It's been coming on

Something to learn on

We have been had, bad

There won't be any

Some solutions are hiding under the rug

Tne Beachcomber knows where its sympathy lies.

A sucker punch to Vashon's energy future

They can’t hide, but can they run?

You can't trust it

To the extent things could be worse, be thankful indeed

The Mayor of Oakland is getting some pointed advice

Mis-diagnosis, wrong medicine

Vashon be ready with brave new words

Students spend class staring at their lap

My Country ‘Tis of Thee …

Yes, it's a windmill, but still

The Tenth Anniversary of the Afghan War Has Two Meanings

It’s not shaped like an island, but put it in quotes and look again.

Obama one ups JFK's Ich Bin Ein Berliner, throws us under the bus

The Republicans drank tea, Obama took the Kool Aid, and we got a cup of Greek austerity; why ?

A growing number of House Democrats is urging President Obama to abandon his dealings with Republicans and hike the debt ceiling unilaterally: Mike Lillis - 07/31/11 08:37 PM ET

Cynicism in this case is the best prism

A pair of communals is one too many.

The legacy for Festival 2011 will be a lot of strawbery jam.

Just pretend everything is okay

The essay A Story looked at World history should time have been counted from the beginning. But the epilogue assumes no such thing.

It's been postulated that the universe has an age. A number has been found and a story written.

The Republican 2012 budget eliminates Medicare

 We have to lie to stay alive

The Gods on Mt Olympus should pay their share

The Nature of Money

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The Council is worth saving

I Faith and Value

Nietzsche Knew It Had to Be

Alternating Currency Needs DC Too

Alternating Currency is back, we hope in vain.

It's a Tempest in a Tea Pot

Obama punishes whisleblowers like Manning

This Saturday in Olympia there’s a street rally against public service cuts here and in Wisconsin, bless their cottage cheese hearts. This is most heartening. Vashon’s Roger Fulton is calling all cars. And, Moi? As usual I am firmly in armchair looking for what’s wrong in the big picture. Aha, our Community Council is too busy sweeping K2 fallout under the rug to join in. Formally, its current agenda only lists changing a County Unincorporated Area agreement, K2 being present only where noted. The buzz Councilwise is about something we are calling governance. Loosely put “governance” is pent up boredom with the monthly grind through minutes, motions, and standing committee reports. More accurately it is a search for the reason that each of the nine Council board seats seems to give the incumbent a hot foot: a mass resignation last fall has been followed by a non-election and several resignations. Specifically, it is the design of a Council structure that will give some voice to the people who now shun it. Ignoring...

January 19, 2011 Dear Community Council board representatives: Although sitting on the VMICC board is clearly not a constructive opportunity for me at this time, I feel responsible to the people who voted for me to listen, learn about the issues and try to participate in service to the Island. Upon reflecting on Monday night’s meeting, I want to share my perspective on three items: · John Runyan’s comments: Over the last months, I, too, have observed right many VMICC members offer comments, insights, questions, concerns, suggestions which beg for acknowledgment, at the least, and invite continuing conversation, sometimes even action. These often carefully prepared and sometimes heartfelt attempts to communicate with you and other Island citizens via the public forum seem to go into a vacuum (which sometimes feels hostile). Then they completely disappear; I don’t believe they are even reflected in minutes. This is particularly perplexing when the questions raised repeatedly concern governance, meeting format and...