Why candidates don’t care about the airport

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There’s no way around talking about problems without hurting feelings. I am always sorry. On July 21, Sheila Brush posted the following in the Des Moines Community Action Network Facebook Group (DMCAN), which she created. Now the same people who were facilitating the Burien Forum had told me months ago that they would be happy … Continue reading “Why candidates don’t care about the airport”

The Minority Report (Part 2 of 2: Policy)

Categories Airport, Economic Development, Engagement, Marina, Policy, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Transportation

This is the second half of our response to the April 15th State Of The City presentation. Part 1 discussed our objections to the way it was carried out. Here we’ll talk about some specific policy differences. For those of you short on time, you can follow along with this presentation packet. As noted last … Continue reading “The Minority Report (Part 2 of 2: Policy)”

Happy Earth Day 2020!

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It’s hard to explain to people under the age of, oh I dunno, 200, what a big deal Earth Day was back when it began in 1970. I mean there were parties. Big parties. People across the entire political spectrum were engaged with ‘environmentalism’ in a way that is unimaginable now. There was a unified … Continue reading “Happy Earth Day 2020!”