Progress, sustainability experts say, is not growth or change, progress is improvement, and improvement comes in flavors: economic, social, and environmental. The Harbor Square Master Plan, as currently being pushed, equates progress with just one kind of improvement – economic…
Don’t bite my finger, look where I’m pointing -Warren McCulloch An Edmonds citizen requested that I explain why I left the Council meeting, of January 29, 2012, before it was over. His concern may have stemmed from the characterization of…
I’ve received a small amount of criticism and much support for my essay on why I’m against the Port’s Harbor Square Master Plan, an outcome about which I’m pleased. I’ve also received a small amount of criticism for posting the…
Proponents are contending that changing the Comprehensive Plan to include the Harbor Square Master Plan is about giving more choice. They suggest we can include residential and increased heights at Harbor Square in our Comp Plan then negotiate heights with…
I love Edmonds. I love the way the sun dips below the clouds as it sets after a long overcast day. I love the rainbows that appear when the sun pops from behind a cloud while it’s raining. I love…
Some years ago, IBM determined that there’s no money to be made in commodity hardware: the company abandoned selling PCs in order to focus on providing expensive enterprise services. Former IBM customers yawned and bought Dells and HPs. Some years…
If you were a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation you could recall the Captain displaying his easy authority with the order: “Make it so.” No one in Edmonds has the authority to make much of anything so; that…
Before malls, warehouse stores, and numerous discount department stores, a small-city downtown could be your main shopping center, with trips to the mall reserved for jeans that fit just right, a pair of shoes, or a dress for a special…
In high school, when taking a math test, our teachers required us to show our work. It wasn’t enough to arrive at a conclusion, we had to map our thought process and calculations that demonstrated how we got to that…
My opponent, DJ Wilson, wrote a gracious statement that he has conceded. I want to thank DJ Wilson for his years of service to Edmonds. My campaign committee, friends, family, supporters and, most of all, the Edmonds citizens who voted…
