THE WHITE HOUSE: Statement by the President and the First Lady
Statement by the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden On the Passing of Nancy Reagan
US STATE DEPT: On the Passing of Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan's children remember their mother: Son Ron talks about his 'inseparable' parents as daughter Patti thanks public for their 'gentle thoughts and kind wishes'--DAILY MAIL UK
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, 94, dies from heart failure at her Bel Air home: Tributes flood in to actress, activist and icon ---DAILY MAIL UK
Nancy Reagan death: President Obama leads tributes---BBC
Nancy Reagan, an Influential and Protective First Lady, Dies at 94--NYTIMES
Nancy Reagan’s toughest battle: The ‘long, long goodbye’ to the man she loved---WASHINGTON POST
Nancy Reagan dies in Los Angeles at 94: Former first lady was President Reagan's closest advisor--LA TIMES
Again with the man she loved’: Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94---WASHINGTON TIMES
Editor's Note: You would think that the UN or at least our Mission to the UN would make comment about the passing of the former First Lady Nancy Reagan. But all was on the UN, and the Mission to the UN was posted on those sites thus far.
WORLD NEWS DIGEST:
FROM OUR US MISSION TO THE UN
Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa, and Ambassador Oh Joon, at the Security Council Stakeout Following the Adoption of Resolution 2270 on DPRK Sanctions
Explanation of Vote at the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2271 on South Sudan Sanctions
FROM THE UN NEWS CENTER
‘We must not allow protectors to become predators’ – UN field support chief
Syria: water restored in Aleppo after a 48-day shutdown, UNICEF reports
Iraq: senior UN official condemns Hilla bombing, deplores continuing loss of life
Ban highlights Algeria's 'great progress' while raising alarm on situation in Libya
Turkey demands more money to help EU tackle migrant crisis (AP)
Iraqi migrants return after Europe disappoint (AP)
From calm to chaos: A reporter's escorted visit to Syria (AP)
South Korea, U.S. begin exercises as North Korea threatens attack (REU)
Mexican president says won't pay for Trump wall, makes Hitler warning (REU)
Powerful Iraqi cleric says supporters' protests meant to help reforms (REU)
BUSINESS AND FINANCE REPORT
Socialism Is a Dangerous Path for America---US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Here’s Where Things Stand One Year Into Net Neutrality---US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
In Seattle, Innovation, Economic Growth Hitting a Roadblock---US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
US TREASURY DEPT: Remarks by Under Secretary Nathan Sheets at the Institute of International Bankers
FDA permits marketing of device that senses optimal time to check patient’s eye pressure
FDA and DOJ take action against Virginia soybean business for selling contaminated sprouts
National Taxpayer Advocate to Hold Public Forum in Glen Ellyn, Ill., on March 9 on Taxpayer Service Needs and Preferences
In other business and financial news...
How the presidential candidates would change Social Security---USA TODAY
Trump Tower funded by rich Chinese who invest cash for visas---BLOOMBERG
Wall Street bonuses take a hit as profits fall---CNBC
Oil stocks make a comeback; Apple's many woes; Trump's China money---YAHOO FINANCE
Affordability continues to challenge the housing market---YAHOO FINANCE
How Amazon shames warehouse workers for alleged theft--BLOOMBERG
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24 NKJV
Monday, March 7, 2016
Saturday, March 5, 2016
A PLEASANT SURPRISE IN THE MAIL TODAY...
Readers,
As you recall I wrote about my little mishap going to church last Sunday, involving my electronic wheelchair, and the rain poncho which I was wearing. Apparently it was from someone from here in Port Angeles that sent it. I gotten an email from my benefactor. So, it wasn't from someone in Tenn,. as I thought. No matter it was a nice gesture nevertheless no matter where it comes from.
So many thanks to my benefactor who sent me this nice gift of a rain poncho.
Angels of mercy rides to the rescue.
As you recall I wrote about my little mishap going to church last Sunday, involving my electronic wheelchair, and the rain poncho which I was wearing. Apparently it was from someone from here in Port Angeles that sent it. I gotten an email from my benefactor. So, it wasn't from someone in Tenn,. as I thought. No matter it was a nice gesture nevertheless no matter where it comes from.
So many thanks to my benefactor who sent me this nice gift of a rain poncho.
Angels of mercy rides to the rescue.
SHOULD THE CITY CODE OF CONDUCT BE REVIEWED AGAIN?
That question was raised during the last city council meeting on Tuesday by, Councilman Whetham. Another point which I agree with readers. This is all stemming from the Feb. 2nd meeting of the city council. Which now has produced four ethics complaints; The mayor, Kidd, Gase, and the city attorney.
As noted before lot's of miscues were done during that meeting. The mayor should have chaired that meeting over the phone, if he couldn't make it there physically. Which he was on the two way phone. He handed off the chore to the deputy mayor. Now as for Whetham, I didn't much appreciate of his phrase: "The real mayor" which opened up the assumption that he was implying that Kidd's position was "fake". However, he short of made up for that during this Tuesday's meeting when he kept asking the city attorney about protocol during the opening of the public comment session. And he, noted that the public sessions were control by the mayor, not by the full council. However, if he wanted to go a step further, he could have declared that entire Feb. 2nd meeting null and void because it wasn't following protocol, the mayor was on the phone and could have chaired that meeting, and he should not have passed it off to the deputy mayor. Whetham could have asked for that entire meeting be redone. He had that opportunity to do that on Tuesday, if he was really concerned about following protocol. But he didn't. And yes, the council should follow the Roberts Rule of order Lee.
Readers, Whethem had an opportunity back on that meeting Feb. 2 to show the public he was concerned in following protocol. Knowing that the mayor was on the phone, and could have chaired the meeting on the phone. Should have call point of order, and asked why the deputy mayor was chairing the meeting and not the mayor, which in essence he was by the two way phone. Whetham also could have declared that entire Feb. 2nd meeting null and void, and asked for that entire meeting be done over.
Now, the part I agree with is that he mentioned during the discorse of protocal discussion Tuesday night he stated perhaps they need to review those code of conducts. As you recall they had to review those code of conduct because of Councilman Max Mania. Yes, the very one Lee, and me was to run against during that election close to three years now, but Mania, decided not to run again, which I found convenient, and left town.
What the current code of conduct has done in essence censored speech from council members, and gave then an excuse to duct questions from the media, and public alike on policy decisions.
And we all witness the results of that during the last city council election, when Kidd kept ducting questions about her views on fluoridation, which were apparent by her vote in favor of continuing adding fluoridation to the city water supply.
Now according to the minutes which were approved during Tuesday's meeting on the second meeting in Feb.
It states: "City Manager Dan McKeen spoke about Public Comment guidelines contained in the Council Rules of Procedure. He noted there had been a mistake when the most recent version of the Rules of Procedure was drafted, in which the “15 minute” guideline for public comment periods had been omitted in error. Staff reviewed information that was presented to Council in July 2015 when the body adopted a second public comment period. In reviewing memos and minutes as well as listening to the audio recording of the July meeting, staff reaffirmed Council’s wishes to add a second public comment period to all agendas with comments limited to no more than three minutes per person, and a total of 15 minutes for each comment period, with the Mayor’s discretion to lengthen or shorten. Manager McKeen noted that all supporting documentation about this matter would be put on the City’s website for the public."
Now, Readers as long as I been covering the city council meetings since I started publishing a news blog close to twenty years, the mayor had always set the time of the public comment session, if you look back over the years on the agenda they always had that little note saying that the mayor will set the time of the public comment session. Maybe that changed during the course of the time I stop for two years in publishing and attending any meetings. But, in times passed that was the standard the the mayor set the time of the public comment session.
Now it looks like the council will be meeting on how to follow protocol. WAIT! Shouldn't they have known how to follow protocol before they took office? What's with that readers?!
WHAT'S ON TAP FOR NEXT WEEK:
CLALLAM COUNTY COMMISSION AGENDA HIGHLIGHT ITEM: Amendment 1 with Trillium Treatment Center changing Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery language.
See full agenda: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_agenda.pdf
Agenda details: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_packet.pdf
The Port did held a special meeting on Friday interviewing the Port Commission candidates, no word as of yet who was selected from the seven who applied for the posting as of yet.
The Port typically holds their first meeting on the second week of the month, thus far no agenda has been released. Their first meeting of the month will be on the 14th I was told be Port Commissioner McAleer, since the second Monday falls on the 14th, my bad on that one.
However I did write to Port Commissioner McAleer asking if they made any selection of a Port Commissioner to take over Jim Hallet's posting/
Here is what she wrote back: No we have not selected a third commissioner. We published a schedule many weeks ago. According to the published schedule we will make that decision on March 11th if all goes well. However, one applicant (Brent Berry) was out of town yesterday so we are hoping to interview him on Tuesday. Connie and I are doing reference checks between Tuesday and Thursday.
PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA HIGHLIGHT ITEM:
Approval of Minor Housekeeping Revisions to Adopted Ordinance 3145 Related to Utility Rates and Billing Procedures and Ordinance 3147 Related to Low-Income Rates; Exempting Low-Income Qualified Customers from Certain Utility Fees and Amending Chapter 13.05.160 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code regarding payment of base rate and surcharge — abandonment of service and removal of meter
See full agenda: http://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=329
UPDATE ON ETHIC COMPLAINT FILE AGAINST MAYOR
As you recall readers I wrote both the Mayor, and Marloee Smith regarding the ethic compliant filed against the mayor. I asked if Smith had any comments regarding the Mayor's comments about the complaint filed, which he mentioned her by name.
She wrote back with a one word reply: hubris otherwise, no comment.
Mayor Downie's reply: I really don't have any additional comments to offer at this time. Peter, inasmuch as the complaint will be taken up by the Ethics Committee members very soon I hope, it is advisable I refrain from further comments.
As noted before lot's of miscues were done during that meeting. The mayor should have chaired that meeting over the phone, if he couldn't make it there physically. Which he was on the two way phone. He handed off the chore to the deputy mayor. Now as for Whetham, I didn't much appreciate of his phrase: "The real mayor" which opened up the assumption that he was implying that Kidd's position was "fake". However, he short of made up for that during this Tuesday's meeting when he kept asking the city attorney about protocol during the opening of the public comment session. And he, noted that the public sessions were control by the mayor, not by the full council. However, if he wanted to go a step further, he could have declared that entire Feb. 2nd meeting null and void because it wasn't following protocol, the mayor was on the phone and could have chaired that meeting, and he should not have passed it off to the deputy mayor. Whetham could have asked for that entire meeting be redone. He had that opportunity to do that on Tuesday, if he was really concerned about following protocol. But he didn't. And yes, the council should follow the Roberts Rule of order Lee.
Readers, Whethem had an opportunity back on that meeting Feb. 2 to show the public he was concerned in following protocol. Knowing that the mayor was on the phone, and could have chaired the meeting on the phone. Should have call point of order, and asked why the deputy mayor was chairing the meeting and not the mayor, which in essence he was by the two way phone. Whetham also could have declared that entire Feb. 2nd meeting null and void, and asked for that entire meeting be done over.
Now, the part I agree with is that he mentioned during the discorse of protocal discussion Tuesday night he stated perhaps they need to review those code of conducts. As you recall they had to review those code of conduct because of Councilman Max Mania. Yes, the very one Lee, and me was to run against during that election close to three years now, but Mania, decided not to run again, which I found convenient, and left town.
What the current code of conduct has done in essence censored speech from council members, and gave then an excuse to duct questions from the media, and public alike on policy decisions.
And we all witness the results of that during the last city council election, when Kidd kept ducting questions about her views on fluoridation, which were apparent by her vote in favor of continuing adding fluoridation to the city water supply.
Now according to the minutes which were approved during Tuesday's meeting on the second meeting in Feb.
It states: "City Manager Dan McKeen spoke about Public Comment guidelines contained in the Council Rules of Procedure. He noted there had been a mistake when the most recent version of the Rules of Procedure was drafted, in which the “15 minute” guideline for public comment periods had been omitted in error. Staff reviewed information that was presented to Council in July 2015 when the body adopted a second public comment period. In reviewing memos and minutes as well as listening to the audio recording of the July meeting, staff reaffirmed Council’s wishes to add a second public comment period to all agendas with comments limited to no more than three minutes per person, and a total of 15 minutes for each comment period, with the Mayor’s discretion to lengthen or shorten. Manager McKeen noted that all supporting documentation about this matter would be put on the City’s website for the public."
