As we approach the time where Barack Obama finally gets to step up to the presidency, it is with joy that an era has ended, and joy that a new era is beginning. We are ending a time where the stage was set for economic and social failure. Indeed, we now have the opportunity to [...]
As the legislators in both Washington and Oregon are beginning their sessions this week, our leaders are being faced with some difficult choices to make. Because of the recession’s effects on the economy, we have fewer dollars to spend on the services that we require or are used to receiving from government. At the same [...]
Freightliner Trucks have been produced in the Portland area since 1947. So when I heard that the company would be naming their latest truck model the “Cascadia” I was thinking about just how appropriate that was. A great new model of truck, named after the great region where it is produced. This recently came back [...]
I have been a user and a fan of the Washington State Ferries my entire life. Over the years, I have used them for transportation around Washington, as a Commuter, and at the beginning and ending of vacations. It all has depended upon what part of Cascadia I have been living in at any given [...]
Our Democratic leaders are starting to lead and get us on the right track toward improving the economy. In the process, they will put many of us back to work and help to solve the problem of replacing our crumbling infrastructure, all at the same time. At least this is getting started in Oregon, as [...]
I recently received an unsolicited message. I will share it with you, and my comments will appear below: Dear Fellow Business Owners: As a business owner who employs 120 people, we have resigned ourselves to the fact that Barack Obama will be our next president, and that our taxes and fees will go up in [...]
We know that many people around Cascadia and around the US are losing their jobs. We blame that on the recession. We also know that the price of oil is very high. Sure, it is a lot less now than it was a month ago. We all know that one way or the other, those [...]
I follow closely the political action going on in the northern part of Cascadia, in Washington State. While I’m not going to go too far in depth into the races and questions on the ballot, there are a few that I would like to comment on before Election day. Chris Gregoire for Governor. Even if [...]
I have been a bit negligent lately in posting to the blog, as I have been away recently traveling to an assortment of places in Cascadia, for an assortment of reasons. I am now back at my computer, and after a stint of catching up with work, I have a moment to reflect on some [...]
We found out this weekend that babies were dying in China because of tainted infant formula. The formula was not distributed anywhere outside China. Is there reason for us to worry about this, since we probably have stronger food-safety regulations in the US? This probably should be a worry to us. We have seen a [...]
