tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post3760190116251664386..comments2023-09-23T08:26:38.233-07:00Comments on Port Angeles Unearthed: Election Night!Crypt Kickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560627730845451894noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-29910160764411545902014-11-09T10:11:07.093-08:002014-11-09T10:11:07.093-08:00I think it's safe to say that Sheila Roark Mil...I think it's safe to say that Sheila Roark Miller's own scandals and shortcomings - as presented in all local media, and as known by seemingly everyone - were enough to sink her, especially with a real opponent. Even those who are ideologically aligned with her severely conservative views had a hard time justifying her breaking the law, backdating documents, abusing staff, etc., etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-27120930839908821752014-11-08T09:17:38.191-08:002014-11-08T09:17:38.191-08:00Anon 10:14 Really? You can't see any positives...Anon 10:14 Really? You can't see any positives for all that the Port O Call has done in just one year? You really think it is all about Peach, and all the other changes mean nothing? <br /><br /> With the impact Dale and his paper has had already, in just one year, I'll be watching to see how this next year shapes up. <br /><br /> You know, it isn't a character flaw to give credit, where credit is due.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-12700378309617004692014-11-08T05:51:08.692-08:002014-11-08T05:51:08.692-08:00You missed one; Shelia Roark Miller is gone...You missed one; Shelia Roark Miller is gone...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-73608156544605866182014-11-07T22:14:46.900-08:002014-11-07T22:14:46.900-08:00Anon 8:47 PM: The "good ole days" never ...Anon 8:47 PM: The "good ole days" never ended. Look at the good ole boy we just elected to be county commissioner. Get a clue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-76017033404000115802014-11-07T20:50:11.842-08:002014-11-07T20:50:11.842-08:00All it says is "contributions" what did ...All it says is "contributions" what did you contribute this year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-49106030134456647232014-11-07T20:47:39.795-08:002014-11-07T20:47:39.795-08:00Well, Dale didn't write all the articles in th...Well, Dale didn't write all the articles in the paper, for starters. But, that really doesn't matter. Point remains. He's doing what nobody else is. <br /><br /> What kind of perfection is going to be good enough for you to be supportive of? Do you want to drive Dale out of town, and go back to the good ole days? <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-86084288067045345682014-11-07T19:12:27.045-08:002014-11-07T19:12:27.045-08:00Geez, Dale, do you REALLY think "anonymous&qu...Geez, Dale, do you REALLY think "anonymous" is gonna cut it with this list? And, uh, you DO seem to be taking credit for all of this, which is more than a little bit of a stretch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-22426981000151675722014-11-07T18:18:46.398-08:002014-11-07T18:18:46.398-08:00The game is rigged here. When I have more time, as...The game is rigged here. When I have more time, as someone suggested, I will give a more thoughtful and provoking response. BTW, get that painted Re-Elect Porter sign off of the Republican Party Building. Maybe the other renters OK'd that but isn't that a violation by affiliation? What a dump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-48792386739827594462014-11-07T17:33:56.874-08:002014-11-07T17:33:56.874-08:00Call me! My number is on page 4 of every Port O Ca...Call me! My number is on page 4 of every Port O Call. <br />I don't feel "dismissed" yet. Dale<br /><br />Speaking of sloppy writing, "have you every talked to..." should be "ever" talked to. See, we all make mistakes.Dale Wilsonhttp://www.portocallpublishing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-8200921297991528352014-11-07T17:28:43.920-08:002014-11-07T17:28:43.920-08:00Port O Call Contributions:
1. Russ Veneema is out ...Port O Call Contributions:<br />1. Russ Veneema is out of sight (if not out of mind)<br />2. City Council is no longer giving Chamber $350,000 per year<br />3. Flow control ordinance halted at county level<br />4.Porter's sexist ways exposed<br />5. McEntire's pay decreases dropped<br />6. Public Defender practices exposed<br />7. Civil rights at traffic stops explained<br />8. Police contacts with mental patients improved<br />9. School board clown circus exposed<br />10. Oak Street project cancelled<br />11. Port Angeles United is no more<br />12. Harbor Study Tax removed from utility bill<br />13. City more compliant with ADA (disabled persons have better access to more)\<br />14. Tribal Culture Saluted<br />15. Candidate interviews with every candidate in county<br />16.Selinda shakes up county governance<br />17. Travis Beebe re-assigned<br />18. Promoting women is sports Roller Derby and wake surfing<br />19. Flouride fight renewed<br />20. Smart Meters cancelled<br />21. New businesses get free stories<br />22. Fact checked the CSO and found the city full of it<br />23. Sustainable businesses saluted<br />24. Monthly cultural stories<br />25. Chamber director resigns<br />26. More defendants released upon personal recognizance<br />27. Coming soon: City receives funds from insurance companies who insured the companies who polluted the harbor. This would have been put on the city residents. <br />28. 75% increase in diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurisms at OMC since his article came out listing the danger of misdiagnosis.<br />29. Garden Glory = eating shit<br />While Port O Call is not claiming credit for all these happenings it sure has had an impact on each and every one. Not bad for a hack writer with a ten year old laptop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-83600010101585311092014-11-07T14:42:43.209-08:002014-11-07T14:42:43.209-08:00You really think that if Sissi had won, things wou...You really think that if Sissi had won, things would have been so different, and it would be worth staying in this sinkhole?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-50912057182795749192014-11-07T14:41:01.228-08:002014-11-07T14:41:01.228-08:00And, I can see that Sissi losing is Port O Calls&#...And, I can see that Sissi losing is Port O Calls' fault. Sure. Okay. Let's run those folks out of town; we don't need them because it is all hopeless. I get it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-22929969963283408662014-11-07T14:12:05.613-08:002014-11-07T14:12:05.613-08:00Yes! Why, if not for the Port O Call, then Sissi B...Yes! Why, if not for the Port O Call, then Sissi Bruch wouldn't have won her landslide victory! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-68997022576996378522014-11-07T12:13:19.737-08:002014-11-07T12:13:19.737-08:00Updated count.
