PRIMARY DAY IS COMING. DID YOU VOTE? I know that many are waiting to vote till Tuesday. We do that often, because we like an Election Day, but mainly because we all have so many candidates and info to go through. Especially this time! It’s a bit insane how many of us there are. Which…
Read MoreI have always ensured that women and women-owned businesses were a big part of any org/chamber/business/social boards and events. We had several women-owned biz that were very active in city politics and I encouraged that.In other orgs, our focus often was women anyway (senior center, anti-pesticide groups, a native american area of WA with large…
Read MoreAs Chamber Pres, I put Wallingford on the map, literally – city tourism board had other areas for years, not Wallingford. I designed and produced the area map with the first use of a QR code. I grew the Chamber’s membership greatly, formed collaborations with other community groups, brought Candidates into member meetings, brought a…
Read MoreThere are many of things to work on; it’s been difficult to list them all. Some candidates have some great, specific ideas, some have very general ideas, some have too many. Which one is Just Right?? I will say that my husband and I, like others, were disappointed in the Ballard District Council candidate forum…
Read MoreIF YOU ARE ALSO TIRED OF THE “ SAME OL’ SAME OL’ “ — VOTE FOR KARA. I am honest and forthright. I listen and observe. Opinionated in many ways, not afraid to be a dissenter. Willing, in fact INSISTENT, to work with others, even opposite sides. But if you insist on insults or threats,…
Read MoreCOME ON. It’s bad but we shouldn’t jump off a cliff yet. Okay. That obviously one-sided/sensationalist/fear mongering special from KOMO4 is such that I turned to my husband and said “If I didn’t know better, after watching that I’d either run screaming from WA, or kill myself.” I mean, really. That so many have seen…
Read MoreIn order to right the ship, it looks like we’re gonna need to over-compensate. In potentially major ways. Things are changing fast, and we must be a part of it. Perhaps city mayors should stand up to the Alt Right to say “No, you don’t get a permit for your rally. This is no longer…
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