Posted on a different blog
at 11:20 a.m. on January 15, 2009
Mary’s note: The following nasty rant is by CdA City Councilman Mike Kennedy and was posted today on a Spokane-based blog in response to the newsletter I sent out yesterday. Let’s all remember that Mike and his wife were just blessed last Saturday with their 7th child, a sweet little boy. Mike is probably not getting enough sleep–I remember those days. (more…)
The City’s Pulse Newsletter
By Mary Souza
Timing is critical in comedy as well as finance. The use of public money for a well-intended project can turn a good idea into a bad joke when the timing is off. And right now it has. (more…)
The City’s Pulse Newsletter
Did you know that voting makes us happy? And that good government is an important factor in our positive outlook as well?
In his fascinating book called “The Geography of Bliss”, Eric Weiner travels the world searching for the places and factors that combine to create a happy community. Many of his discoveries are applicable here in our corner of the globe, and our local leaders could definitely benefit from Eric’s happiness research. (more…)
The City’s Pulse Newsletter
The Coeur d’ Alene School District is smart. They have tapped into an incredibly valuable resource: The people of our community. And it is free. The only cost is a willingness to change, to take a chance and to listen. (more…)
The City’s Pulse Newsletter
By Mary Souza
President John F. Kennedy observed that, “The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis’. One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger but recognize the opportunity.” (Yes, I realize the photo is of Butch Otter…read on) (more…)
“Do the Due” This Election Season
When our kids were young, there was a popular soft drink with the slogan, “Do the Dew”. That soda was full of sugar and caffeine so we didn’t let our kids drink it, but the phrase has been on my mind lately. It’s because of the term “due diligence”. (more…)
In a Guest Editorial today in the Press, Scott Reed tries to defend the NIC Board. Scott, a long-time local attorney and close political peer of NIC Trustee Judy Meyer, writes that the board did nothing wrong. The controversy is over the appraisal for the DeArmond Mill site, which I wrote about in my last week’s column/newsletter that you can read here: https://opencda.com/?p=784
Fishing for Facts in a Pool of Poppycock
Pull on your hip boots, Kootenai County taxpayers, and come wading with me through the balderdash surrounding NIC’s proposed purchase of the DeArmond Mill site. The professional appraisal on the property is finally complete and a flood of accusations and denials have followed. Let’s go searching for some actual facts floating amidst the the bilge of rhetoric and retorts on this important topic. (more…)
In Mary Souza’s column today, she sites several properties in the LCDC’s massive urban renewal projects. She mentions the property’s taxes and the dollars that flood into the LDCD’s coffers. Click here to see a PDF file listing more information about those properties.
Danger, Kootenai County, Danger!
Do you remember the old 60s TV show called “Lost in Space”, where the robot would alert the family to possible threats by saying, “Danger, Will Robinson, Danger”? Well, we need some sort of alarm system in Kootenai County to alert us to possible dangers from mega-communities that want to drop, seemingly from space, into our pristine landscape. (more…)
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