roger: Reminds me of the trick cops used of tossing balls of yummy peanut butter into the Occupy Wall Street camps in NYC: it attracted hoards of rats.
roger: We got there very early and our car was parked near the entrance. This fellow is a regular citizen like you and I who was drawn to the CCC meetings and the recall like most of us: combination of curiosity and education and a need to watch over our elected clowns.
I ran into him at Tuesday morning's CCC meeting and he told me. He shrugged his shoulders about it and said that it was not many cars and that he was able to clean it off quickly. He came early, too: he was standing in your area: the tallest guy in the room. I don't know where he parked.
No way of knowing who or why. Most likely opportunistic neighborhood kids. We had our house egged recently, as several neighbors. No rhyme or reason: an equal opportunity prank. :)
Ran into John Wiesman and Ted Broussard last night at a local restaurant yesterday and had a nice chat. John is the former Clark County Director of Public Health who was tapped by Gov. Inslee for the state job. He is President of the national organization. John is an extraordinary and competent administrator (very client-centered) and will be greatly missed (along with Bill Barron and Kevin Gray and .........)
After I congratulated him and bemoaned our loss/the state's gain, I asked him: "Please tell me that Madore and Mielke have not tapped the likes of (fill-in-the-crony-blank) for your important position."
He opined no and seemed confident of it.
Surely they have learned from the Benton firestorm?
By the way, I met someone whose car was egged at the recall meeting last Saturday. He told me that several cars were. No local news about it.
SPJ Region 10 Awards last night: Congratulations, Columbian staff for the 26 you earned. Andrea Damewood won for her work there AND the WW.
Seattle Times fell to third place (first place last year) behind The Oregonian and The Spokesman Review. Did the publisher's purchase of all those spendy and conflict-of-interest McKenna ads contribute to its fall?
luvithere: OK. You did it. I am going to have to go to the movies soon. Love these sequel/prequels on old, reliable favorites!
roger: Oh, yes. Leavitt and the City Council are not exempt from vigilant citizen oversight. It does not do well to be blindly partisan with any politician. We need to dig, observe, dig, question and question deeper. Let them know we are watching. Why people are so willing to hand over their "checks and balances" power based on blind political affiliation is beyond me.
It is so striking to me that anti LR/No Tolls advocates never cease their scrutiny of local politics (they should not), yet are vociferous critics of those who are bird-dogging M and M now. Double standard. Citizen oversight is essential to keeping our government open and ethical.
hawkeye: I appreciate the jokes, even if I see them, like today, hours later. :) We need more laughter here.
With that, here's my buzz kill: Lou B is spot-on for Press Talk today. I am one of the people who was not fooled by Madore's back pedaling on citizen comment placement in the agenda, but I reinforced him immediately (thanked him and gave him a quick applause), hoping that he might start getting in the habit of changing his mind. Kibble treats for not pulling on the leash so much. Good boy.
His arguing with CC's attorneys ad nauseam is the most dangerous flaw to me. They keep telling him, "It's not legal." He keeps at them, nonetheless, hoping to break them down. What he is going to break, if not already, is a law or two.
Madore made campaign promises. But government processes and rules and laws, by God, are getting in his way. His FB tells his happy supporters that May 28 is the day that CC will be free of impact fees. No dice. He has to run this by the Planning Commission and then give the public 10 days notice for comment, so May 28th is now in June. He promised lifeguards at Klineline Park, even though the attorneys say it increases county liability and Stuart says, If this is about public safety, it would serve the county better to hire a new sheriff deputy with the same money.
The public is on M and M like their coated candy shell.
I eagerly await a fellow Republican politician to answer Lou B's call for a supportive comment or two. The silence is deafening, indeed.
roger: I am so careful driving in Portlandia. Recently, I was parked with my driver's side door against the bike lane near SE Grand. I swear, I sat there for 3 or 4 minutes, waiting for all the bicyclists to pass at rush hour so I could open my door. I was terrified of taking one of them out.
Good for them for supporting 2 wheeled transportation (and doggies, by the way). Just not the choice I make for safe transportation. I prefer my feet. :)
Open forum, May 13-19
roger: Reminds me of the trick cops used of tossing balls of yummy peanut butter into the Occupy Wall Street camps in NYC: it attracted hoards of rats.
May 19, 2013 at 10:10 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Open forum, May 13-19
roger: We got there very early and our car was parked near the entrance. This fellow is a regular citizen like you and I who was drawn to the CCC meetings and the recall like most of us: combination of curiosity and education and a need to watch over our elected clowns.
I ran into him at Tuesday morning's CCC meeting and he told me. He shrugged his shoulders about it and said that it was not many cars and that he was able to clean it off quickly. He came early, too: he was standing in your area: the tallest guy in the room. I don't know where he parked.
