Stories from this campaign need airing and discussion
Stories from this campaign need airing and discussion
The truth should come out - eventually. That is not an accepted practice and many people think many important facts and the truths that follow should be forgotten and never revealed. I’m not on
The truth should come out - eventually. That is not an accepted practice and many people think many important facts and the truths that follow should be forgotten and never revealed. I'm not one of those. Facts that have no impact on others or the future can be forgotten. In college I majored in history because I believe the past can help us with the future. Plus the real past has more fascinating stories than fiction - or at least to me.
Today's Herald editorial is half right and half wrong in my view. Scott Ayers urges reconciliation after this election. And I agree that we should accept those elected and give them support and respect.
But there are stories from this campaign that also need airing and discussion. If we just close the book on all that has happened these past months then the same things will be able to happen again next election season. The same people, tactics and tricks will be with us again. Some of us who have followed elections for years were able to predict some of the nasty things this past campaign season. There are also some things wrong with how our Auditor runs elections and these need to be investigated and posted for all to know.
The whole idea of this website is to look at what processes go on behind the scenes or are not reported by the commercial news media. That is why I started it - because the Herald ignored the four-million-dollar KAP scandal by the Port of Bellingham in 1990. Eventually the Herald was forced to recognize this story - but after writing one closing story the Herald has never mentioned a word about this again - all in an agreement with the Port of Bellingham.
Yes, gentle reader, the Port blew off over $4,000,000.00 of our tax dollars on a losing shell game with a fast-talking developer from out of state. I was tipped off about the process and looked into it as a citizen. Upon finding the facts, I brought them to the Herald - and the editors ignored it - until the Seattle PI put the story in headlines on page one. Then the Herald covered it - but only a little. Once the issue was resolved the Herald instantly pretended it had never happened. And so today we watch our Port - with some of the same staff still running things - make more losing deals. The Herald still gives the Port a free ride.
A democratic society needs to know the facts and who is doing what in the public realm in order to make good decisions in the future. Some facts are pleasant - and are usually reported by the commercial media. Some are nasty - but are also important for us to all know about. This website exists to cover that gap between what the Herald reports and what citizens need to know. I hope to continue that. This is why I have repeatedly praised Sam Taylor. His very good political reporting in the Herald has narrowed the gap.
Expect some stories about the campaigns on this website. They could not be told during the campaigning because they would have inappropriately influenced the elections. But they should be told so we have an understanding of what happened and why. And so we can prevent or reduce some of the dirty stuff two years from now when we have our next local elections.
Today's Herald editorial is half right and half wrong in my view. Scott Ayers urges reconciliation after this election. And I agree that we should accept those elected and give them support and respect.
But there are stories from this campaign that also need airing and discussion. If we just close the book on all that has happened these past months then the same things will be able to happen again next election season. The same people, tactics and tricks will be with us again. Some of us who have followed elections for years were able to predict some of the nasty things this past campaign season. There are also some things wrong with how our Auditor runs elections and these need to be investigated and posted for all to know.
The whole idea of this website is to look at what processes go on behind the scenes or are not reported by the commercial news media. That is why I started it - because the Herald ignored the four-million-dollar KAP scandal by the Port of Bellingham in 1990. Eventually the Herald was forced to recognize this story - but after writing one closing story the Herald has never mentioned a word about this again - all in an agreement with the Port of Bellingham.
Yes, gentle reader, the Port blew off over $4,000,000.00 of our tax dollars on a losing shell game with a fast-talking developer from out of state. I was tipped off about the process and looked into it as a citizen. Upon finding the facts, I brought them to the Herald - and the editors ignored it - until the Seattle PI put the story in headlines on page one. Then the Herald covered it - but only a little. Once the issue was resolved the Herald instantly pretended it had never happened. And so today we watch our Port - with some of the same staff still running things - make more losing deals. The Herald still gives the Port a free ride.
A democratic society needs to know the facts and who is doing what in the public realm in order to make good decisions in the future. Some facts are pleasant - and are usually reported by the commercial media. Some are nasty - but are also important for us to all know about. This website exists to cover that gap between what the Herald reports and what citizens need to know. I hope to continue that. This is why I have repeatedly praised Sam Taylor. His very good political reporting in the Herald has narrowed the gap.
Expect some stories about the campaigns on this website. They could not be told during the campaigning because they would have inappropriately influenced the elections. But they should be told so we have an understanding of what happened and why. And so we can prevent or reduce some of the dirty stuff two years from now when we have our next local elections.
