Bloglander

HERE

Spokane Deputy Brian Hirzel, known for shooting Pastor Wayne Creach, has been fired for misusing a patrol car. (Spokesman-Review)

STA considers adding express bus service from Spokane to Coeur d'Alene. (S-R)

A bill from Spokane Comcast customer, who is not, as his Comcast bill would indicate, named Asshole Brown, goes viral. (KREM)

THERE

The rise and fall of New York Speaker Sheldon Silver. (New York Times)

In France, prisons help foment extremist Islamic ideology. (Washington Post)

We're still talking about inflated footballs. (NYT)

RADIO FREE AMERICA

In the 1940s, the big free speech battle was over the radio airwaves. (The Atlantic)