Arrow-right Camera
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Matter of Opinion archive for Aug. 28, 2007

TUESDAY, AUG. 28, 2007

The Despair of the Closet

Over the weekend, I finished a memoir by E. Lynn Harris, an African American writer who tried to kill himself in 1990, overwhelmed by the burden of being a gay, black man in our society. He hid his homosexuality from his family and many of…

Continue reading this post »


Letter: "Sexy" allegations

Re: article by John Craig, "Attorneys wary of informer" (Aug. 19): Kidnapping and rape "are sexy allegations" according to the quote by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Rice. If this is a man in a position to protect all persons and he finds these allegations "sexy,"…

Continue reading this post »


Tuesday's Loose Thread

Am I the only one who didn't know that foot-tapping in the next stall is a sign that the fella next to you wants to get busy?Don't want to talk about that? Then what is on your mind?

Continue reading this post »

A Matter of Opinion is really a matter of three opinions – those held by the people responsible for the opinion pages of The Spokesman-Review. Check in regularly to find out what they’re up to, what they think and where they differ and to joust with them if you want.