With the recent news of two Pierce County deputies being shot and then again another similar incident last night in Spokane County with less tragic results, it brings up a few questions that demand answers. “Why?” and “what to do about it?” should be asked of our elected officials.
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Yearly Archives: 2009
Tired of Police Funerals and Shootings.
For Greg.
The fire service lost a great firefighter, leader, educator, and friend this weekend.
I first met Greg in some of our initial firefighter classes during Thurston County recruit academy in the fall of 1993. Being two of the youngest in the class, we had much more in common with each other than with most of...
Service and Trust
In the 5th quarter debate of the Lakewood shooting, I am impressed at the phenomenal amount of finger pointing that is now deservedly occurring at all sorts of political camps and governmental agencies. Obviously, some of the criticism is deserved and the question now is really over their respective political salvation...
We Will Remember the Lakewood Four.
As news filters out from Parkland that no less than four Lakewood Police Officer’s completing a shift were gunned down while they went over shift work in a coffee shop, it’s with heavy heart that we hear this news and also grieve. Its very tough for us to hear and watch...
It’s a Trap!
We know that in regards to the city district fight that nothing has changed and its all “window dressing” or a big charade to hide true intentions by a few key players. As much as we would like everything to be up front and straight forward when it comes to fire...
Who is the CAC?
For many Lacey resident’s the first time they ever heard of the City of Lacey Citizen Advisory Committee (or CAC) was when Mayor Sackrison added a report to the agenda from this group just minutes into the October 22, 2009 City Council Meeting. There was some earlier mention of the CAC...
We understand who our boss is.
If you haven’t heard, the three challengers to the Lacey City council, including Ron Lawson, Cynthia Pratt, and Andy Ryder, all won their elections. Its fairly rare that three incumbents including the mayor*, deputy mayor, and the senior most member of city council are voted out…Not...
Cust Cutting Cities End Cooperation.
In Southeast Washington, the City of Clarkston is starting its own ambulance service but appears to be under staffing its response. As a result, surrounding areas have been getting beat up and/or no longer interested in maintaining a “Mutual Aid” agreement with the City of Clarkston. This story sounds familiar already… I guess some people...
City of Edmonds to End Its Fire Department
A hallmark of City of Lacey fire department comparisons is throwing in the towel on its own fire department. Citing increasing costs of providing fire service and the fact that other surrounding cities such as Mountlake Terrace saved money by allowing county fire agencies to provide the service, the city of Edmonds...
And the “Graemey” goes to…
For those of you who didn’t tune into channel 3 last night, the Lacey Mayor added to the agenda, just hours before the meeting, critical items that quite clearly had been planned for weeks. This determined lack of respect for the process of involving the community in...