In my last posthere I gave a limited accounting of an action taken by the BoCC, that action violating common sense and property rights. The action was to approve a proposal by the city of Castle Rock to enlist Cowlitz County into enforcing City development regulation...
On 23December2019 I posted on my blog the resolution that the BoCC passed regarding the UGA/RTA (urban growth area/rural transition area) for Castle Rock (CR). That link is here. If you haven't read it, please do.
In that posting I mentioned that the resolution...
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, at the regular Tuesday hearing, the BoCC adopted the resolution below. Both Dennis Weber and Joe Gardner voted for it; I voted against it. The resolution doesn’t have much to it on the surface because the teeth are in the agreement, which I...
Recently Judy Baker posted on Facebook a Forbes article about a potential economic outcome of significance. (Judy, thank you.) That article was written by John Mauldin, someone whose thoughts are worthy of consideration.
To save you time, I go straight to the point, and offer backup material toward the bottom.
Problem statement: The postmaster in Kalama acts with little to no interest in the clients, you and I, she is entrusted to serve. It is common knowledge that this person has pol...
The new Kalama River Road construction between I-5 and Haydu Park (inclusive) is well underway. At the county, we received, from a person who hauls equipment, a complaint about the design of the roundabout and access into the roundabout. So, I drove out there for a f...
Our bond analysis continues with looking at the fourth published bond priority, “Large Repair Projects,” at a cost of $9.4 million before interest costs (probably > $12 million). Remember, I refer to the exact text that the school district presented in their flyer.
While "debates" of specific public policy which, at the foundation, pit liberty and individualism against government and collective control, occupy mu...
Venezuela: Will we learn from it?
August 4, 2016
October 2013
How does Patrick Henry’s rallying cry, “No taxation without representation,” fit today? Back then King George was the taxing tyrant; toda...
Taxation without Representation
October 17, 2013
It is rare that one can find a thoughtful article that is substantive and educational while covering key social economic issues. The link to such an...
