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UW Study exposes cause of flooding as government mismanagement, logging, and bad land use policies. Yet Another 100 Year Flood forced upon Skokomish Valley homes:   Once again Skokomish Valley Residents had to endure a ‘100 year flood’ in the … Continue reading →

Dr. Diana Yu is the Health Officer for Thurston County’s Public Health department and Mason County’s as well.  She gets paid for both positions, from her salary in Thurston (the amount remains unclear) spending but 1 day/wk in Mason County. … Continue reading →

An unidentified young man was injured in a slow speed collision immediately following Shelton’s annual Christmas parade.  The many diesel powered entries and traffic contributed to elevated air pollution as well as the mishap downtown.

The air in downtown Shelton is visibly dirtier than that near the Hospital–egregiously so. Some have argued the attention Adage gets at the expense of poorer downtown residents suffering under Simpson’s filth raises challenges to the notion of social justice. … Continue reading →

Most of us who do not smoke try to avoid being affected by those who do. We also try to protect our children, hence the Mason County ordinance against smoking in/on County property, facilities, and parks…unless you’re a bio-incinerator, that … Continue reading →

From an exchange on the NoAdage list: Craig, 1)  See: https://amicuscuria.com/wordpress/?p=451#comment-87 (proof & pique) 2)  Eric Laschever (Adage’s attorney) makes persuasive arguments whether anyone likes them (subjectively) or not.  See his *memorandum* at the end of the following: http://www.co.mason.wa.us/community_dev/adage/november_2010/sepa_cover_letter.pdf Then see … Continue reading →

The following excerpt from Bloomberg.com misses the mark by failing to mention the real LOSERS in the ‘win:win’ financial equation described below.  While it may be true that the liars AND the buyers make a ‘profit’ by distorting the facts … Continue reading →

In a recent post on his Blog, John Cox stated: “…The longer this mess goes on, the more that gets revealed about the political and economic machinations of the Mason County elite. By elite I mean the powerful people who … Continue reading →

What happened? Where do Citizens go from here? Consider this an open invitation for dialog and brainstorming.  After considerable thought, here’s my verbose take on recent events:  (also, check updates on Jay’s Recall below) Judge Amber Finlay’s Adverse Ruling against … Continue reading →

The video documenting the adverse ruling by local Judge Amber Finlay against the Concerned Citizens of Mason County is comprised of 4 clips uploaded to youtube.com. 11-15-10 Concerned Citizens vs. Port of Shelton & Adage 1/4 Mason County Superior Court … Continue reading →