1. I’ve been waiting for a decent link from this blog for a little while. And, now from Jamaica to Olympia, and we’re not good hosts: Americans don’t know how to make you feel at home in their country. There are constant reminders that I am not from here and while I could care less…
Month: February 2012
The history of the Thurston PUD as the strange center of the private vs. public electricity debate
The story behind why a Public Utility District doesn’t provide electricity in Thurston County touches on some of the most interesting episodes in the debate versus public and private power and in politics in Washington State. This post is a follow-up to another post where I outline three historic narratives from Chris Stern’s piece about…
Discover Thurston as a road trip through Mathias Eichler’s two best idears
In honor of Mathias Eichler’s recognition of being the best person in town (Awww-SUM), I give you Mathias’ best idears as copied by other people and as told by Discover Thurston. And, when I say “copied” I mean borrowed without credit seemingly being given. Credit may have been given at some point, but not in…