They say change is inevitable.
For the Kirkland Reporter, our time has come.
In a Nov. 12 editorial, I pleaded our case that the paper needs some fresh content and opinions. Readers were tired of seeing a lopsided op-ed page and others just wanted content variety.
In response, Kirkland has stepped up. Over the past month, I’ve been sorting my inbox and voice mail full of nearly 40 messages from locals interested in submitting a column or opinion piece.
In response to John Carlson’s Dec. 3 column “Correcting big lies in America.”
So far, my favorite part of the banking crisis has been watching politicians pitting the poor against the rich.
The other day I was doing an errand at one of our local stores and noticed a Kirkland policeman searching a man by the front door.When I paid for my purchases, the cashier told me the man had been found rifling through the refrigerator in the break room looking for food. I was shocked and saddened that someone would have to resort to doing such a thing to find food. It’s that desperate out there for some people, right in Kirkland’s backyard.
If there ever was a time to put together a smart financial plan, one that will serve you well for the rest of your life – the time is now. Welcome to The Coffeehouse Investor.
Ed. Note: In response to John Carlson’s Dec. 3 opinion piece, “Correcting big lies about America,” the Kirkland Reporter invited Redmond Reporter Editor Bill Christianson to write this weeks editorial.
Bah, Humbug!
Yep, it’s Christmas, and Washington State is doing its best to again turn out Grinch after Grinch after Scrooge to the disgust or entertainment (take your pick) of the entire country.
We have a rich tradition of such foolishness. The kerfuffle two years ago at Sea-Tac Airport over Christmas trees and accompanying decorations made us a national laughing stock as they went up, then down after one complaint, then up again, but renamed as benign “Holiday Decorations.”
It’s a disturbing irony.
The Moss Bay Recorder Society’s Christmas Play-along/Sing-along at the Kirkland Public Library is a highlight of my Decembers in Kirkland. This year’s event is Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. The program includes lovely music, most of which is not well known, nor disseminated as muzak in malls or elevators. All singers and players of recorders and of other compatible (acoustic) instruments are welcomed to sight-read the music. Rhythm instruments and bells are also provided to encourage participation. If you do not wish to join in as a singer or player, just come by to listen and enjoy!
There are few countries so eager to acknowledge their faults as this one.
As a father of five daughters, I understand that even as sophisticated as the World Wide Web has become, it is still a vast environment with ambiguous boundaries between appropriate and inappropriate, safe and unsafe information and media.
Political junkies are going through severe withdrawal, with the only businesses on the upswing these days being de-tox centers for campaign-addicted types. I escaped commitment by the hairs of my chinnie-chin-chin, which leaves me looking for newsy tid bits.
I am writing regarding the city of Kirkland’s “update” of the Shoreline Master Program. This is an environmental program designed to protect fish and wildlife. The city has employed the UW and Watershed Inc. to provide data with respect to the shoreline along Lake Washington in Kirkland. The city has identified some areas of paramount importance in protecting fish. The primary one, according to the city, is tearing out all bulkheads and armoring.
You can’t escape it, it’s everywhere. House values are plummeting, mutual funds are shrinking, and jobs are in jeopardy. Oh my.
Most of us probably can’t afford to take a pay cut.
After previous elections, it seemed to me that political signs hung around forever. So I was delighted to note the absence of all of them along Kingsgate yards recently. Here’s the Haiku I wrote in appreciation:
Should we let a developer threaten us into building an extreme project? That’s what seems to have happened with Parkplace.
(An excerpt from Jeremy’s book, Relative Discomfort: The Family Survival Guide.)
Nixon lost his bid for the State House. But he’s also ruling out a run for head of King County Elections, authorized by an initiative that passed last week and he helped get onto the ballot.
It’s b-a-c-k! Tent City 4 is back in town in residence at St. John Vianney Catholic Church on Finn Hill.