Now, Readers as long as I been covering the city council meetings since I started publishing a news blog close to twenty years, the mayor had always set the time of the public comment session, if you look back over the years on the agenda they always had that little note saying that the mayor will set the time of the public comment session. Maybe that changed during the course of the time I stop for two years in publishing and attending any meetings. But, in times passed that was the standard the the mayor set the time of the public comment session.
Now it looks like the council will be meeting on how to follow protocol. WAIT! Shouldn't they have known how to follow protocol before they took office? What's with that readers?!
WHAT'S ON TAP FOR NEXT WEEK:
CLALLAM COUNTY COMMISSION AGENDA HIGHLIGHT ITEM: Amendment 1 with Trillium Treatment Center changing Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery language.
See full agenda: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_agenda.pdf
Agenda details: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_packet.pdf
The Port did held a special meeting on Friday interviewing the Port Commission candidates, no word as of yet who was selected from the seven who applied for the posting as of yet.
The Port typically holds their first meeting on the second week of the month, thus far no agenda has been released. Their first meeting of the month will be on the 14th I was told be Port Commissioner McAleer, since the second Monday falls on the 14th, my bad on that one.
However I did write to Port Commissioner McAleer asking if they made any selection of a Port Commissioner to take over Jim Hallet's posting/
Here is what she wrote back: No we have not selected a third commissioner. We published a schedule many weeks ago. According to the published schedule we will make that decision on March 11th if all goes well. However, one applicant (Brent Berry) was out of town yesterday so we are hoping to interview him on Tuesday. Connie and I are doing reference checks between Tuesday and Thursday.
PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA HIGHLIGHT ITEM:
Approval of Minor Housekeeping Revisions to Adopted Ordinance 3145 Related to Utility Rates and Billing Procedures and Ordinance 3147 Related to Low-Income Rates; Exempting Low-Income Qualified Customers from Certain Utility Fees and Amending Chapter 13.05.160 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code regarding payment of base rate and surcharge — abandonment of service and removal of meter
See full agenda: http://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=329
UPDATE ON ETHIC COMPLAINT FILE AGAINST MAYOR
As you recall readers I wrote both the Mayor, and Marloee Smith regarding the ethic compliant filed against the mayor. I asked if Smith had any comments regarding the Mayor's comments about the complaint filed, which he mentioned her by name.
She wrote back with a one word reply: hubris otherwise, no comment.
Mayor Downie's reply: I really don't have any additional comments to offer at this time. Peter, inasmuch as the complaint will be taken up by the Ethics Committee members very soon I hope, it is advisable I refrain from further comments.
The statement made by Downie was in the Peninsula Daily News Friday's edition.
Quoting again: “I regret that across America, as well as here in Port Angeles, political discussion in any number of public settings has become so discordant.
“I'm saddened that there would be those, including Marolee, who would misinterpret my attempts to quiet the tone of certain voices during the council meetings referred to in the ethics complaint, with trying to silence their legitimate right to speak.
“I simply do not think it is wrong to believe that earnest but civil discourse should not remain the standard of conduct for any such conversation between two individuals.”---Mayor Downie's written statement
News Commentaries:
DAILY DEVOTIONAL:
“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Deuteronomy 6: 6-7 NKJV
Friday, March 4, 2016
CONGRESSMAN KILMER PITCHES DEPT. OF HEALTH RECOMMENDATION ON FLUORIDE AS EXPECTED.
From Congressman Kilmer's webpage: Founders of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus Introduce Bill to Help Stop the Spread of Toxic Stormwater Runoff
Quote: " Stormwater runoff may be hard to spot but it’s taking a toll on Puget Sound,” said Kilmer “When heavy rains hit, the pollution that washes into our waterways hurt the salmon, oysters, and the overall health of our Sound. It’s a problem that communities across the country are wrestling with as well. Our legislation supports the groundbreaking work being done in places like Tacoma to capture more of these pollutants and clean up our waters.”--Congressman Kilmer
ref. http://kilmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/founders-of-the-puget-sound-recovery-caucus-introduce-bill-to-help-stop
Editorial Note: Now, why I would re-run a statement from Congressman Kilmer on storm water run off you might ask, since I already ran it yesterday? That got me to wondering, how does our Congressional, and State leaders feel about the subject of fluoridation of municipalities? I wrote to our congressional delegation, and the Governor this message:
Since we never met, My name is Peter Ripley, publisher of the Ripley Report here in Port Angeles WA. There's been an heated debate here in Port Angeles regarding Fluoridation. Forced medicating people against their will by adding a toxic substance as fluoride is just as harmful to the people and the environment as any other pollutant in our harbors. So, what are your thoughts on fluoridation in general?
The following is what Congressman Kilmer wrote in response:
Dear Mr. Ripley,
Thank you for contacting me about fluoride in drinking water. I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with me.
In 1945 Grand Rapids, Michigan was the first city worldwide to add fluoride to their water system and in 1962 the U.S. Department of Public Health released a recommendation that water systems set fluoride levels to 0.7 – 1.2 parts per million because they said it promoted dental health. About 67% of people in the United States have fluoride in their publicly provided water system. The Department of Health and Human Services recently changed the recommendation to reflect that Americans now take in fluoride through several sources, whereas in the past food and water were almost the only ways for people consume fluoride.
Washington State does not require that fluoride be added to the water supply. Communities themselves are able to choose if they would like to add fluoride. Some communities – including a number of areas in Eastern Washington -- have naturally occurring fluoride and others are connected to systems that add fluoride to their water. There are more instances of this in Eastern Washington. The Washington State Department of Health monitors which water systems have fluoride and the information is available online. The Department is currently in the process of considering a new set of rules related to fluoride in drinking water. It will hold a hearing on these proposed changes on March 9th at 1:00 PM at the following address: Point Plaza East, Rooms 152/153, 310 Israel Road SE, Tumwater, Washington 98501.
I encourage you to continue to share your views with me on this topic or any other issue. Thank you for reaching out. It is an honor to serve as your representative.
ref: http://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/04/27/hhs-issues-final-recommendation-for-community-water-fluoridation.html
Editor's Note: Now, readers I asked Congressman Kilmer point blank about his personal feelings on the fluoridation issue and the above letter is what I got as a response. This goes to show you readers none of these big time politicians wants to make a bunch of dentist withdraw those campaign contributions, which I suspect is what is behind the response I got from Kilmer. I also wrote the the two Senators, Murray and Cantwell, along with the Governor...still no response as of yet.
Meanwhile....WATER MAINS AND HARBOR CLEAN UP, REASONS FOR PROBLEMS CONVENIENTLY OVERLOOKED?
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, affirming and ratifying the Declaration of
Emergency issued by the City Manager on February 23, 2016.
t. The alignment of this pipe goes down a steep ravine and under Tumwater Creek. The main
break was located at the top of the ravine and washed out a large portion of the hillside exposing approximately 70 feet of water main.
2. The failed segment of pipe is a critical component to the City's water distribution
system. There are two cast iron water mains that distribute water to approximately 300 customers within the Pine Hill area. Both water mains were installed in 1955 and have similar alignments.
Repairing this main break is critical to maintain water quality and distribution redundancy,
eliminating the risk all 300 customers in the area could be without water.
3. Due to the severity of the main break, its location, and current lack of water
redundancy, an emergency is present which may necessitate activation of the City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, including utilization of emergency powers granted
pursuant to RCW 35.33.081 and RCW 38.52.070(2).
pages H 1 & h2 of council agenda packet
Amendments to Agreements with Cascadia Law and Integral Consulting....page J-12 of agenda packet
See agenda items: http://wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/2836
Meanwhile...
Port Angeles mayor issues statement after ethics complaint is filed against him---PDN
Quoting from the article posted, which Downie stated in his written statement:
“I regret that across America, as well as here in Port Angeles, political discussion in any number of public settings has become so discordant.
“I'm saddened that there would be those, including Marolee, who would misinterpret my attempts to quiet the tone of certain voices during the council meetings referred to in the ethics complaint, with trying to silence their legitimate right to speak.
“I simply do not think it is wrong to believe that earnest but civil discourse should not remain the standard of conduct for any such conversation between two individuals.”---Mayor Downie's written statement
Editorial Note: I wrote to both Marolee Smith, and the Mayor to get their response, I have yet to get an answer from any of them. But, when I do I'll pass it along.
NEWS FROM OLYMPIA:
Inslee signs first bill of the session, ensures continued bipartisan collaboration on education funding
AG wins $1.2M judgment against company defrauding thousands of WA businesses
AG: Criminal charges for false water-quality data, endangering firefighters and environment
AG secures $2.7 million Medicaid fraud judgment against Wheelchairs Plus president
Assessing oil spill risks on Columbia River and Puget Sound
Editor's Note: Again, the DOE seems to focus on oil spills, but pays little or no attention to fluoride which is just as toxic to fish and the whales as oil spills are.
Consumer Protection Week March 6 - 12, 2016
New Chickenpox Vaccine Requirement for High School Students this Fall
Free safety seminar on March 24 features companies recognized for safety excellence
Tacoma Public Utilities to receive 70 acres of state land near Lake Cushman
Grant Co. businessman sentences for theft of $41,000 in taxes
OSOS joins state agencies in promoting National Consumer Protection Week
Newest Legacy WA profile: disability activist Duane French
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NKJV
Quote: " Stormwater runoff may be hard to spot but it’s taking a toll on Puget Sound,” said Kilmer “When heavy rains hit, the pollution that washes into our waterways hurt the salmon, oysters, and the overall health of our Sound. It’s a problem that communities across the country are wrestling with as well. Our legislation supports the groundbreaking work being done in places like Tacoma to capture more of these pollutants and clean up our waters.”--Congressman Kilmer
ref. http://kilmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/founders-of-the-puget-sound-recovery-caucus-introduce-bill-to-help-stop
Editorial Note: Now, why I would re-run a statement from Congressman Kilmer on storm water run off you might ask, since I already ran it yesterday? That got me to wondering, how does our Congressional, and State leaders feel about the subject of fluoridation of municipalities? I wrote to our congressional delegation, and the Governor this message:
Since we never met, My name is Peter Ripley, publisher of the Ripley Report here in Port Angeles WA. There's been an heated debate here in Port Angeles regarding Fluoridation. Forced medicating people against their will by adding a toxic substance as fluoride is just as harmful to the people and the environment as any other pollutant in our harbors. So, what are your thoughts on fluoridation in general?
The following is what Congressman Kilmer wrote in response:
Dear Mr. Ripley,
Thank you for contacting me about fluoride in drinking water. I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with me.
In 1945 Grand Rapids, Michigan was the first city worldwide to add fluoride to their water system and in 1962 the U.S. Department of Public Health released a recommendation that water systems set fluoride levels to 0.7 – 1.2 parts per million because they said it promoted dental health. About 67% of people in the United States have fluoride in their publicly provided water system. The Department of Health and Human Services recently changed the recommendation to reflect that Americans now take in fluoride through several sources, whereas in the past food and water were almost the only ways for people consume fluoride.
Washington State does not require that fluoride be added to the water supply. Communities themselves are able to choose if they would like to add fluoride. Some communities – including a number of areas in Eastern Washington -- have naturally occurring fluoride and others are connected to systems that add fluoride to their water. There are more instances of this in Eastern Washington. The Washington State Department of Health monitors which water systems have fluoride and the information is available online. The Department is currently in the process of considering a new set of rules related to fluoride in drinking water. It will hold a hearing on these proposed changes on March 9th at 1:00 PM at the following address: Point Plaza East, Rooms 152/153, 310 Israel Road SE, Tumwater, Washington 98501.
