Camp Alabama - a May 2021 write-up
Camp Alabama has been around now for more than two years. In May of 2021 I went in the camp and wandered around. Here is a write-up of...
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Arne Mortensen
- Jun 12, 2022
- 5 min
Camp Alabama (June 2022) - the "rest of the story" - Part 1
It’s time to write some of the “rest of the story” behind the current thrust of the City of Longview officials’ attempt to get their...
Arne Mortensen
- Mar 19, 2022
- 5 min
What do you want from the Planning Commission?
On the 16th of March, 2022, the Board of Commissioners of Cowlitz County (BoCC) met in a "sort-of" joint session with the Cowlitz County...
Arne Mortensen
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
A Whale Story
https://qr.ae/pGmhGP This is a nice article; it should be fun to read. It did cause me, as many article do, to wonder about the world I...
Arne Mortensen
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
Covid variants by "vaccine?"
In several postings I have discussed (maybe ranted is a better description) that government never looks at both sides of an equation when...
Arne Mortensen
- Oct 9, 2021
- 6 min
The interview of the Candidates for the vacant district 3 County Commissioner position.
PROLOGUE: Politics as is typically taught and practiced is quite unnatural for me. I like to be direct, and I don’t play with people. ...
Arne Mortensen
- Apr 23, 2021
- 1 min
Response to the County Salary Commission
The salaries of the Cowlitz County Commissioners currently are set by a County Salary Commission (CSC). I won't go into the details of...
Arne Mortensen
- Apr 12, 2021
- 4 min
Another Lost Opportunity, but a Teachable Moment
The regular Tuesday Commissioners’ hearing that took place last week on 6April2021 is a teaching moment of why we are in such trouble in...
Arne Mortensen
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
Free help for failures
The American ethos was built around celebrating success from productive work. Productive work is defined as creating/rendering/deliverin...
Arne Mortensen
- Oct 23, 2020
- 2 min
"Setting the Record Straight" Episode 5 - Finn knows the landfill is not for sale
Recently some of you received a mailer from Will Finn, a candidate running for County Commissioner in District 1. That mailer does serve...
Arne Mortensen
- Oct 11, 2020
- 2 min
"Setting the Record Straight" Episode 4, is Finn a Republican?
The Cowlitz County Republican Party in a near unanimous decision chose to endorse me over Will Finn. From the Cowlitz County Republican...
Arne Mortensen
- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
"Setting the Record Straight" Episode 3, Endorsements
In this episode I discuss endorsements. Endorsements have many dimensions, and it is difficult to draw sensible conclusions from them...
Arne Mortensen
- Sep 18, 2020
- 9 min
Are we to be subjects or free people?
On Tuesday the 15th of June 2020, I submitted to the agenda a resolution to unlock the county. For details go to the Cowlitz County...
Arne Mortensen
- Sep 18, 2020
- 3 min
“Setting the Record Straight” Episode 2, Finn’s Typical Politics.
In the previous Episode (episode 1) I gave some recent video about my opponent at work. In the Prologue (these can be seen on my blog at...
Arne Mortensen
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
“Setting the Record Straight” Episode 1, Finn’s Egregious Official Deception.
People in position of power, such as a mayor, should be held at least to the minimum standards set by law, set by ethics, and set by...
Arne Mortensen
- Aug 29, 2020
- 1 min
Setting the Record Straight - Prologue
As we go into full swing into the campaign for the 2020 Cowlitz County general election, my principal campaign concern is how do I inform...
Arne Mortensen
- Aug 20, 2020
- 3 min
Free the people of Cowlitz County
Below is a resolution that I am working to submit at a hearing, but for it to pass, it will need strong support from the people. I'll...
Arne Mortensen
- Jun 7, 2020
- 13 min
Weber Tried to Sell the Landfill
During a recent public meeting in May 2020, Dennis Weber chose to attack me and repeated yet again the assertion that I want to sell the...
Arne Mortensen
- Jun 7, 2020
- 1 min
Divide and Conquer (America)
Often I have wondered about such rules. Are we no longer the UNITED States of America? How does this play with the US Constitution on...
Arne Mortensen
- Jun 7, 2020
- 2 min
Will Finn's campaign of innuendos and disinformation.
Will Finn publicly has attacked me instead of addressing issues. Why he feels comfortable imputing motivations for my actions puzzles me....
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