Spokane

In possibly a brief moment today of genius I was thinking earlier that the very last thing I want is mainstream media exposure.

I've said that all along. But then my strategy changed into thinking that was the way to finally find an ending to all this drama. Something has to give. There must be a reason.










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Born in East L.A. (1987)

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This time Cheech is not just on the wrong side of the law. He's on the wrong side of the line.










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The Spokesman-Review


SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2016, 4 A.M.

Doug Clark: Incorporation brings Spokane Valley big-city woes

By Doug Clark


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I will suspend the sarcasm today and instead offer a heartfelt apology to the city of Spokane Valley.

I am terribly sorry for doubting you.

Some dozen-plus years ago, when a majority of Valley residents voted (for about the 19th time) to abandon their virtue and embrace the curse of municipal government, I huffed and puffed against it.

“Whataya gonna call this new burg?” I carped.

“Stripmallvania?”

So cruel.

But I sincerely thought that turning Spokane Valley into an incorporated city was the worst notion since Spokane started installing red-light cameras* at intersections.

(*This is admittedly a selfish gripe since I got rightfully nailed by one of our Candid Cameras the other day.)

Today, however, I must recant my skepticism.

Spokane Valley has become a real city. And by that I mean it’s now every bit as screwed up as Spokane.

The signs of Spokane Valley’s growth from tiny bud to noxious weed are impossible to ignore.

For starters, the Valley City Council has become infested with self-important bozos.

(Hmm. Sound familiar?)

Some of these rats in the wheat bin conspired not long ago to fire Mike Jackson, the Valley’s city manager since 2010.

By most accounts Jackson is a good guy who didn’t deserve such an ambush. Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, in fact, called Jackson “one of the finest people I’ve ever had a chance to work with.”

Not that logic helped any.

Just the other day about two dozen sign-carrying concerned Valleyites gathered outside City Hall to protest the Jackson axing.

They understandably want to know what happened and want the firing investigated.

Why, it’s almost like the Spokane citizens who want to know all the details regarding last year’s canning of police Chief Frank Straub by his ex-BFF, Mayor David Condon.

But just as you’d expect in a real city, transparency is a concept used only when discussing the merits of Glad Wrap.

True to form, the aforementioned Valley officials ignored their critics and stubbornly refused to get to the bottom of, well, anything.

But wait, there’s more!

“Since the city of Spokane Valley first incorporated, I have not witnessed a sneakier council as I have these past three months,” Keith Harger wrote in a letter to the editor that appeared not long ago in The Spokesman-Review.

And take this revealing excerpt from our news story about the last Spokane Valley City Council gathering:

“During the meeting former mayor Tom Towey said the council has gained a reputation of deception. ‘This saddens me,’ he said.”

No need for sadness, Tom. It’s called civic progress.

Another resident, the story reported, complained that the council seems to be following “an extreme far-right political personal agenda,” causing Mayor Rod Higgins to thwack his gavel and say, “That’s enough of that.”

Ooh. Look at the big gavel.

We here in Spokane know all about ideologues, but in reverse. While Spokane Valley wastes time fretting over right-wing issues like the use of restrooms by transgender people, we’re banning elephant hooks and trying to save the planet.

I haven’t paid enough attention to Spokane Valley.

I should have listened to the reader who keeps leaving voicemail messages urging me to drop the Lilac City weirdness and come examine the loons who run the show east of Havana.

Oh, Spokane Valley isn’t quite the Big Apple yet.

After all, our neighbors still haven’t found a proper city center.

I’ve always assumed that, in order to be a genuine metropolis, there must be a downtown core where street bums can accost innocent pedestrians for spare change.

But all the other signs are there.

To recap: Sneakiness. Deception. Underhanded political decisions. Pet causes. Elected leaders who ignore the will of the people …

Spokane Valley is all grown up, just like Spokane. And I trust all you pro-city voters are happy because, well, you finally got what you wished for.













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http://www.spokanevalley.org/content/6838/8449/8453/default.aspx

City of SPOKANE VALLEY Washington


About Us


Welcome to Spokane Valley, located near the eastern border of the state of Washington. The City was incorporated on March 31, 2003. With a population of 92,050 (WA State Office of Financial Management, April 2013), Spokane Valley is the 10th largest city in Washington state. The incorporation of Spokane Valley was the largest in the state and the 2nd largest single incorporation in U.S. history at the time.










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On April 5, 1974, Stephen King’s debut novel Carrie hit shelves for the very first time










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Night Passage (1957)

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USA 24 July 1957



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Night Passage (1957)

Full Cast & Crew

James Stewart ... Grant McLaine
Audie Murphy ... The Utica Kid










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The Night Stalker (1972 TV Movie)

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USA 11 January 1972



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The Night Stalker (1972 TV Movie)

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Darren McGavin ... Carl Kolchak










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The Night Stalker (1972 TV Movie)

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Gail Foster: [is woken by Carl] Ohhhh, I'm sorry. I guess I fell asleep.

Carl Kolchak: Yes.

Gail Foster: What were you saying?

Carl Kolchak: You do great things for my masculine ego, you know?

Gail Foster: Yeah.

Carl Kolchak: Actually, I was saying that I think Vincenzo has the news sense of a tree stump.

[starts getting excited]

Carl Kolchak: It's got to be one man. It's got to be. Big, strong, psychotic.

Gail Foster: You're certainly making me very glad that I work nights.










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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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USA 12 June 1981










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Born in East L.A. (1987)

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USA 21 August 1987



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Born in East L.A. (1987)

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Cheech Marin ... Rudy










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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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Indiana: You knew what you were doing.

Marion: Now I do. This is my place. Get out!










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Born in East L.A. (1987)

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Immigration officer: Where were you born?

Rudy: What?

Immigration officer: Read my lips, El Paco. Where were you born?

Rudy: I was born in East L.A., man.

Immigration officer: Sure, sure. If you were born in East L.A., then who's the president of the United States?

Rudy: I-I don't know, that guy, that guy who was on T.V., the guy in the cowboy hat... he used to be on "Death Valley Days"... uh, John Wayne!










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JIMMY BUFFETT

"Cheeseburger In Paradise"


But times have changed for sailors these days.
When I'm in port I get what I need;
Not just Havanas










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Independence Day (1996)

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Jasmine Dubrow: Hop on! We're headed out to El Toro.

Street Preacher: You cannot defy what has come. It is the end!



- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 11:08 AM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Monday 28 March 2016