Don't look now -- OK, go ahead and look -- but Auntie's Bookstore in Spokane has my book back in stock and is selling it for $25. What's that: A 44% discount? Plus shipping, of course. But if you've been putting off buying a copy, now's the time!
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A look inside the Trump administration's plan to house 8,500 immigrants in a warehouse prison in Social Circle, Georgia -- about a 45 minute drive from where I sit right now. This is a gift link.
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"World Ward II"?
History doesn't tell us who made the first call saying "We've been trying to reach you regarding your vehicle's extended warranty..."
Bell thought folks should say "Ahoy-hoy!" when they answered his phone. Later, Thomas Edison suggested a simple: "Hello."
150 years ago today, Alexander Graham Bell successfully transmitted the first voice communication over his new telephone. He had filed a patent for the device just three days before. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
The Spokesman-Review is in its last month of relaunching itself as a nonprofit news organization. It recently asked readers to tell us what they love about their newspaper. We published replies today. It's nice to see our readers have such exquisite tastes...
Saturday's "Pearls Before Swine" by Stephan Pastis
This is the final season Gonzaga will participate in the West Coast Conference basketball tournament. My second of two Further Review pages in today's Spokesman-Review takes a look at the Zags' history in the WCC title game.
This was the page that ran in the Spokesman-Review, so the times on the downpage chart at all Pacific Time. For the other papers that use my pages, I sent out versions in Eastern, Central and Mountain times as well.
Daylight Saving Time began at 2 a.m. this morning. My first of two Further Review pages in today's Spokesman-Review looks at the history of DST and what causes the seasons (because Spring begins on March 20).
Don't forget to "Spring Forward" an hour before you go to bed tonight for Daylight Saving Time.
15 years next Thursday, "21," the second album by English singer-songwriter Adele, hit No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. It would stay there for 23 weeks over the next year and spawn three No. 1 singles. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
80 years ago today, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill coined the term “iron curtain” to describe how the Soviets were clamping down in Europe. It was the unofficial start of the Cold War. My Further Review in today’s Spokesman-Review.
This leaves us with three cats, a dog, two rats and assorted aquatic creatures.
You were a good cat, Pickles. Thanks for all the love.
He lasted much, much longer than any other cat we ever owned. But he lost a lot of weight. He became very weak -- all skin and bones. Sharon took him to the vet this afternoon. They told her his veins were too thin to get an I.V.
Sharon had him put to rest. She held him until he breathed his last.
Poor Pickles. He was 17 years old and he reached the end.
I rescued him from my dad's house in Thomson, Ga., in 2009 and brought him home to Virginia Beach. He's been a very nice furry friend over the years, through our moves to California and then to Texas and then back here to Atlanta.
Aikens will be the guest at a Northwest Passages book club event next Wednesday in Spokane. VIP and book bundle tickets are sold out. Find General Admission ticket info here:
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Sue Aikens @sueaikens.bsky.social, one of the featured people in "Life Below Zero" a longrunning documentary series on the National Geographic channel, is publishing her memoir, "North of Ordinary," next Tuesday. She's the topic of my Further Review page in today's Spokesman-Review.
Also in today's Spokesman-Review: A Further Review page compiled and built by my young colleague, Zak Curley, on a Native American jazz and blues singer from Tekoa, Washington.
With an executive order issued 65 years ago today, President John F. Kennedy created the Peace Corps. By August, the first recruits were sent to Ghana and Tanzania. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
75 years ago next Tuesday, Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm recorded what many music historians consider to be the first rock 'n' roll record: "Rocket 88." My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
410 years ago today, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher Galileo Galilei was accused of heresy by the Catholic Church for his belief that the Earth revolves around the sun and not the other way around. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
Something you may not have known about "Migrant Mother" -- Lange didn't like the mother's thumb in the foreground at the extreme lower right of the original photo. So she had her assistant alter the photo and take it out.
This iconic photo of an unemployed migrant farm worker and surrounded by her hungry children was made by Dorothea Lange in March 1936 -- 90 years ago next month. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
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Terrific piece on how the New York Times and Politico failed to spot pink slime and how it all plays into a reckless smear on AOC and Gov Whitmire.
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Today's Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis.
85 years ago next month, the U.S. Army activated a new air unit -- the 99th Pursuit Squadron. It would be transferred to Tuskegee, Alabama, and would be the home of the All-Black Tuskegee Airmen. My fourth special Black History month Further Review page for 2026 in today's Spokesman-Review.
15 years ago next Thursday, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" began six weeks at No. 1. This powerful empowerment anthem became was her third No. 1 single. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