I encourage you to continue to share your views with me on this topic or any other issue. Thank you for reaching out. It is an honor to serve as your representative.
ref: http://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/04/27/hhs-issues-final-recommendation-for-community-water-fluoridation.html
Editor's Note: Now, readers I asked Congressman Kilmer point blank about his personal feelings on the fluoridation issue and the above letter is what I got as a response. This goes to show you readers none of these big time politicians wants to make a bunch of dentist withdraw those campaign contributions, which I suspect is what is behind the response I got from Kilmer. I also wrote the the two Senators, Murray and Cantwell, along with the Governor...still no response as of yet.
Meanwhile....WATER MAINS AND HARBOR CLEAN UP, REASONS FOR PROBLEMS CONVENIENTLY OVERLOOKED?
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, affirming and ratifying the Declaration of
Emergency issued by the City Manager on February 23, 2016.
t. The alignment of this pipe goes down a steep ravine and under Tumwater Creek. The main
break was located at the top of the ravine and washed out a large portion of the hillside exposing approximately 70 feet of water main.
2. The failed segment of pipe is a critical component to the City's water distribution
system. There are two cast iron water mains that distribute water to approximately 300 customers within the Pine Hill area. Both water mains were installed in 1955 and have similar alignments.
Repairing this main break is critical to maintain water quality and distribution redundancy,
eliminating the risk all 300 customers in the area could be without water.
3. Due to the severity of the main break, its location, and current lack of water
redundancy, an emergency is present which may necessitate activation of the City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, including utilization of emergency powers granted
pursuant to RCW 35.33.081 and RCW 38.52.070(2).
pages H 1 & h2 of council agenda packet
Amendments to Agreements with Cascadia Law and Integral Consulting....page J-12 of agenda packet
See agenda items: http://wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/2836
Meanwhile...
Port Angeles mayor issues statement after ethics complaint is filed against him---PDN
Quoting from the article posted, which Downie stated in his written statement:
“I regret that across America, as well as here in Port Angeles, political discussion in any number of public settings has become so discordant.
“I'm saddened that there would be those, including Marolee, who would misinterpret my attempts to quiet the tone of certain voices during the council meetings referred to in the ethics complaint, with trying to silence their legitimate right to speak.
“I simply do not think it is wrong to believe that earnest but civil discourse should not remain the standard of conduct for any such conversation between two individuals.”---Mayor Downie's written statement
Editorial Note: I wrote to both Marolee Smith, and the Mayor to get their response, I have yet to get an answer from any of them. But, when I do I'll pass it along.
NEWS FROM OLYMPIA:
Inslee signs first bill of the session, ensures continued bipartisan collaboration on education funding
AG wins $1.2M judgment against company defrauding thousands of WA businesses
AG: Criminal charges for false water-quality data, endangering firefighters and environment
AG secures $2.7 million Medicaid fraud judgment against Wheelchairs Plus president
Assessing oil spill risks on Columbia River and Puget Sound
Editor's Note: Again, the DOE seems to focus on oil spills, but pays little or no attention to fluoride which is just as toxic to fish and the whales as oil spills are.
Consumer Protection Week March 6 - 12, 2016
New Chickenpox Vaccine Requirement for High School Students this Fall
Free safety seminar on March 24 features companies recognized for safety excellence
Tacoma Public Utilities to receive 70 acres of state land near Lake Cushman
Grant Co. businessman sentences for theft of $41,000 in taxes
OSOS joins state agencies in promoting National Consumer Protection Week
Newest Legacy WA profile: disability activist Duane French
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NKJV
Thursday, March 3, 2016
THE RIGHT TO OFFEND AND FREE SPEECH--"Je suis Charlie"
With the latest ethic's compliant leveled on the beleagered city council as of late, this complaint which was filed by Marolee Smith, is focused on the current mayor, Patrick Downie.
Reminded me of the events in Paris France 2015, in January of last year. The reason why it did because I think it addresses much of what that magazine Charlie Hebdo was cited for so many times and some tried to censor, their right to offend.
The reason why this sort of reminded me of Charlie Magazine's message of the right to offend was this statement from Smith's speech:
The Court said:
“Our constitution reflects ‘a profound national commitment to the principal that a debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials’.”
Verbal attacks may be warranted. Part of the bargain in laying down arms and creating a civil society is that the people retain the right to verbally attack public officials who may be in the wrong. People retained the right to wound with words in exchange for giving up their right to wound with weapons. The very essence of First Amendment speech protections is to verbally humiliate public officials into complying with the law. --Marolee Smith quoting court ruling during speech.
Readers, I think that Feb. 2nd meeting had enough rudeness to go around, and not just from one or two city council members.
Full text of speech
Editor's Note: She recalls two meetings these violations accord during the two meetings in January:
In the meeting of 1/05/2016, the newly elected Mayor made admonishments to the public that included all of the following:
“the public comment is a democracy, that’s the irony for me, but these discussions we have had today, personal attacks towards a specific member of council, is out of order”
“we need to be a bit more civil a bit more, as a matter of fact.”
“we welcome the public, we allow you to talk, having said that, I hope in the future, in the second public comment tonight, and subsequently you avoid personal attack, out of order, does not further the discussion.”
In the meeting of 1/19/2016, the Mayor repeatedly admonished the citizens with long-winded, chiding lecturing, and threatening (to shut down public comment if the audience doesn’t “behave”). In a five minute lecture, which included finger waving, he said, in part, all of the following:
“I am deeply saddened we are at this point in our lives, we are getting these arguments, we have to stop. We have to stop. We aren’t moving forward with the cloud of bullying, angry voice, intimidation, that’s not how I rock and roll”
“It’s a matter of principal. I am not going to be intimidated. I am not going to be bullied.”
“I am not going to be intimidated in any way into a decision”
“so long as we have this cloud of threatening to turn our town upside down”
“Threatening and angry voices.”
“YOU can do better than this, ladies and gentlemen.”
“If you are going to disrespect ME, you aren’t doing yourself any favors.”
“You’ve taken hours of our time”
“You are disrespecting my right to speak”
She, then quotes MRSC: “Make sure elected members address colleagues and not the audience. Directly addressing the audience can result in loss of control of the meeting.”
“Don't belittle small but vocal sources of opposition. Don't label people.”
Editor's Note: Now, during the February 2nd meeting, another council member labeled the mayor as the "real" mayor, seemingly making the insinuation that the deputy mayor was "fake". Why has he yet to be cited by anyone other than me?
To be fair I emailed Marolee Smith, who ran during the last city council election unsuccessfully in November the follow questions regarding Council member Lee Whetham "real mayor" comments he made during that Feb. 2nd meeting:
Thanks Marolee,
In all fairness, don't you think Lee Whetham also should be held to ethical standards?
I'm sure you were there when he made that swipe at Kidd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKOKjLqhBsM
time index 33:40 and on word.
Any comments?
Her answer: ..well, here is the thing... there was no motion to make Cherie the acting Mayor, and since the Mayor was connected via phone, he was technically "present". That omission was against the rules. So, Lee was making a valid point. The Rules of Order were not observed at that meeting -- and really any business done at that meeting should be struck down and re-done, because things weren't done properly. AND, the meeting was not adjourned properly.
...The whole thing was a mess.
Interesting to watch, but a mess.
I responded: Ill give you that, the meeting wasn't done correctly, and should be deemed illegal and re-done,. if Whetham was so concern following protocol , and Roberts rules of order he should have been the one calling for a redo of that meeting...but he didn't. You heard what he was doing. Being disrespectful in that meeting. And yes, Downie if he was present even by phone he could have chaired that meeting, not hand it off to the deputy mayor. I am pointing out is that if one standard of ethics are not being meant, then it should be applied to all...not just those who on the other side of the fluoride issue.
Her Answer: Fluoride issue isn't the issue here, its a government that doesn't seem to be working correctly. Needs a tune up.
And, I agree, should be applied to all.
I then asked if she cared to make further comments addressing my concerns, here is what she wrote:
Peter,
I have watched city council meetings since I was a teenager -- different cities -- and, never have I witnessed the council trying to chide, "shush" or gavel down citizens voicing their frustration. And, the politeness here is overwhelming (just to watch a contentious matter in Berkeley, CA or any major city). People have been very respectful, even though they are frustrated and upset with the decision of the majority council members.
Cherie's actions, acting a Mayor, improperly (the Mayor was on the phone, and we do have statues that deal with this on the city books) without a board action, with the posting of NO SIGNS which was also never discussed, and certainly, no rule is on the books. And, then, the interruptions, the rudeness, and the pounding of the gavel was just out-of-order.
Meanwhile, Mr. Downie trying to "reason" with the constituents in the audience (January meetings) was just crazy. Don't scold people. That is not the way that the council should act. He was ignoring the other Council members. Collins twice asked to speak, and then actually spoke to the City Manager, who replied (completely out of control council meeting) without Mr. Downie even aware. (Collins asked if Council could get training, soon, I believe referring to the MSRC training). Council member Whetham tried, unsuccessfully to speak, several times, but Mayor Downie just kept lecturing.
Calling an audience "bullies" "rude" "intimidating" is nothing that I have ever seen in a council meeting -- anywhere -- and compared to some meetings I've seen (with people marching around the chambers performing the Bellamy Salute, shouting down council, and assorted other shenanigans) our meetings are extremely "polite".
Democracy, even a Representational Democracy, is MESSY. It has always been messy. (Dictatorships are polite, by comparison, because everyone is afraid for their lives.) When we laid down our weapons, the weapon of choice became words. We don't do coups, we voice our opinions. If the opinion is fluoride, then so be it. However, that is NOT THE ISSUE.
In the Journals of the Continental Congress[1] Chauncey Ford Worthington cited: “...oppressive officers are shamed or intimidated, into more honourable and just modes of conducting affairs.”
I am angered and outraged for the insults to our Constitution. This isn't about fluoride. This isn't about not winning a city council race (which was fine, and we have a wonderful new Council member). The issue is that I care about the rights of ALL CITIZENS of Port Angeles. If we can't fix our local government, then what hope do we have of fixing anything in our country?
Marolee
Related Stories:
Ethics complaint filed against Port Angeles mayor amid fluoridation debate
Editorial Note: The report focused mainly those who spoke on the Fluoride matter during the two public comment sessions. There were two who didn't speak on that subject. One person spoke how he was concerned over the divisive atmosphere which the fluoride issue as caused, and how it had effected decisions on other matters that the city is facing, such as the landfill project, the harbor clean up, and the CSO projects. He was correct in saying that both the council, and audience should tune down the divisive rhetoric that had been going on.
I also spoke during the second public comment session. For a change, I didn't speak about my opinions regarding fluoridation. Instead, I talked about my little mishap Sunday involving my wheelchair, and rain poncho, I wanted to give thanks to the police, and EMT's who assisted me out of a bad jam. Earlier in the day during the County Commission meeting, I spoke there as well wanting to thank the Sheriff deputies who also was there on Sunday in giving me aid.
During the City Council meeting Tuesday Police Chief, Terry Gallagher had a retirement send off. I wanted to make sure during the public comment session which I was able to speak to not only say thanks to the police and EMTs for assisting me, but honor Gallagher who I count as a friend by directing the audience attending to give another round of applause.
I also thanked the mayor Pat Downie, for sending that note of good will, I told him though we didn't agree over a policy decision made regarding fluoride, I did appreciate the nice gesture on his part.
Latest Ethics Complaint against Mayor Pat Downie--PORT O CALL
PA City Recceives Fourth Complaint---KONP RADIO
Editorial note: Smith mentioned about how people don't like being lectured too by their elected officials. Well I been lectured to many times in my life, and still am, not because of policy differences, or the lack of knowledge on a subject. Some in society still are under the impression that anyone that don't fit in their little world as being "normal" are somehow inferior, to them simply because they have two good legs. Often treat disabled folks as children. So, I know the feeling of being treated as a child by those who think themselves as superior.
College professors, gives lectures every day, Church Ministers gives sermons in Church, and yes politicians gives lectures too countless times. But, how are those lectures are being presented, that's the issue I think is the point here. When you strip someone of their dignity, and talk down to them like they are children, that would cause anyone to lose their cool. I should know, I am often treated like a child because I happen to have a disability. Just something to ponder readers, before you go talking down on someone who is different that you are, how does it feel when it is done on you.
