spokane limerick writer Sue Hille laments our decision not to hold a Spokesman-Review’s limericks contest this year. • Tuesday’s loose thread | A Matter of Opinion Let’s compromise on global warming and call it Inland Northwest moistening. What winds your watch today? • Slam special: Concerts | Vox Box We’ve got live music up the wa-zoo here in Spokane, (gotta take advantage of the great venues, right?!) So here’s an update on the shows hitting our area as of…now.