Monday's Loose Thread
Well, this was sure depressing. So cold-blooded. So scary. Mike Huckabee angle here.Thoughts on this and other topics?
Matter of Opinion archive for Nov. 2009
MONDAY, NOV. 30, 2009
FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 2009
Friday's Loose Thread
Be careful out there.Safer to stay put and your post-turkey thoughts here. And consider this your thread for weekend leftovers.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 2009
Is This Decade the Worst?
Time magazine makes the case. Seems the 1930s would be in the running. What decade do you regard as the worst for the United States?
Wednesday's Loose Thread
Busy, busy, busy. Every year during the Thanksgiving scramble, I think it would be much easier if the day were moved to the last weekend in November. It's not like President Lincoln is around to protest. By the way, Lincoln's T-Day proclamation will be the…
TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 2009
Tuesday's Loose Thread
Apple or pumpin pie? Our family has made the choice.What's on your mind today?
MONDAY, NOV. 23, 2009
Monday's Loose Thread
To your health!What is up today? Translation: Wassup?
FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 2009
Friday's Loose Thread
Dang! Sixty, That's just really old.Thoughts on this Friday before Black Friday (uh-oh, here comes that Steely Dan earworm!)?
THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 2009
Thursday's Loose Thread
Here you go, and remember that profane acronyms are a deal breaker, FWIW.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 2009
Wednesday's Loose Thread
Enjoy the sunshine while ... oops!. There it goes.Bring on the commentary!
TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2009
Tuesday's Loose Thread
Is today gonna be a good day? I gotta feelin. (make sure you watch at least a minute)What's on your mind?
MONDAY, NOV. 16, 2009
Monday's Loose Thread
I'll be a one-armed paper hanger for the next two weeks. So it's up to you to keep these discussions moving. Not that you ever need my help.So, what's on your mind today?
THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 2009
Dios mio!
Did you see this? Or this?Just a little comedy relief.
Thursday's Loose Thread
Release your pent-up demand here. But clean up after yourselves.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 2009
Wednesday's Loose Thread
Moving ceremony at Fort Lewis. Thoughts on this or other news?
TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 2009
Tuesday's loose thread
A nice woman who catches the bus where I do opined the other day that with hints of snow in the air, she bets some people still haven't got their winter tires on yet.Well, uh...guess what I just added to my to-do list.But if you…
Endless issues
Two national stories on today's front page, involve two of society's most polarized issues: abortion and capital punishment. The public seems to be rigidly divided across an uncrossable gulf on both topics, yet in my several decades on this planet I have seen considerable, even…
MONDAY, NOV. 9, 2009
Monday's Loose Thread
Big news over the weekend is that the health-care bill passed in the House. Onward to the Senate.Thoughts on this and other news?
FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 2009
Tragedy hits home
Michael G. Cahill of Spokane was one of the victims of the Fort Hood shootings.Condolences to the family and anyone who knew him.
THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 2009
About those earmarks
Remember when that was a hot topic? Republicans vowed to fix it. Well, that isn't going so well. In fact, it isn't going at all. But eight of 10 panel members, including Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Mike Simpson, are still requesting them.This is an interesting…
Thursday's Loose Thread
That Coeur d'Alene Council race between Mike Kennedy and Jim Brannon is amazingly close. Five votes. Wonder how many people didn't vote, because they figured it wouldn't matter.Thoughts on this or other news of the day?
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4, 2009
Wednesday's Loose Thread
So what were the biggest election surprises?
TUESDAY, NOV. 3, 2009
Tuesday's Loose Thread
Election predictions, anyone? I think Ref. 71 will pass and Prop 4 and I-1033 will fail.
MONDAY, NOV. 2, 2009
Monday's Loose Thread
And afternoon darkness descends. I really don't like rolling back the clocks.What's on your mind?
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