On another point in this, granted we do have the right to offend, but does it mean we should use it?
News From our Congressional Delegation:
Cantwell: Americans are frustrated ‘because we bailed out the Big Banks and everyone’s 401K and pension took it on the chin’
Cantwell, Murray Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Facilitate Travel and Commerce with Canada, Increase National Security
With Boost from Cantwell’s Women’s Small Business Procurement Parity Act, Federal Contracting Reaches Five Percent Goal for Women-Owned Small Businesses for the First Time in History
Murray Responds to Oversight Report on Education Department’s Student Loan Servicers’ Compliance Review
WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH: Murray Rallies for Women’s Constitutionally Protected Health Care Rights
Founders of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus Introduce Bill to Help Stop the Spread of Toxic Stormwater Runoff
Quoting from the press release: " GSI uses natural and engineered systems to promote the uptake and filtration of stormwater at its source to protect habitats and reduce flood risks. Currently, when stormwater runoff moves through the drainage systems of larger municipalities it collects a wide range of toxic substances – from motor oil to septic waste – and carries it straight into the local watershed. The Seattle Times recently reported that GSI can play a critical role in removing these pollutants, which a joint National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Washington State University study found can kill coho salmon within a matter of hours. " ---Congressman Kilmer
Editor's Note: They should include fluoride as a toxic waste, not just motor oil.
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-9 NKJV
Reminded me of the events in Paris France 2015, in January of last year. The reason why it did because I think it addresses much of what that magazine Charlie Hebdo was cited for so many times and some tried to censor, their right to offend.
The reason why this sort of reminded me of Charlie Magazine's message of the right to offend was this statement from Smith's speech:
The Court said:
“Our constitution reflects ‘a profound national commitment to the principal that a debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials’.”
Verbal attacks may be warranted. Part of the bargain in laying down arms and creating a civil society is that the people retain the right to verbally attack public officials who may be in the wrong. People retained the right to wound with words in exchange for giving up their right to wound with weapons. The very essence of First Amendment speech protections is to verbally humiliate public officials into complying with the law. --Marolee Smith quoting court ruling during speech.
Readers, I think that Feb. 2nd meeting had enough rudeness to go around, and not just from one or two city council members.
Full text of speech
Editor's Note: She recalls two meetings these violations accord during the two meetings in January:
In the meeting of 1/05/2016, the newly elected Mayor made admonishments to the public that included all of the following:
“the public comment is a democracy, that’s the irony for me, but these discussions we have had today, personal attacks towards a specific member of council, is out of order”
“we need to be a bit more civil a bit more, as a matter of fact.”
“we welcome the public, we allow you to talk, having said that, I hope in the future, in the second public comment tonight, and subsequently you avoid personal attack, out of order, does not further the discussion.”
In the meeting of 1/19/2016, the Mayor repeatedly admonished the citizens with long-winded, chiding lecturing, and threatening (to shut down public comment if the audience doesn’t “behave”). In a five minute lecture, which included finger waving, he said, in part, all of the following:
“I am deeply saddened we are at this point in our lives, we are getting these arguments, we have to stop. We have to stop. We aren’t moving forward with the cloud of bullying, angry voice, intimidation, that’s not how I rock and roll”
“It’s a matter of principal. I am not going to be intimidated. I am not going to be bullied.”
“I am not going to be intimidated in any way into a decision”
“so long as we have this cloud of threatening to turn our town upside down”
“Threatening and angry voices.”
“YOU can do better than this, ladies and gentlemen.”
“If you are going to disrespect ME, you aren’t doing yourself any favors.”
“You’ve taken hours of our time”
“You are disrespecting my right to speak”
She, then quotes MRSC: “Make sure elected members address colleagues and not the audience. Directly addressing the audience can result in loss of control of the meeting.”
“Don't belittle small but vocal sources of opposition. Don't label people.”
Editor's Note: Now, during the February 2nd meeting, another council member labeled the mayor as the "real" mayor, seemingly making the insinuation that the deputy mayor was "fake". Why has he yet to be cited by anyone other than me?
To be fair I emailed Marolee Smith, who ran during the last city council election unsuccessfully in November the follow questions regarding Council member Lee Whetham "real mayor" comments he made during that Feb. 2nd meeting:
Thanks Marolee,
In all fairness, don't you think Lee Whetham also should be held to ethical standards?
I'm sure you were there when he made that swipe at Kidd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKOKjLqhBsM
time index 33:40 and on word.
Any comments?
Her answer: ..well, here is the thing... there was no motion to make Cherie the acting Mayor, and since the Mayor was connected via phone, he was technically "present". That omission was against the rules. So, Lee was making a valid point. The Rules of Order were not observed at that meeting -- and really any business done at that meeting should be struck down and re-done, because things weren't done properly. AND, the meeting was not adjourned properly.
...The whole thing was a mess.
Interesting to watch, but a mess.
I responded: Ill give you that, the meeting wasn't done correctly, and should be deemed illegal and re-done,. if Whetham was so concern following protocol , and Roberts rules of order he should have been the one calling for a redo of that meeting...but he didn't. You heard what he was doing. Being disrespectful in that meeting. And yes, Downie if he was present even by phone he could have chaired that meeting, not hand it off to the deputy mayor. I am pointing out is that if one standard of ethics are not being meant, then it should be applied to all...not just those who on the other side of the fluoride issue.
Her Answer: Fluoride issue isn't the issue here, its a government that doesn't seem to be working correctly. Needs a tune up.
And, I agree, should be applied to all.
I then asked if she cared to make further comments addressing my concerns, here is what she wrote:
Peter,
I have watched city council meetings since I was a teenager -- different cities -- and, never have I witnessed the council trying to chide, "shush" or gavel down citizens voicing their frustration. And, the politeness here is overwhelming (just to watch a contentious matter in Berkeley, CA or any major city). People have been very respectful, even though they are frustrated and upset with the decision of the majority council members.
Cherie's actions, acting a Mayor, improperly (the Mayor was on the phone, and we do have statues that deal with this on the city books) without a board action, with the posting of NO SIGNS which was also never discussed, and certainly, no rule is on the books. And, then, the interruptions, the rudeness, and the pounding of the gavel was just out-of-order.
Meanwhile, Mr. Downie trying to "reason" with the constituents in the audience (January meetings) was just crazy. Don't scold people. That is not the way that the council should act. He was ignoring the other Council members. Collins twice asked to speak, and then actually spoke to the City Manager, who replied (completely out of control council meeting) without Mr. Downie even aware. (Collins asked if Council could get training, soon, I believe referring to the MSRC training). Council member Whetham tried, unsuccessfully to speak, several times, but Mayor Downie just kept lecturing.
Calling an audience "bullies" "rude" "intimidating" is nothing that I have ever seen in a council meeting -- anywhere -- and compared to some meetings I've seen (with people marching around the chambers performing the Bellamy Salute, shouting down council, and assorted other shenanigans) our meetings are extremely "polite".
Democracy, even a Representational Democracy, is MESSY. It has always been messy. (Dictatorships are polite, by comparison, because everyone is afraid for their lives.) When we laid down our weapons, the weapon of choice became words. We don't do coups, we voice our opinions. If the opinion is fluoride, then so be it. However, that is NOT THE ISSUE.
In the Journals of the Continental Congress[1] Chauncey Ford Worthington cited: “...oppressive officers are shamed or intimidated, into more honourable and just modes of conducting affairs.”
I am angered and outraged for the insults to our Constitution. This isn't about fluoride. This isn't about not winning a city council race (which was fine, and we have a wonderful new Council member). The issue is that I care about the rights of ALL CITIZENS of Port Angeles. If we can't fix our local government, then what hope do we have of fixing anything in our country?
Marolee
Related Stories:
Ethics complaint filed against Port Angeles mayor amid fluoridation debate
Editorial Note: The report focused mainly those who spoke on the Fluoride matter during the two public comment sessions. There were two who didn't speak on that subject. One person spoke how he was concerned over the divisive atmosphere which the fluoride issue as caused, and how it had effected decisions on other matters that the city is facing, such as the landfill project, the harbor clean up, and the CSO projects. He was correct in saying that both the council, and audience should tune down the divisive rhetoric that had been going on.
I also spoke during the second public comment session. For a change, I didn't speak about my opinions regarding fluoridation. Instead, I talked about my little mishap Sunday involving my wheelchair, and rain poncho, I wanted to give thanks to the police, and EMT's who assisted me out of a bad jam. Earlier in the day during the County Commission meeting, I spoke there as well wanting to thank the Sheriff deputies who also was there on Sunday in giving me aid.
During the City Council meeting Tuesday Police Chief, Terry Gallagher had a retirement send off. I wanted to make sure during the public comment session which I was able to speak to not only say thanks to the police and EMTs for assisting me, but honor Gallagher who I count as a friend by directing the audience attending to give another round of applause.
I also thanked the mayor Pat Downie, for sending that note of good will, I told him though we didn't agree over a policy decision made regarding fluoride, I did appreciate the nice gesture on his part.
Latest Ethics Complaint against Mayor Pat Downie--PORT O CALL
PA City Recceives Fourth Complaint---KONP RADIO
Editorial note: Smith mentioned about how people don't like being lectured too by their elected officials. Well I been lectured to many times in my life, and still am, not because of policy differences, or the lack of knowledge on a subject. Some in society still are under the impression that anyone that don't fit in their little world as being "normal" are somehow inferior, to them simply because they have two good legs. Often treat disabled folks as children. So, I know the feeling of being treated as a child by those who think themselves as superior.
College professors, gives lectures every day, Church Ministers gives sermons in Church, and yes politicians gives lectures too countless times. But, how are those lectures are being presented, that's the issue I think is the point here. When you strip someone of their dignity, and talk down to them like they are children, that would cause anyone to lose their cool. I should know, I am often treated like a child because I happen to have a disability. Just something to ponder readers, before you go talking down on someone who is different that you are, how does it feel when it is done on you.
On another point in this, granted we do have the right to offend, but does it mean we should use it?
News From our Congressional Delegation:
Cantwell: Americans are frustrated ‘because we bailed out the Big Banks and everyone’s 401K and pension took it on the chin’
Cantwell, Murray Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Facilitate Travel and Commerce with Canada, Increase National Security
With Boost from Cantwell’s Women’s Small Business Procurement Parity Act, Federal Contracting Reaches Five Percent Goal for Women-Owned Small Businesses for the First Time in History
Murray Responds to Oversight Report on Education Department’s Student Loan Servicers’ Compliance Review
WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH: Murray Rallies for Women’s Constitutionally Protected Health Care Rights
Founders of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus Introduce Bill to Help Stop the Spread of Toxic Stormwater Runoff
Quoting from the press release: " GSI uses natural and engineered systems to promote the uptake and filtration of stormwater at its source to protect habitats and reduce flood risks. Currently, when stormwater runoff moves through the drainage systems of larger municipalities it collects a wide range of toxic substances – from motor oil to septic waste – and carries it straight into the local watershed. The Seattle Times recently reported that GSI can play a critical role in removing these pollutants, which a joint National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Washington State University study found can kill coho salmon within a matter of hours. " ---Congressman Kilmer
Editor's Note: They should include fluoride as a toxic waste, not just motor oil.
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-9 NKJV
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
LAW & JUSTICE/ ADVOCACY NOTEBOOK REPORTS
LAW & JUSTICE
NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE:
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at RSA Conference on Cybersecurity
Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates Delivers Remarks, Announcing Expansion of Violence Reduction Network
Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty in Florida Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
Chief Executive Officer of International Metallurgical Company Arrested for Exporting Aerospace-Grade Metals to Iran
Principal of Dietary Ingredient Companies Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud and Meth Precursor Scheme
FROM THE FBI FILES:
Putting the Brakes on Crime Getaway Driver Sentenced to 121 Years
FBI Tip Line
Web Portal, Created in 2001, Receives ‘Actionable’ Tips Daily
Director Comey Discusses Investigative Challenges in Light of New Methods of Electronic Communication
Medical Equipment Company Will Pay $646 Million for Making Illegal Payments to Doctors and Hospitals in United States and Latin America
INTERPOL meeting addresses terrorist threats across Asia-Pacific
In other Law and Justice headlines...
