Sorry Salmo G. I plead human fallibility. the ichty' one posts one of his inanities and I feel compelled to react. Actually the whole West thing makes me sad. The man, as a politican in Spokane's city government, was a refreshing change from the do-nothings of the past. He settle the Riverfront Square issue expeditiously and of course stepped on the Cowles' toes in the process. That was the end of him. Just a matter of time. Since they own the local news rag they set out to filet him. And did. He of course helped. He seems to have made one of the standard mistakes sexual identity challenged folks make. He couldn't keep the issue at home.
I suspect you are too young to remember the Chicago Tribune' headline the morning after the '48 presidential election. It read. "Dewey Wins". The real elected president called the Chicago Tribune the worst newspaper in the country. Guess who owned the Chicago Tribune at the time. Yup Cowles Publishing Co. Leading edge liberals. Tee hee,not really,they would have been considered conservatives in those days since Truman was a Democrat.