Friday's Loose Thread 35
Everybody's working for the weekend. OK, that song is dated. Not only is everyone not working, not everyone gets the weekend off. But that's only two reasons that song is awful.Random thoughts here.
Matter of Opinion archive for July 2009
FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009
Thursday's Loose Thread 1
Feel like a one-armed paper hanger. Take this thread and run with it.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009
Wednesday's Loose Thread 40
Fill in the following sentence: The main reason I want/don't want health care reformed is ------?Or pick your own topic.
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009
Wonder if Mobile has an ombudsman? 15
Police pepper spray and taser a mentally disabled deaf man who locked himself in a bathroom. Magistrate tosses all charges. Then they drop him off without contacting the parents.
Tuesday's Loose Thread 3
Another day, another holler.
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009
Monday's Loose Thread 21
And the baton is passed to me. What's up?
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009
Friday's loose thread 42
Friday's are nice. Friday's leading into a vacation are better. Or, in my grandson's vernacular, sweet!What insights will you send me off with?
Two Rs, two decisions 15
U.S. Sen. Orin Hatch of Utah, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said today he'll vote against confirming Sonia Sotomayor as a Supreme Court justice, regardless of what he called her "stellar resume." He disagrees on principle with her record and statements, he…
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009
Thursday's loose thread 3
When my office was in the old Chronicle Building on Sprague Avenue, I frequently had passers-by tap on the window -- often school kids lined up and waiting to go on field trips. That hasn't happened since I moved to the fourth floor of the…
Ever-popular sewage 3
A story today reports that Airway Heights is getting $22 million in federal stimulus money for a wastewater treatment plant that's scheduled to be operating in two years.That's a million gallons that no longer will go to the city of Spokane's plant, opening up capacity…
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009
Wednesday's (and Tuesday's) loose thread 17
Whoa! I blew it yesterday and never posted a loose thread. From the looks of the conversation that began Monday, though, you survived my oversight just fine.OK, then, fresh start. What else is on you mind?
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009
Editorialists to Senate: Thanks but no thanks 9
As you might have surmised, our editorial board is in the process of evaluating candidates in this fall's election. If a well-intended piece of federal legislation becomes law, however, we might not have to go to the trouble in the future. Hence, officers of the…
MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009
Monday's loose thread 51
I'm pondering imaginative ways to launch a loose thread discussion. Don't wait on me, though. Just post whatever is on your mind.
The newest oldest man
Reading Sunday's story about the death of Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man, I got to wondering about his successor. Allingham, who died in England, was 113.As an aside, I'm pretty skeptical about the authenticity of the claim. There's an excellent chance that there's someone,…
Forty years later 5
This probably isn't the first time you've thought about it, but what do you remember about the moment Armstrong stepped on the moon. Me, I was with my wife and a few other people in Sue and Charlie Mitchell's apartment in an old house on…
FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2009
Friday's Loose Thread 30
Aha! The moon landing was faked! I'd like to hear you sheeple explain this!
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009
Thursday's Loose Thread 28
Any thoughts about today's editorial on City Hall pay?Or anything else?
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2009
Wednesday's Loose Thread 21
Hump day. Hope yours is small.
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2009
Tuesday's Loose Thread 29
Put it here.
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
Monday's Loose Thread 16
What's that Carpenters' song again? Something about rainy days and Mondays? Don't tell me.What's on your mind today?
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009
Ensign pulverized 8
This cracked me up. Thought others might be amused. It's like a sit-com. To think U.S. senators spend time on this stuff. And that living arrangement is kinda weird.
Friday's Loose Thread 4
Have a nephew who benefited greatly from the Shriners many years ago, so I was glad to hear that they're working on a way to stay open in Spokane.What's on your mind today?
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009
Statehouse loses another reporter 1
This time, it's ours. The invaluable Rich Roesler is taking a job with the state insurance commissioner. Here's his farewell comment from his Eye on Olympia blog.I know the editorial board will really miss his reporting in Olympia. Best of luck to a super reporter…
Large health insurer raises rates 17% 61
Regence BlueShield follows other private insurers with a double-digit increase. Why? Health-care costs are out of control. Hey, no problem. We're all getting 17 percent pay raises, right?There's your status quo. Enjoying it?
Thursday's Loose Thread 2
Apparently,Michael Jackson died. I'll try to find out more about this and get back to everyone.So, what's on your mind today?
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