Apple, FBI stake out conflicting positions before Congress (AP)
For high-crime neighborhoods, a class in gunshot first aid (AP)
Ohio school district welcomes students back after shootings (AP)
Texas abortion case goes before shorthanded U.S. Supreme Court (REU)
Former Chesapeake CEO McClendon charged with bid-rigging of land leases (REU)
Supreme Court justices heap warmth, wit on Scalia (REU)
ADVOCACY NOTEBOOK
AIRDRIE-CALGARY: RESIDENTS DEBATE FLUORIDE ( FAO)
PROTESTERS BACK ARAB WATER WORKS ON FLUORIDE ISSUE (FAO)
Turning Your Pet Into a Therapy Dog--NY TIMES
Seattle Underbelly Exposed as Homeless Camp Violence Flares---NY TIMES
B.C.'s tent-city injunction bid faces opposition---TIMES COLONIST/ VICTORIA BC
HUD STREAMLINES RENT REGULATIONS
New rule to reduce burden on state and local housing agencies and private landlords
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside.
Job 23:10-11 NKJV
NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE:
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at RSA Conference on Cybersecurity
Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates Delivers Remarks, Announcing Expansion of Violence Reduction Network
Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty in Florida Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
Chief Executive Officer of International Metallurgical Company Arrested for Exporting Aerospace-Grade Metals to Iran
Principal of Dietary Ingredient Companies Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud and Meth Precursor Scheme
FROM THE FBI FILES:
Putting the Brakes on Crime Getaway Driver Sentenced to 121 Years
FBI Tip Line
Web Portal, Created in 2001, Receives ‘Actionable’ Tips Daily
Director Comey Discusses Investigative Challenges in Light of New Methods of Electronic Communication
Medical Equipment Company Will Pay $646 Million for Making Illegal Payments to Doctors and Hospitals in United States and Latin America
INTERPOL meeting addresses terrorist threats across Asia-Pacific
In other Law and Justice headlines...
Apple, FBI stake out conflicting positions before Congress (AP)
For high-crime neighborhoods, a class in gunshot first aid (AP)
Ohio school district welcomes students back after shootings (AP)
Texas abortion case goes before shorthanded U.S. Supreme Court (REU)
Former Chesapeake CEO McClendon charged with bid-rigging of land leases (REU)
Supreme Court justices heap warmth, wit on Scalia (REU)
ADVOCACY NOTEBOOK
AIRDRIE-CALGARY: RESIDENTS DEBATE FLUORIDE ( FAO)
PROTESTERS BACK ARAB WATER WORKS ON FLUORIDE ISSUE (FAO)
Turning Your Pet Into a Therapy Dog--NY TIMES
Seattle Underbelly Exposed as Homeless Camp Violence Flares---NY TIMES
B.C.'s tent-city injunction bid faces opposition---TIMES COLONIST/ VICTORIA BC
HUD STREAMLINES RENT REGULATIONS
New rule to reduce burden on state and local housing agencies and private landlords
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside.
Job 23:10-11 NKJV
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
NATIONAL DIGEST: GROPING JOE SHOULD KNOW RIGHT?
THE WHITE HOUSE: Remarks by the Vice President at the Academy Awards
Quote: " Good evening. Good evening, and thank you very much. Despite significant progress over the last few years, too many women and men -- on and off college campuses -- are still victims of sexual abuse. And tonight I’m asking you to join millions of Americans, including me, President Obama, the thousands of students I’ve met on college campuses, and the artists here tonight to take the pledge -- a pledge that says: I will intervene in situations when consent has not or cannot be given."---Vice President Joe Biden
REF: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/28/remarks-vice-president-academy-awards
Related stories:
Mea Culpa... I Forgot to Vote in the Oscars!---PJMEDIA
Oscars get 34.3 million viewers, lowest rating since 2008--CNSNEWS
NO MORE OSCARS FOR ME
Joe Biden is now leading the fight not only against cancer, but campus rape.---AMERCIAN SPECATATOR/ STEIN
VP Joe Biden pleads for end of rape culture at Oscars before introducing Lady Gaga and dozens of sexual assault victims on stage---NY DAILY NEWS
How the Oscars’ social activism took on Hollywood--REU
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2016/02/29/how-the-oscars-social-activism-took-on-hollywood/
In Other national news...
THE WHITE HOUSE: Remarks by the President at Medal of Honor Presentation to Senior Chief Edward Byers, Jr., U.S. Navy
Related stories:
Navy Hero Dedicates Medal of Honor to Fallen Friend
SEAL Who Wrestled Gunman and Shielded Hostage Is Awarded Medal of Honor--NY TIMES
Navy SEAL who rescued American hostage awarded Medal of Honor--REU
FDA takes additional action to better understand safety of Essure, inform patients of potential risks
FDA providing $2 million in new grants for natural history studies in rare diseases
Super Tuesday: Clinton, Trump look to pull away from rivals (AP)
Obama to meet with GOP leaders on court fight (AP)
Before Trump, there was Jesse Ventura _ and a big victory (AP)
Rubio backers spend big in Texas ahead of Super Tuesday (REU)
House Speaker Ryan: Republican nominee must reject bigotry (REU)
Obama to press Republicans to fill Supreme Court vacancy at Tuesday meeting (REU)
Trump’s David Duke Amnesia (Fact check)
Trump orders Secret Service to remove black students from rally (THE HILL)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:25-26 NKJV
Quote: " Good evening. Good evening, and thank you very much. Despite significant progress over the last few years, too many women and men -- on and off college campuses -- are still victims of sexual abuse. And tonight I’m asking you to join millions of Americans, including me, President Obama, the thousands of students I’ve met on college campuses, and the artists here tonight to take the pledge -- a pledge that says: I will intervene in situations when consent has not or cannot be given."---Vice President Joe Biden
REF: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/28/remarks-vice-president-academy-awards
Related stories:
Mea Culpa... I Forgot to Vote in the Oscars!---PJMEDIA
Oscars get 34.3 million viewers, lowest rating since 2008--CNSNEWS
NO MORE OSCARS FOR ME
Joe Biden is now leading the fight not only against cancer, but campus rape.---AMERCIAN SPECATATOR/ STEIN
VP Joe Biden pleads for end of rape culture at Oscars before introducing Lady Gaga and dozens of sexual assault victims on stage---NY DAILY NEWS
How the Oscars’ social activism took on Hollywood--REU
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2016/02/29/how-the-oscars-social-activism-took-on-hollywood/
In Other national news...
THE WHITE HOUSE: Remarks by the President at Medal of Honor Presentation to Senior Chief Edward Byers, Jr., U.S. Navy
Related stories:
Navy Hero Dedicates Medal of Honor to Fallen Friend
SEAL Who Wrestled Gunman and Shielded Hostage Is Awarded Medal of Honor--NY TIMES
Navy SEAL who rescued American hostage awarded Medal of Honor--REU
FDA takes additional action to better understand safety of Essure, inform patients of potential risks
FDA providing $2 million in new grants for natural history studies in rare diseases
Super Tuesday: Clinton, Trump look to pull away from rivals (AP)
Obama to meet with GOP leaders on court fight (AP)
Before Trump, there was Jesse Ventura _ and a big victory (AP)
Rubio backers spend big in Texas ahead of Super Tuesday (REU)
House Speaker Ryan: Republican nominee must reject bigotry (REU)
Obama to press Republicans to fill Supreme Court vacancy at Tuesday meeting (REU)
Trump’s David Duke Amnesia (Fact check)
Trump orders Secret Service to remove black students from rally (THE HILL)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:25-26 NKJV
Monday, February 29, 2016
MAYOR PENS NOTE OF GOOD WILL OVER PUBLISHER'S MISHAP ON SUNDAY
Readers,
As a curtsy I send these reports to all elected officials regarding local topics that make headlines.
One topic I wrote about yesterday was regarding my little mishap heading to church services on Sunday. I sent the article to all governmental types as a curtsy, but never expected this note from the Mayor:
As a curtsy I send these reports to all elected officials regarding local topics that make headlines.
One topic I wrote about yesterday was regarding my little mishap heading to church services on Sunday. I sent the article to all governmental types as a curtsy, but never expected this note from the Mayor:
Peter,
I am so glad you survived what could have been a much worse outcome on Sunday. That individuals, especially the police/sheriffs, were nearby when bad things began to happen, may well be attributed to Heavenly Father looking out for one his favorite children, who simply was on his appointed way to worship among other children of God.
Best regards,
-Patrick Downie
I wrote the mayor and thanked him for the kind words, and said I was thinking on those same lines that the Heavenly Father figures I am still of some use in this big world of ours yet.
WORLD NEWS DIGEST/ BUSINESS & FINANCE REPORTS
UN CALLS FOR CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN SYRIA, SOME DIDN'T GET THE MEMO.
Explanation of Vote at the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2268 on the Cessation of Hostilities in Syria
Quote: " There is some skepticism as to whether this cessation of hostilities – which is scheduled to go into effect in less than an hour, at midnight Damascus time – will be respected from the outset, or, just as important, whether it will hold with time. That skepticism is more than reasonable, given previous efforts that this Council and other multilateral institutions have undertaken to try to stop the monstrous violence and immeasurable suffering experienced by the Syrian people. Yet that record does not change the fact that this is our best chance, it’s our best chance to reduce the violence. Today, as in every previous effort, the only measure that matters is not the words on the page of this resolution, it is whether these commitments are actually put into practice and whether these commitments lead to real changes on the ground."---Ambassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
ref. http://usun.state.gov/remarks/7156
Related stories:
UN chief says Syria truce holding despite growing breaches (AP)
Syrian army recaptures town in Aleppo province from IS group (AP)
Opposition activists report airstrikes in northern Syria (AP)
Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal (REU)
UN plans aid for 154,000 besieged Syrians in next 5 days (REU)
The Latest: Erdogan Says Hostilities Continuing in Syria--NYTIMES
Turkish artillery hit Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday, official says (REU)
News from the UN NEWS CENTER
South Sudan: UN deputy humanitarian chief calls for end to civilian suffering
UN report finds migrants play critical role in Asia-Pacific development
Yemen: Ban condemns apparent airstrike on Sana'a market; calls for prompt investigation
Ban urges all involved in Comoros electoral process to refrain from violence
In other world news headlines...
Iranian moderates win majority in parliament, clerical body (AP)
North Korea puts tearful detained American before cameras (AP)
Suicide bombing at Iraqi funeral kills at least 25 (AP)
As Europe bickers, police fire tear gas on migrants storming border (REU)
Major powers team up to tell China of concerns over new laws (REU)
BUSINESS & FINANCE:
Fight Against Power Plant Rule Gains Steam---US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Happy Leap Day! Here are 5 Examples of Regulators Not Looking Before Leaping---US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Labor's Retirement Rule Would Throw Small Business Retirement Plans Out With the Bathwater--US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
U.S. Government Enlists Hackers to Help Break Down Global Trade Barriers---US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
US TREASURY DEPT: Remarks of Secretary Lew Before Meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
USDA Improves the WIC Shopping Experience to Better Serve our Nation's Low-Income, New and Expecting Mothers and Their Young Children
USDA BLOG: Conservation and Biological Diversity in Organic Production
USDA BLOG: Tribal Conservation Partnership Provides Aquaculture Ponds for Walleye
IRS: March 1 Tax Deadline Nears for Many Farmers and Fishermen; New IRS Direct Pay Tool Offers Easiest Way to E-Pay Taxes
IRS Statement On “Get Transcript”
In other business and finance news...
'My taxes are none of your business': Mark Cuban--CNBC
Why Wal-Mart can't grow anymore---MOTLEY FOOL
Lumber Liquidators Falls as Turmoil Shows No Sign of Letting Up---BLOOMBERG
Why losing a home means losing everything---WASHINGTON POST
Why Mercedes is halting robots' reign on the production line---BLOOMBERG
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
[ Plea for Relief from Bitter Foes ] [ A Song of Ascents. ] In my distress I cried to the Lord, And He heard me.