No way of knowing who or why. Most likely opportunistic neighborhood kids. We had our house egged recently, as several neighbors. No rhyme or reason: an equal opportunity prank. :)
May 19, 2013 at 8:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Open forum, May 13-19
Ran into John Wiesman and Ted Broussard last night at a local restaurant yesterday and had a nice chat. John is the former Clark County Director of Public Health who was tapped by Gov. Inslee for the state job. He is President of the national organization. John is an extraordinary and competent administrator (very client-centered) and will be greatly missed (along with Bill Barron and Kevin Gray and .........)
After I congratulated him and bemoaned our loss/the state's gain, I asked him: "Please tell me that Madore and Mielke have not tapped the likes of (fill-in-the-crony-blank) for your important position."
He opined no and seemed confident of it.
Surely they have learned from the Benton firestorm?
By the way, I met someone whose car was egged at the recall meeting last Saturday. He told me that several cars were. No local news about it.
May 19, 2013 at 8:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Open forum, May 13-19
SPJ Region 10 Awards last night: Congratulations, Columbian staff for the 26 you earned. Andrea Damewood won for her work there AND the WW.
Seattle Times fell to third place (first place last year) behind The Oregonian and The Spokesman Review. Did the publisher's purchase of all those spendy and conflict-of-interest McKenna ads contribute to its fall?
May 19, 2013 at 7:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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roger: The Hidden Bros just SOLD the Academy, I believe, to the Ft. Vancouver Historical Trust.
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[1]: http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/ma...
May 18, 2013 at 11:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Open forum, May 13-19
luvithere: OK. You did it. I am going to have to go to the movies soon. Love these sequel/prequels on old, reliable favorites!
roger: Oh, yes. Leavitt and the City Council are not exempt from vigilant citizen oversight. It does not do well to be blindly partisan with any politician. We need to dig, observe, dig, question and question deeper. Let them know we are watching. Why people are so willing to hand over their "checks and balances" power based on blind political affiliation is beyond me.
It is so striking to me that anti LR/No Tolls advocates never cease their scrutiny of local politics (they should not), yet are vociferous critics of those who are bird-dogging M and M now. Double standard. Citizen oversight is essential to keeping our government open and ethical.
May 18, 2013 at 9:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Open forum, May 13-19
hawkeye: I appreciate the jokes, even if I see them, like today, hours later. :) We need more laughter here.
With that, here's my buzz kill: Lou B is spot-on for Press Talk today. I am one of the people who was not fooled by Madore's back pedaling on citizen comment placement in the agenda, but I reinforced him immediately (thanked him and gave him a quick applause), hoping that he might start getting in the habit of changing his mind. Kibble treats for not pulling on the leash so much. Good boy.
His arguing with CC's attorneys ad nauseam is the most dangerous flaw to me. They keep telling him, "It's not legal." He keeps at them, nonetheless, hoping to break them down. What he is going to break, if not already, is a law or two.
Madore made campaign promises. But government processes and rules and laws, by God, are getting in his way. His FB tells his happy supporters that May 28 is the day that CC will be free of impact fees. No dice. He has to run this by the Planning Commission and then give the public 10 days notice for comment, so May 28th is now in June. He promised lifeguards at Klineline Park, even though the attorneys say it increases county liability and Stuart says, If this is about public safety, it would serve the county better to hire a new sheriff deputy with the same money.
The public is on M and M like their coated candy shell.
I eagerly await a fellow Republican politician to answer Lou B's call for a supportive comment or two. The silence is deafening, indeed.
May 18, 2013 at 6:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Open forum, May 13-19
roger: I am so careful driving in Portlandia. Recently, I was parked with my driver's side door against the bike lane near SE Grand. I swear, I sat there for 3 or 4 minutes, waiting for all the bicyclists to pass at rush hour so I could open my door. I was terrified of taking one of them out.
Good for them for supporting 2 wheeled transportation (and doggies, by the way). Just not the choice I make for safe transportation. I prefer my feet. :)
May 17, 2013 at 8:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Open forum, May 13-19
luvithere: I like the old Scottie. Beam me up. :) Let us know how the movie was. I just can't fight the crowds tonight.
roger: What do you think about Bill Turlay's last minute run against Leavitt? We actually have a real race now.
May 17, 2013 at 8 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Open forum, May 13-19
BTW, I have had a couple of respectful e-conversations with Lew myself. We agree on a couple of critical issues.
I always thought his blog promoted a mature exchange of ideas, no matter what the difference.
Who helped pollute it?
May 17, 2013 at 4:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )