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Matter of Opinion archive for Feb. 2009
FRIDAY, FEB. 27, 2009
First-person obit: The Rocky Mountain News
Columnist Jim Sheeler wrote an eloquent tribute to the Rocky Mountain News on the day it folded. Read it here.
THURSDAY, FEB. 26, 2009
Rocky Mountain News, R.I.P.
Tomorrow will the final edition of the 150-year-old Denver newspaper. And thus ends another thoroughly depressing day.
Open government. You interested?
Transparency presumes that the public cares enough to check in and evaluate. As I look over the new OMB site set up by the Obama administration, I wonder how many people will actually belly up and drink in the data. In any event, here's some…
Thursday's Loose Thread
Another day, another late loose thread. Today, it's labor pains.Thoughts?
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25, 2009
Wednesday's Loose Thread
Sorry for the tardiness. Anyone catch the prez's speech last night. What did you think?Or introduce your topic here.
TUESDAY, FEB. 24, 2009
Tuesday's Loose Thread
We are falling down, down to the bottom of the hole in the ground. Smoke 'em if you got 'em. -- John Prine.How about this economy, eh? What's the opposite of irrational exuberance?Thoughts on this and other topics welcomed here. (BTW, there is a discussion…
MONDAY, FEB. 23, 2009
Monday's Loose Thread
Hope you've been reading Bill Morlin's articles on polygamy. Fascinating stuff.What's on your mind today?
FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 2009
Friday's Loose Thread
Collect up those thoughts and deposit them here.
THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 2009
Parking meter clarification
If you've been in the immediate area surrounding the Fox Theatre lately, you've probably noticed the signs affixed to parking meters and bearing the graphic logo that designates parking spots for handicapped drivers. The signs say those spots are available for authorized drivers for up…
Surgical checklist
In Wednesday's column, I noted a surgical checklist that has proven to be effective in saving lives and limiting post-op complications. A reader wondered what the entire list looked like.Take this link and scroll down to Table 1. Some basic stuff, yet a lot of…
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 2009
Lemons to lemonade?
An interesting story now posted on spokesman.com relates that bleak budgetary times have county officials like Spokane County Commissioner Mark Richard and budget officer Marshall Farnell talking aloud about local government consolidation. Between Spokane County and the city of Spokane, just to be clear. Richard…
Wednesday's Loose Thread
Last song I listened to on the way in was "I'd Love to Change the World" by 10 Years After.I'd love to change the worldBut I don't know what to doSo I'll leave it up to youWell, how would you change the world? This is…
TUESDAY, FEB. 17, 2009
Tuesday's Loose Thread
President signs stimulus bill, Lance Armstrong's bike is swiped, Michael Phelps won't be charged for smoking pot and the Dow hits a 3-month low.Choose any of those or BYOT.
MONDAY, FEB. 16, 2009
Monday's Loose Thread
In honor of Presidents Day, this article in which respondents rank the presidents. Top five: Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, who had dismal approval ratings when he left office.Will history be kind to George W. Bush? Since 2000, Clinton moved from 21st to…
FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 2009
Friday's Loose Thread
In honor of Lincoln, two quotes to stimulate debate.1. "If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very best I know how -…
THURSDAY, FEB. 12, 2009
What would Darwin do?
It's Charles Darwin's birthday. He's a tad older than Cindy. If he were alive today, what would he think (beyond "how do I get out of this coffin?"):Some scientists weigh in on that. Excerpt:Even though the laws governing inheritance were being worked out by Austrian…
Thursday's Loose Thread
You now the drill. Er, know the drill. Yeah, this "more with less' thing is working out great!
TUESDAY, FEB. 10, 2009
Tuesday's Loose Thread
Round up those random thoughts, and post them here.
MONDAY, FEB. 9, 2009
Monday's Loose Thread
So Grammy's Record of the Year goes to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. That's quite a transformation for the former lead singer for Led Zeppelin.From "Please Read the Letter" (2007):Once I stood beside a well of many wordsMy house was full of rings andCharms and…
FRIDAY, FEB. 6, 2009
Friday's Loose Thread
"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless." -- Bill WattersonSo what are you not doing this weekend? Anything on your mind?
THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 2009
Thursday's Loose Thread
Sunday is go-to-meeting day. Saturday is recreation day. Friday is the beloved end of the work week (for most). Monday is the cursed return day. Wednesday is hump day and a character on the "Addams Family." Tuesday is enshrined in song "Ruby Tuesday." And, of…
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4, 2009
Book 'im, Danno
The Secretary of State's Office in Olympia reports that public libraries in Washington are seeing increased usage during the economic downturn. Patron visits are up 7.5 percent. Material checkouts are up 11.22 percent. Online visits are up 20.21 percent. Reference transactions are up 4.41 percent.…
Hang down your head, Tom Daschle
Two comments in today's paper related to the demise of Tom Daschle. Think this heralds a new day on ethics in government or will this continue?Here is Smart Bombs. And the Our View editorial.
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