Psalm 120:1 NKJV
Explanation of Vote at the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2268 on the Cessation of Hostilities in Syria
Quote: " There is some skepticism as to whether this cessation of hostilities – which is scheduled to go into effect in less than an hour, at midnight Damascus time – will be respected from the outset, or, just as important, whether it will hold with time. That skepticism is more than reasonable, given previous efforts that this Council and other multilateral institutions have undertaken to try to stop the monstrous violence and immeasurable suffering experienced by the Syrian people. Yet that record does not change the fact that this is our best chance, it’s our best chance to reduce the violence. Today, as in every previous effort, the only measure that matters is not the words on the page of this resolution, it is whether these commitments are actually put into practice and whether these commitments lead to real changes on the ground."---Ambassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
ref. http://usun.state.gov/remarks/7156
Related stories:
UN chief says Syria truce holding despite growing breaches (AP)
Syrian army recaptures town in Aleppo province from IS group (AP)
Opposition activists report airstrikes in northern Syria (AP)
Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal (REU)
UN plans aid for 154,000 besieged Syrians in next 5 days (REU)
The Latest: Erdogan Says Hostilities Continuing in Syria--NYTIMES
Turkish artillery hit Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday, official says (REU)
News from the UN NEWS CENTER
South Sudan: UN deputy humanitarian chief calls for end to civilian suffering
UN report finds migrants play critical role in Asia-Pacific development
Yemen: Ban condemns apparent airstrike on Sana'a market; calls for prompt investigation
Ban urges all involved in Comoros electoral process to refrain from violence
In other world news headlines...
Iranian moderates win majority in parliament, clerical body (AP)
North Korea puts tearful detained American before cameras (AP)
Suicide bombing at Iraqi funeral kills at least 25 (AP)
As Europe bickers, police fire tear gas on migrants storming border (REU)
Major powers team up to tell China of concerns over new laws (REU)
BUSINESS & FINANCE:
Fight Against Power Plant Rule Gains Steam---US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Happy Leap Day! Here are 5 Examples of Regulators Not Looking Before Leaping---US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Labor's Retirement Rule Would Throw Small Business Retirement Plans Out With the Bathwater--US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
U.S. Government Enlists Hackers to Help Break Down Global Trade Barriers---US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
US TREASURY DEPT: Remarks of Secretary Lew Before Meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
USDA Improves the WIC Shopping Experience to Better Serve our Nation's Low-Income, New and Expecting Mothers and Their Young Children
USDA BLOG: Conservation and Biological Diversity in Organic Production
USDA BLOG: Tribal Conservation Partnership Provides Aquaculture Ponds for Walleye
IRS: March 1 Tax Deadline Nears for Many Farmers and Fishermen; New IRS Direct Pay Tool Offers Easiest Way to E-Pay Taxes
IRS Statement On “Get Transcript”
In other business and finance news...
'My taxes are none of your business': Mark Cuban--CNBC
Why Wal-Mart can't grow anymore---MOTLEY FOOL
Lumber Liquidators Falls as Turmoil Shows No Sign of Letting Up---BLOOMBERG
Why losing a home means losing everything---WASHINGTON POST
Why Mercedes is halting robots' reign on the production line---BLOOMBERG
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
[ Plea for Relief from Bitter Foes ] [ A Song of Ascents. ] In my distress I cried to the Lord, And He heard me.
Psalm 120:1 NKJV
Sunday, February 28, 2016
LITTLE MISHAP TRAVELING TO CHURCH SERVICES....
Readers,
Rarely does a member of the media makes news. This one probably won't even get mention. But thanks to an good Samaritans, I at least am able to tell the tale.
It happened this morning on my way to church services. Typically, when the whether is fowl and a mix bag of weather conditions, one moment rainy and windy, then the next sunny I stay home from services. I use my electric wheelchair to get around in town, and there is no bus services running on Sundays.
Anyway I put on my rain poncho, and those things aren't really designed for someone who uses a chair, at least the ones you get from the local stores aren't. They do have rain ponchos in specialty stores that caters to the needs of the disabled, but none of those types of stores are here that I know of. But, that is beside the point. I thought I tucked the edges of the rain poncho that would otherwise get got under my wheels of my chair securely enough, apparently not. The church I attend is on Front and Liberty, I live on east 6th. I make the track there every Sunday safely. Well not this week. I was traveling along South Peabody, thinking I tucked away the corners of the poncho, then suddenly a corner of the poncho got caught up on one of the front wheels, causing me to bend over and get trapped with the back of the poncho baring down on the back of my neck. The chair kept moving forward to a point, I could not shut off the chair because the controller was being being caught under the poncho as well, and I was bent over under the poncho, with it caught under the wheel, still going forward! I was being tipped in the chair ready to fall out of it, but couldn't even do that because the poncho was having a choke hold on me from the back. I could not even turn off the device. I was stuck! Being hanged as it were from my own chair, and poncho I was wearing. I yelled for help! Fortunately, a resident from the Manor apartments I think happened to hear my cries for help, and some cops were driving by, and they assisted me out of my situation I found myself in. I jokingly mention that members of the media never makes headlines! They Sheriff Deputies, and one local Police officer should be thanked for their assisting me. Along with the good Samaritan. The Paramedics were called and they checkout my neck, and back, and ticker. So thanks to them as well.
I managed to make it home alright, with a slight muscle strain of my back and neck.
So it goes to show there are goodhearted folks in our police and fire departments despite the bad press these folks get on the national level. My many thanks to the Clallam County Sheriff Deputies,City of Police, EMTS, and the Good Neighbor!
Rarely does a member of the media makes news. This one probably won't even get mention. But thanks to an good Samaritans, I at least am able to tell the tale.
It happened this morning on my way to church services. Typically, when the whether is fowl and a mix bag of weather conditions, one moment rainy and windy, then the next sunny I stay home from services. I use my electric wheelchair to get around in town, and there is no bus services running on Sundays.
Anyway I put on my rain poncho, and those things aren't really designed for someone who uses a chair, at least the ones you get from the local stores aren't. They do have rain ponchos in specialty stores that caters to the needs of the disabled, but none of those types of stores are here that I know of. But, that is beside the point. I thought I tucked the edges of the rain poncho that would otherwise get got under my wheels of my chair securely enough, apparently not. The church I attend is on Front and Liberty, I live on east 6th. I make the track there every Sunday safely. Well not this week. I was traveling along South Peabody, thinking I tucked away the corners of the poncho, then suddenly a corner of the poncho got caught up on one of the front wheels, causing me to bend over and get trapped with the back of the poncho baring down on the back of my neck. The chair kept moving forward to a point, I could not shut off the chair because the controller was being being caught under the poncho as well, and I was bent over under the poncho, with it caught under the wheel, still going forward! I was being tipped in the chair ready to fall out of it, but couldn't even do that because the poncho was having a choke hold on me from the back. I could not even turn off the device. I was stuck! Being hanged as it were from my own chair, and poncho I was wearing. I yelled for help! Fortunately, a resident from the Manor apartments I think happened to hear my cries for help, and some cops were driving by, and they assisted me out of my situation I found myself in. I jokingly mention that members of the media never makes headlines! They Sheriff Deputies, and one local Police officer should be thanked for their assisting me. Along with the good Samaritan. The Paramedics were called and they checkout my neck, and back, and ticker. So thanks to them as well.
I managed to make it home alright, with a slight muscle strain of my back and neck.
So it goes to show there are goodhearted folks in our police and fire departments despite the bad press these folks get on the national level. My many thanks to the Clallam County Sheriff Deputies,City of Police, EMTS, and the Good Neighbor!
PORT UNVEILS PORT COMMISSIONER APPLICANTS...
WHILE CITY STILL IN QUAGMIRE OF CONTROVERSY.
At least Dan Gase and I agree about one thing in all of this..See I told you so. (That is in regards to a quote that the PND mentioned sometime ago, about forming the ad hoc committee regarding the alternatives to fluoride, which he said, " I don't want another see I told you so.) A play on words folks. You'll have to look up the PDN article to get the jest of what I was referring to.
I told you readers if the city had put this issue of fluoridation as a ballot measure on November's ballot. I have a hunch none of what is going on right now would be happening.
And another see I told you so: Looks like those stories about transparency paid off, the Port seeing the light of day perhaps. Or was it the state assistance attorney's opinion, plus what was posted on the PDN, and here, that gave the Port something to ponder about being completely open and transparent?
Related stories:
District 2 Commissioner Candidates Identified and Interviews Set
Late Friday the Port of Port Angeles Board of Commissioners decided to interview all seven District 2 Commissioner candidates on March 4th beginning at 9am. Each commissioner candidate will be allotted approximately forty five minutes for their interview with the commission. Candidates will not be allowed to observe other commissioner candidate interviews before they are interviewed.
The Commission also decided to release the names, supplemental questionnaires and conflict of interest statements of each candidate after receiving verbal permission to do so from each candidate. The candidates are:
Mr. Brent Berry
Mr. Steven Burke
Mr. James Haguewood
Mr. Randall Johnson
Mr. Thomas Pope
Mr. Melvin Rudin
Mr. David Sellars
You can view each candidates supplemental questionnaire and conflict of interest statement by clicking on their name above.
ref. http://www.portofpa.com/DocumentCenter/View/640
Related news stories:
Meanwhile: City Council still stuck Quamire of flouride and ethics
Two points I want to make here, one now that the city attorney is facing a ethics complaint of his own, does his opinion on the matter of possibility changing the form of government have any baring? Secondly regarding the petition mentioned in the PDN article today, yes, I signed that petition of a change of the structure of the city government. To hopefully send a message to the council that you don't ignore the majority of the people, regarding a topic that conserns everyone clean drinking water. Do I really want to change the way the city is govern? NO! I think no one in their hearts of hearts really does. The council made the wrong moves in ignoring the citizen advisory poll, which mounted as being nothing more than a straw poll, and ended up being ignored anyway. They made the mistake of not putting this issue as a ballot measure back on November's ballot, they would not have so easily ignored the results of that vote, as they did with the "straw poll" they decided to do I would think.
Related stories:
2016. This one alleges that Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd and Councilmember Dan Gase violated
that code. This is the second of two complaints that center on events that transpired at Council’s February 2, 2016 meeting.
The Port Angeles Municipal Code directs that Council assemble a three-member Board of Ethics
to receive, investigate and make recommendations for disposition of the complaint. On February 16, Council chose Grant Meiner, Danetta Rutten and Frank Prince from a pool of pre-approved applicants to serve on the Board of Ethics to review the first complaint. That board is scheduled to meet on March 8, 2016. page I-1 of agenda packet
ref: http://wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/2836
Other News Commentaries:
Has Rubio Hurt Cruz More Than Trump for Super Tuesday?--PJMEDIA
No, Seriously, Trump Is a Fascist--PJMEDIA
Christie's Endorsement of Trump Is an About-Face--PATRIOT POST
Psst! ‘Plastics’ needs to be reformed--CSMONITOR
* OH PLEASE! This again? The environmental wackos still can't come up with an alternative solution in how are people going to depose of waste material without using plastic bags to depose of garbage. Supermarkets would have to get rid all of those plastic bags, and invest in these cloth bags for people to buy. Yet, there have been reports that those cloth bags if not routinely washed will contaminate food bought at the store. Meaning, the shopper will have to spend more money to replace the food that was spoiled. I mean really who is going to continually wash those cloth bags? Many people on fixed incomes and they are not going to buy cloth bags that don't carry very much to begin with, and spend money on washing them again, and again.
US Should Call ISIS Actions Against Christians What They Are, Genocide--CNSNEWS
The Inconvenient Facts the Media Ignore About Climate Change--DAILY SIGNAL
SOCIALISM, THE NIGHTMARE THAT NEVER DIES---AMERICAN SPECTATOR
World burns as Obama fiddles: Territory, power and victory are so 20th century--NY DAILY NEWS
Trump Won't Disavow David Duke, KKK Support, 'I Will Do Research On Them'---WEEKLY STANDARD
That Coke Can Is Back--NY TIMES
Chief Beck needs to explain why we need thousands of extra cops---LA TIMES
In Washington, D.C., reminders of America’s dark history of segregation---WASHINGTON POST
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
The Importance of Truth---Gospel Way
At least Dan Gase and I agree about one thing in all of this..See I told you so. (That is in regards to a quote that the PND mentioned sometime ago, about forming the ad hoc committee regarding the alternatives to fluoride, which he said, " I don't want another see I told you so.) A play on words folks. You'll have to look up the PDN article to get the jest of what I was referring to.
I told you readers if the city had put this issue of fluoridation as a ballot measure on November's ballot. I have a hunch none of what is going on right now would be happening.
And another see I told you so: Looks like those stories about transparency paid off, the Port seeing the light of day perhaps. Or was it the state assistance attorney's opinion, plus what was posted on the PDN, and here, that gave the Port something to ponder about being completely open and transparent?
Related stories:
District 2 Commissioner Candidates Identified and Interviews Set
Late Friday the Port of Port Angeles Board of Commissioners decided to interview all seven District 2 Commissioner candidates on March 4th beginning at 9am. Each commissioner candidate will be allotted approximately forty five minutes for their interview with the commission. Candidates will not be allowed to observe other commissioner candidate interviews before they are interviewed.
The Commission also decided to release the names, supplemental questionnaires and conflict of interest statements of each candidate after receiving verbal permission to do so from each candidate. The candidates are:
Mr. Brent Berry
Mr. Steven Burke
Mr. James Haguewood
Mr. Randall Johnson
Mr. Thomas Pope
Mr. Melvin Rudin
Mr. David Sellars
You can view each candidates supplemental questionnaire and conflict of interest statement by clicking on their name above.
ref. http://www.portofpa.com/DocumentCenter/View/640
Related news stories:
Meanwhile: City Council still stuck Quamire of flouride and ethics
Two points I want to make here, one now that the city attorney is facing a ethics complaint of his own, does his opinion on the matter of possibility changing the form of government have any baring? Secondly regarding the petition mentioned in the PDN article today, yes, I signed that petition of a change of the structure of the city government. To hopefully send a message to the council that you don't ignore the majority of the people, regarding a topic that conserns everyone clean drinking water. Do I really want to change the way the city is govern? NO! I think no one in their hearts of hearts really does. The council made the wrong moves in ignoring the citizen advisory poll, which mounted as being nothing more than a straw poll, and ended up being ignored anyway. They made the mistake of not putting this issue as a ballot measure back on November's ballot, they would not have so easily ignored the results of that vote, as they did with the "straw poll" they decided to do I would think.
Related stories:
- Summary: A complaint invoking the City’s Code of Ethical Conduct was filed on February 19,
2016. This one alleges that Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd and Councilmember Dan Gase violated
that code. This is the second of two complaints that center on events that transpired at Council’s February 2, 2016 meeting.
The Port Angeles Municipal Code directs that Council assemble a three-member Board of Ethics
to receive, investigate and make recommendations for disposition of the complaint. On February 16, Council chose Grant Meiner, Danetta Rutten and Frank Prince from a pool of pre-approved applicants to serve on the Board of Ethics to review the first complaint. That board is scheduled to meet on March 8, 2016. page I-1 of agenda packet
ref: http://wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/2836
Other News Commentaries:
Has Rubio Hurt Cruz More Than Trump for Super Tuesday?--PJMEDIA
No, Seriously, Trump Is a Fascist--PJMEDIA
Christie's Endorsement of Trump Is an About-Face--PATRIOT POST
Psst! ‘Plastics’ needs to be reformed--CSMONITOR
* OH PLEASE! This again? The environmental wackos still can't come up with an alternative solution in how are people going to depose of waste material without using plastic bags to depose of garbage. Supermarkets would have to get rid all of those plastic bags, and invest in these cloth bags for people to buy. Yet, there have been reports that those cloth bags if not routinely washed will contaminate food bought at the store. Meaning, the shopper will have to spend more money to replace the food that was spoiled. I mean really who is going to continually wash those cloth bags? Many people on fixed incomes and they are not going to buy cloth bags that don't carry very much to begin with, and spend money on washing them again, and again.
US Should Call ISIS Actions Against Christians What They Are, Genocide--CNSNEWS
The Inconvenient Facts the Media Ignore About Climate Change--DAILY SIGNAL
SOCIALISM, THE NIGHTMARE THAT NEVER DIES---AMERICAN SPECTATOR
World burns as Obama fiddles: Territory, power and victory are so 20th century--NY DAILY NEWS
Trump Won't Disavow David Duke, KKK Support, 'I Will Do Research On Them'---WEEKLY STANDARD
That Coke Can Is Back--NY TIMES
Chief Beck needs to explain why we need thousands of extra cops---LA TIMES
In Washington, D.C., reminders of America’s dark history of segregation---WASHINGTON POST
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
The Importance of Truth---Gospel Way
Saturday, February 27, 2016
DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH...HAS ANYTHING CHANGED?
COUNTY TO ISSUE PROCLAMATION ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, HAS ANYTHING CHANGED?
1e Recognizing March as Developmental Disability Awareness Month
See agenda: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_agenda.pdf
The proclamation is in the agenda packet: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_packet.pdf
Editorial Note: With all those proclamations and lofty words spoken each year, has anything really change for the disability community locally as a whole? And, not just speaking of those who have Development Disabilities, but all who have a disability in some measure. There's been reports nationally that violence against people with disabilities are on the increase, discrimination is also on the increase. It's like, it is now acceptable to treat people with disabilities like second class citizens, much like was done because of race, and still is. The act of segregation has now passed to the disabled, as in, assuming that disabled folks should associate with their own kind. Much like what is being done along the racial divide. Though there as been no publish reports of outright discrimination against the disabled locally, it is still there just beneath the surface. Like for example: people making the assumption that if you have a physical or sensory disability that you have a developmental one. I heard that by some people around me. Or making the assumption since a person is disabled, they should know everyone who has a disability. That's like saying all black people are athletically inclined, or they should know everyone else who are of their race. As you see stereotyping isn't only a racial issue, it effects people in all walks of life.
The point is readers when you stereotype people as a group, the community as a whole is diminished.
References:
Reagons Proclamation
* It's Ironic it took a Republican President to do this.
The White House: Remarks by the President at "In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to Ray Charles"
Quote: Ray Charles Robinson’s childhood in the segregated South was marked by poverty and tragedy. Early in his life, he watched his younger brother drown, lost his eyesight, and lost his father. But Ray had two things going for him. One was a strong mother, Aretha, who insisted that her son not wallow in self-pity, but master self-sufficiency. And two, he had music.--President Obama
Editorial Note: A prime example of a disabled person who was black, breaking the stereotypes that society probably put on him before he became famous and renown.
Other disability related news
Federal Proposal Calls For Disability Hiring Quota--Disability Scoop
Study Offers Clues To Down Syndrome, Possible Treatment--Disability Scoop
Fight For Promotion Spurs Disability Rights Debate---Disability Scoop
Seven-month-old baby, who was born with rare birth defect, gets a life-saving heart transplant after going into cardiac arrest ---DAILY MAIL UK
Harvard Accessibility Lawsuit Moves Forward--Inside Higher ED
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with a Texas YMCA to Ensure Equal Opportunities for Children with Diabetes
Daily Devotional
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
1 John 3:18 NKJV
1e Recognizing March as Developmental Disability Awareness Month
See agenda: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_agenda.pdf
The proclamation is in the agenda packet: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_packet.pdf
Editorial Note: With all those proclamations and lofty words spoken each year, has anything really change for the disability community locally as a whole? And, not just speaking of those who have Development Disabilities, but all who have a disability in some measure. There's been reports nationally that violence against people with disabilities are on the increase, discrimination is also on the increase. It's like, it is now acceptable to treat people with disabilities like second class citizens, much like was done because of race, and still is. The act of segregation has now passed to the disabled, as in, assuming that disabled folks should associate with their own kind. Much like what is being done along the racial divide. Though there as been no publish reports of outright discrimination against the disabled locally, it is still there just beneath the surface. Like for example: people making the assumption that if you have a physical or sensory disability that you have a developmental one. I heard that by some people around me. Or making the assumption since a person is disabled, they should know everyone who has a disability. That's like saying all black people are athletically inclined, or they should know everyone else who are of their race. As you see stereotyping isn't only a racial issue, it effects people in all walks of life.
The point is readers when you stereotype people as a group, the community as a whole is diminished.
References:
Reagons Proclamation
* It's Ironic it took a Republican President to do this.
The White House: Remarks by the President at "In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to Ray Charles"
Quote: Ray Charles Robinson’s childhood in the segregated South was marked by poverty and tragedy. Early in his life, he watched his younger brother drown, lost his eyesight, and lost his father. But Ray had two things going for him. One was a strong mother, Aretha, who insisted that her son not wallow in self-pity, but master self-sufficiency. And two, he had music.--President Obama
Editorial Note: A prime example of a disabled person who was black, breaking the stereotypes that society probably put on him before he became famous and renown.
Other disability related news
Federal Proposal Calls For Disability Hiring Quota--Disability Scoop
Study Offers Clues To Down Syndrome, Possible Treatment--Disability Scoop
Fight For Promotion Spurs Disability Rights Debate---Disability Scoop
Seven-month-old baby, who was born with rare birth defect, gets a life-saving heart transplant after going into cardiac arrest ---DAILY MAIL UK
Harvard Accessibility Lawsuit Moves Forward--Inside Higher ED
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with a Texas YMCA to Ensure Equal Opportunities for Children with Diabetes
Daily Devotional
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
1 John 3:18 NKJV
Friday, February 26, 2016
ISSUES OF TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICS
Readers, two news stories manage to catch my attention this week. Both stories fill the headline nicely this week, which deals with ethics and transparency.
But, before I get into this you may have noted I changed somethings in this posting. I now included news from the state, and reports from our US Congressional delegating. Oh, I'll continue make comments on some local news stories that already been published if they catch my eye, like the two stories that were posted by the Peninsula Daily News this time around. I have decided to mostly use the agendas and staff reports of various governmental sources locally as fodder for news commentary if a topic is worth making comment on. If not I'll just highlight the topics, like the gems I highlighted below. Some features will be moved to other reports, and some reports will be combined like this one.
I am hoping readers this will give you a better report.
So, without delay here is the low down for this week...
Quotes from article posted:
"The complaint “concerns the ethical conduct of [Bloor] in his capacity as city attorney . . . relating to his actions and in actions in connection with his role as a professional advocate for the city, which include his ethical duties owed to the public as his fiduciaries,” the 33-page complaint states."
"Without any council discussion or action, at the start of the meeting the mayor unilaterally and informally attempted to cede his powers and duties as chair of the meeting to [Kidd]” by asking her to do so, Perron said in the complaint."
ref. http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160226/NEWS/302269973/third-port-angeles-ethics-complaint-targets-city-attorney
Editors Note: Apparently I wasn't the only one taking note on how the mayor who was sick, managed to be on the two way phone during that meeting on Feb. 2, and not able to assume his responsibilities leaving the deputy mayor preform the duties of the mayor during that meeting. If Downie was able to be on the two way phone during that meeting, he should have been well enough to chair that meeting using the two way, not hand off his authority as mayor to the deputy mayor. However, still while the ethic complaints filed cites one of the reasons as acts of behaving in a "professional" manner as one of the reasons for those complaints filed.
Why is it then, one council member who seemed to infer that the deputy mayor was the "fake" mayor, in his comments during that Feb. 2nd meeting has been getting a pass, by both the general public, and the main stream media? Is it because he just happens to be against fluoride he has been given a break?
I think there were a lot of wrongs being done during that meeting on Feb. 2. I think people have put blinders on to cover up miscues by those who have sided with the majority of us who are against the practice of fluoridating our water system. I'm hopeful that council member will do the right thing and offer a public apology to the deputy mayor for those remarks. It's one thing to disagree with someone on a topic, it's another to imply that a position on the council is inferior, or insinuate it's "fake".
