Blogroll
A glance at what Spokesman-Review bloggers have to say
Outdoors Blog
By Rich Landers
May 15 – After reporting last week’s death of an 82-year-old Nepalese man attempting to become the oldest to climb Mount Everest, my post read: “I could go either way on this: What the hell was he doing up there? – OR – What a great way to go!”
Readers were less likely to straddle the divide:
“Beats lying in a hospital bed dying of nothing!” said George, with apologies to Redd Foxx.
“I think people should consider the risks to the rescuers, porters, and fellow team members,” said Eric. “They suffer a harsh burden when tragedies like this occur … . The choice affected the lives of others.”
Spotlight
By Jim Kershner
May 13 – Spokane novelist Jess Walter’s latest book, “The Financial Lives of the Poets,” has just been picked up as a Jack Black movie vehicle, re-titled ”Bailout.”
The screenplay was also written by Walter, and the director will be Michael Winterbottom. Filming is scheduled to begin in August.
This news came of the Cannes Film Festival and was reported by the Hollywood Reporter.
Spin Control
By Jim Camden
May 13 – The chances of Dennis Kucinich winning a congressional seat in Washington if he’s redistricted out of his seat in Ohio may be pretty slim politically. They are not-existent, historically.
No congressman has ever served back-to-back terms from different states, with the exception of a few who didn’t move but found themselves in a new state as a result of external events like West Virginia splitting off from Virginia during the Civil War.
Office Hours
By Tom Sowa
May 11 – If you or a good friend works at the West Plains Goodrich brake production site, there’s a new video you should watch. It will make you feel proud of American technology.
The video, produced by Boeing and found on YouTube on Wednesday, shows what happens when the Boeing 747 Dreamliner is forced to abort a full-speed takeoff on the runway.
The massive kinetic energy of the aircraft has to be slowed by carbon wheel brakes developed and made by Goodrich, at plants such as the one we have on the West Plains.
Quite a feat.
(A copy of the video is embedded in the original blog post.)