On Bainbridge, Reciting Pledge Makes Some Edgy

Kitsap Sun ^ | 09/09/2006 | Rachel Pritchett

[bigfootbob]

No kidding. Rachel is a second generation RedSun reporterette. Her daddy is Lloyd Pritchett long time feature writer and now associate editor. Think she'd have a clue.

Actually, she does, she lives on Bainbridge and shares the minority viewpoint.

FYI- Nezam Tooloee is a naturalized Iranian who made a fortune in Silicon Valley. He's also thumbed his nose on strict land use regulations, he helped pass, in order to rebuild an adult tree house on a critical area slope on the backside of his property.

What's good for ye, isn't good for thee!

[Chickensoup]

Amazing.

The leftist techies who live on Bainbridge now, should be kissing the flag because our country and our freedoms have allowed them to suceed.

[bigfootbob]

Agreed.

[Cementjungle]

Silverdale, wow! I was stationed at Bangor in the early eighties and Silverdale 'the boonies' back then. Did they ever fix that floating bridge on 3?

Silverdale's the shopping mecca of the county now. Rumor has it there's going to even be a Trader Joes soon!

[Lexinom]

"Negative press reports that more than likely will come out as (a) result of a stand against the pledge could have unintended consequences for the business community and the community as a whole -- suggesting that Bainbridge Islanders are ultra-liberal and against the war, the Bush Administration, etc.," he stated.

Are they ultra-liberal?

But an e-mail also sent Wednesday from Llewellyn to City Council members and others suggested he is not backing down...

They never do... a fool is wise in his own eyes.

"I will expect NOTHING between "Call to Order" and "Additions/deletions" except "Roll Call" unless agreed to by consent of Council chair and mayor -- prior to the meeting. This has been accepted protocol for the last 15 years, except for the recent couple months. Anything not on the agenda should be added (by consensus) at the "Additions/deletions" part of the agenda," Llewellyn wrote.

Okay. What was the practice for the 15 years prior to that, and the 15 years prior to that? Which is really the "new" protocol? Inquiring minds want to know...

[bigfootbob]

You forgot to add the vindictiveness of a low level bureaucrat that tried to put the grading dock in Tacoma out of business with the failed plan in Port Angeles.

The Tacoma plant had built the pontoons and spans for nearly all bridges and road projects in the Northwest for years. However, this bureaucrat didn't like the bid so they tried to bankrupt the plant by building the Port Angeles grading dock out of spite.

It failed and the Tacoma plant is building the spans and the bureaucrat and the head cheese Doug MacDonald (a former Boston Big Dig executive) is still collecting a fat salary.

[relee]

Thanks for the update guys. The Kitsap peninsula sure was a beautiful part of the country, everything was green, lots of open space, no traffic, clean air and great views.

Times change so I wonder, do they still serve beer on the ferries?

[bigfootbob]

Yes, go figure. Can't smoke if you partake, but drink all you want.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Gold Mountain, Olympic Course, one of the best golf courses in hte nation. It hosted the US Amateur Public Links Championship this summer.