Quote from article posted: Nancy Krier, state assistant attorney general for open government, said Thursday she urges government entities to make applications for vacant elected positions public. “The application process is the functional equivalent of a campaign,” she said.
ref. http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160226/NEWS/302269987/port-of-port-angeles-to-evaluate-candidates-for-vacant-commissioner
See Port Commission agenda for today: http://www.portofpa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/02262016-132?html=true
“Once they take the position, they are in the same shoes as other elected officials.”
Editor's Note: I see I am not the only one that thinks that the names of the applicants should be revealed.
Now here is the quote from Port Commission McAleer letter she wrote to me last week, which I posted to full text earlier this week:
"Peter I respect the work you do and appreciate your involvement but you are wrong when you say the process has been "hush, hush" or insinuate a lack of transparency.
If you have a concern that we're not being transparent or being accountable to the public I'd like you to contact me. I'm absolutely committed to making the hard tough decisions publicly while we adhere to the OPMA and applicants rights to their privacy." ---From email letter last week
Now, I wrote to to McAleer this morning, (Friday) and asked her about the number of applicants that filed, she responded in saying that seven filed since that report I posted last week. I then emailed her for a response to the PDN's report and the statement by Nancy Krier, asked her if she had any response to that statement, she as yet to send an answer. To me readers, withholding names of applicants is just as much an issue of transparency as anything else.
From what I see there are others including an state assistant attorney general agrees with my assessment! That applicants names should be released not be withheld. So, yeah I might have botched up the numbers of applicants, but didn't botch up the notion of transparency extends to releasing names of applicants. Oh by the way one of the applicants did revealed his name on his own accord, according to the PDN article: Steve Burke, part-time executive director of William Shore Memorial Pool and treasurer of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce, confirmed Wednesday that he has applied for the position. This leave me with this question will the other six who filed will be so forthcoming? If not, why are they hiding?
WHAT'S ON TAP FOR NEXT WEEK:
COUNTY AGENDA ITEM HIGHLIGHTS: 2a Agreement with Dale E. and Ann Cathrine Nichols for the purchase of an easement for the Carlsborg sewer project 2b Agreement with Duane I. Beland for the purchase of an easement for the Carlsborg sewer project.
See full agenda: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_agenda.pdf
Agenda details: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_packet.pdf
CITY OF PORT ANGELES AGENDA HIGHLIGHT ITEMS:
Lodging Tax Event Grant Awards
Summary: The City Lodging Tax Committee considered seventeen (17) event grant
applications for Lodging Tax Funding. The Committee has forwarded a recommendation
to City Council for consideration. see page E 37 of agenda packet
2016-2017 LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Re-appoint six (6) representatives to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee for terms ending February 28, 2017.
Recommendations for filling the vacant positions are as follows:
Councilmember (1)
Cherie Kidd
Lodging Tax Collector (2)
Holly Dempsey – Olympic Lodge
Robert Utz – Red Lion Hotel
Lodging Tax Recipient (2)
Ryan Malane – Black Ball Ferry Line
Vicki Heckman – Sound Bikes and Kayaks
Citizen-At-Large (3) Non-voting
David Shargel
Vacant
PA Forward Representative (1) Non-voting
Vacant
See full agenda: http://wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/2836
Editorial Note: You have to wonder folks, with two ethics complaints Kidd is facing, is this a wise move to appoint her? Shouldn't she decline such appointments until she is cleared of any of the ethic complaints she is now facing?
Community Partner Program Application Deadline on Monday 2/29
Applications are due Monday, February 29th at 5pm for the Port of Port Angeles' Community Partner Program. The Port Commission approved the 2016 Community Partner Program in late January as a way to match funds for economic development programs in small cities and non-profits throughout the Port district. Information on the Community Partner Program can be found via the link below.---from the Port of Port Angeles webpage
ref: http://portofpa.com/Index.aspx?NID=295
From our congressional delegation to Washington DC:
With West Coast Salmon Hatcheries Under Threat, Cantwell Demands Accountability From National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Agency’s bureaucratic delays leave majority of Washington salmon hatcheries vulnerable to lawsuits and closures
Murray Calls on Extreme Conservatives to #StopTheSham Ahead of Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
OLYMPIA DIGEST: Press releases from state agencies, and politicians.
House construction budget ‘builds a better Washington’
Rep. Kevin Van De Wege Proposes Stronger Penalty Options for Public Disclosure Commission
Hargrove honored for helping families in poverty
New tools make it easier to open a restaurant in Spokane and Spokane Valley
Updating Yahoo!’s air permit for a data center in Quincy
Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards accepting nominations
Public meeting on salmon forecasts moved to new location
Gov. Inslee touts Washington state’s leadership as governors meet in nation’s capital
State disciplines health care providers
Workers who lose limbs will receive state-of-the-art care at new Center of Excellence for Amputations thanks to partnership between Harborview Medical Center and L&I
Wyman announces candidates for Presidential Primary
State fines excavator for digging with an expired utility locate
DAILY DEVOTIONAL:
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
1 John 4:9 NKJV
But, before I get into this you may have noted I changed somethings in this posting. I now included news from the state, and reports from our US Congressional delegating. Oh, I'll continue make comments on some local news stories that already been published if they catch my eye, like the two stories that were posted by the Peninsula Daily News this time around. I have decided to mostly use the agendas and staff reports of various governmental sources locally as fodder for news commentary if a topic is worth making comment on. If not I'll just highlight the topics, like the gems I highlighted below. Some features will be moved to other reports, and some reports will be combined like this one.
I am hoping readers this will give you a better report.
So, without delay here is the low down for this week...
- Third Port Angeles ethics complaint targets city attorney--PDN
Quotes from article posted:
"The complaint “concerns the ethical conduct of [Bloor] in his capacity as city attorney . . . relating to his actions and in actions in connection with his role as a professional advocate for the city, which include his ethical duties owed to the public as his fiduciaries,” the 33-page complaint states."
"Without any council discussion or action, at the start of the meeting the mayor unilaterally and informally attempted to cede his powers and duties as chair of the meeting to [Kidd]” by asking her to do so, Perron said in the complaint."
ref. http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160226/NEWS/302269973/third-port-angeles-ethics-complaint-targets-city-attorney
Editors Note: Apparently I wasn't the only one taking note on how the mayor who was sick, managed to be on the two way phone during that meeting on Feb. 2, and not able to assume his responsibilities leaving the deputy mayor preform the duties of the mayor during that meeting. If Downie was able to be on the two way phone during that meeting, he should have been well enough to chair that meeting using the two way, not hand off his authority as mayor to the deputy mayor. However, still while the ethic complaints filed cites one of the reasons as acts of behaving in a "professional" manner as one of the reasons for those complaints filed.
Why is it then, one council member who seemed to infer that the deputy mayor was the "fake" mayor, in his comments during that Feb. 2nd meeting has been getting a pass, by both the general public, and the main stream media? Is it because he just happens to be against fluoride he has been given a break?
I think there were a lot of wrongs being done during that meeting on Feb. 2. I think people have put blinders on to cover up miscues by those who have sided with the majority of us who are against the practice of fluoridating our water system. I'm hopeful that council member will do the right thing and offer a public apology to the deputy mayor for those remarks. It's one thing to disagree with someone on a topic, it's another to imply that a position on the council is inferior, or insinuate it's "fake".
- Port of Port Angeles to evaluate candidates for vacant commissioner position today--PDN
Quote from article posted: Nancy Krier, state assistant attorney general for open government, said Thursday she urges government entities to make applications for vacant elected positions public. “The application process is the functional equivalent of a campaign,” she said.
ref. http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160226/NEWS/302269987/port-of-port-angeles-to-evaluate-candidates-for-vacant-commissioner
See Port Commission agenda for today: http://www.portofpa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/02262016-132?html=true
“Once they take the position, they are in the same shoes as other elected officials.”
Editor's Note: I see I am not the only one that thinks that the names of the applicants should be revealed.
Now here is the quote from Port Commission McAleer letter she wrote to me last week, which I posted to full text earlier this week:
"Peter I respect the work you do and appreciate your involvement but you are wrong when you say the process has been "hush, hush" or insinuate a lack of transparency.
If you have a concern that we're not being transparent or being accountable to the public I'd like you to contact me. I'm absolutely committed to making the hard tough decisions publicly while we adhere to the OPMA and applicants rights to their privacy." ---From email letter last week
Now, I wrote to to McAleer this morning, (Friday) and asked her about the number of applicants that filed, she responded in saying that seven filed since that report I posted last week. I then emailed her for a response to the PDN's report and the statement by Nancy Krier, asked her if she had any response to that statement, she as yet to send an answer. To me readers, withholding names of applicants is just as much an issue of transparency as anything else.
From what I see there are others including an state assistant attorney general agrees with my assessment! That applicants names should be released not be withheld. So, yeah I might have botched up the numbers of applicants, but didn't botch up the notion of transparency extends to releasing names of applicants. Oh by the way one of the applicants did revealed his name on his own accord, according to the PDN article: Steve Burke, part-time executive director of William Shore Memorial Pool and treasurer of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce, confirmed Wednesday that he has applied for the position. This leave me with this question will the other six who filed will be so forthcoming? If not, why are they hiding?
WHAT'S ON TAP FOR NEXT WEEK:
COUNTY AGENDA ITEM HIGHLIGHTS: 2a Agreement with Dale E. and Ann Cathrine Nichols for the purchase of an easement for the Carlsborg sewer project 2b Agreement with Duane I. Beland for the purchase of an easement for the Carlsborg sewer project.
See full agenda: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_agenda.pdf
Agenda details: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_packet.pdf
CITY OF PORT ANGELES AGENDA HIGHLIGHT ITEMS:
Lodging Tax Event Grant Awards
Summary: The City Lodging Tax Committee considered seventeen (17) event grant
applications for Lodging Tax Funding. The Committee has forwarded a recommendation
to City Council for consideration. see page E 37 of agenda packet
2016-2017 LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Re-appoint six (6) representatives to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee for terms ending February 28, 2017.
Recommendations for filling the vacant positions are as follows:
Councilmember (1)
Cherie Kidd
Lodging Tax Collector (2)
Holly Dempsey – Olympic Lodge
Robert Utz – Red Lion Hotel
Lodging Tax Recipient (2)
Ryan Malane – Black Ball Ferry Line
Vicki Heckman – Sound Bikes and Kayaks
Citizen-At-Large (3) Non-voting
David Shargel
Vacant
PA Forward Representative (1) Non-voting
Vacant
See full agenda: http://wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/2836
Editorial Note: You have to wonder folks, with two ethics complaints Kidd is facing, is this a wise move to appoint her? Shouldn't she decline such appointments until she is cleared of any of the ethic complaints she is now facing?
Community Partner Program Application Deadline on Monday 2/29
Applications are due Monday, February 29th at 5pm for the Port of Port Angeles' Community Partner Program. The Port Commission approved the 2016 Community Partner Program in late January as a way to match funds for economic development programs in small cities and non-profits throughout the Port district. Information on the Community Partner Program can be found via the link below.---from the Port of Port Angeles webpage
ref: http://portofpa.com/Index.aspx?NID=295
From our congressional delegation to Washington DC:
With West Coast Salmon Hatcheries Under Threat, Cantwell Demands Accountability From National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Agency’s bureaucratic delays leave majority of Washington salmon hatcheries vulnerable to lawsuits and closures
Murray Calls on Extreme Conservatives to #StopTheSham Ahead of Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
OLYMPIA DIGEST: Press releases from state agencies, and politicians.
House construction budget ‘builds a better Washington’
Rep. Kevin Van De Wege Proposes Stronger Penalty Options for Public Disclosure Commission
Hargrove honored for helping families in poverty
New tools make it easier to open a restaurant in Spokane and Spokane Valley
Updating Yahoo!’s air permit for a data center in Quincy
Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards accepting nominations
Public meeting on salmon forecasts moved to new location
Gov. Inslee touts Washington state’s leadership as governors meet in nation’s capital
State disciplines health care providers
Workers who lose limbs will receive state-of-the-art care at new Center of Excellence for Amputations thanks to partnership between Harborview Medical Center and L&I
Wyman announces candidates for Presidential Primary
State fines excavator for digging with an expired utility locate
DAILY DEVOTIONAL:
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
1 John 4:9 NKJV
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