Sissi lost.
Start packing.Updated count.<br /><br />Sissi lost.<br /><br />Start packing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-34680530405052174452014-11-07T10:21:32.039-08:002014-11-07T10:21:32.039-08:00Just a follow up to my comment about giving Port o...Just a follow up to my comment about giving Port o Call a donation as a Thank You. A poster added that: " While his heart is apparently in the right place, he is his own worst enemy, and he's a sloppy writer, and his website is a mess. He makes himself easy to dismiss, in other words."<br /><br /> Yeah, that may be true, but the fact remains that the paper is getting more things changed around here, than has happened in a long time (if ever). Prior to that paper coming to town, any concerns were just swept under the rug. You couldn't get a letter-to-the-editor published unless the editor liked what you were saying. The powers-that-be could do what ever they wanted, knowing the PDN would not expose what they were doing.<br /><br /> That has all changed now. These people know well that they will get questioned, and their responses (in what ever form they take) will be made public. Others involved get questioned. Issues are investigated. There is finally what has been lacking for so long: public accountability.<br /><br /> CK does a great service by maintaining this forum. But the Port O Call reaches people who never see the comments here. The civic leaders don't fear what will be put in print, here. They do know the Port o Call gets delivered to every address in the city.<br /><br /> Yeah. It isn't perfect by any means. Hopefully, it will continue to improve. I'm hoping my donation will let Mr. Wilson know his efforts are appreciated, and help him continue doing what he is doing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-79203122829131082462014-11-06T20:50:06.303-08:002014-11-06T20:50:06.303-08:00The math is in Peach's favor, like it or not.The math is in Peach's favor, like it or not. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-43200321321972714922014-11-06T20:49:07.821-08:002014-11-06T20:49:07.821-08:00Yes, but, have you every actually talked to Dale W...Yes, but, have you every actually talked to Dale Wilson? While his heart is apparently in the right place, he is his own worst enemy, and he's a sloppy writer, and his website is a mess. He makes himself easy to dismiss, in other words. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-19518344322574652972014-11-06T20:08:54.192-08:002014-11-06T20:08:54.192-08:00I completely agree.
I'm going to be sendin...I completely agree.<br /><br /> I'm going to be sending the Port oCall a decent donation as a "Thank You". Best thing in terms of real change I've seen take place in this county in quite a few years. I hope they keep at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-5397558546157075532014-11-06T18:43:53.585-08:002014-11-06T18:43:53.585-08:00The retired folks with time on their hands and the...The retired folks with time on their hands and the inclination should organize a network of judge watchers to stay in the courtroom and document his abuse of the poors. That would be a true social justice cause that any liberal church or ACLU members should take up. I know they're here. Do something!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-81885202372640949332014-11-06T11:06:03.678-08:002014-11-06T11:06:03.678-08:00So...If, as it stands, Bill Peach has around a 2+ ...So...If, as it stands, Bill Peach has around a 2+ percent lead over Sissi Bruch, that means this is a fairly close race, county-wide.<br /><br />So...With that lead, and with the number of votes left to count, to win, Sissi would have to get well over 50 percent of the remaining votes, something like, say, 55+ percent of those votes, rather than the 49 percent she's gotten thus far. <br /><br />That seems unlikely. Not impossible, of course, but highly unlikely. <br /><br />Remember: Peach nearly beat Mike Doherty last time out, even with Mike's long history and experience as a Commissioner. Sissi had an uphill fight from the start, and had to fight the all-too-common sexism in this area, as well as her own party's shady and questionable history. <br /><br />I'd say it seems highly likely that Bill Peach has won. We'll see on Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-44804777256009474882014-11-06T08:47:38.150-08:002014-11-06T08:47:38.150-08:00Well, that pretty much describes politics anywhere... Well, that pretty much describes politics anywhere in the US, these days. Look at what the National political rhetoric has been about! Talk about hate filled mis-information, gripers and whiners. <br /><br /> This is one of the big problems. People are so ready to believe the worst, and the campaigns know it. So, instead of real debates about real topics, we get mailboxes filled with nonsensical garbage that has little to do with fixing the countries very real problems.<br /><br /> You probably saw the article about the oil company employee who taped the political consultant who was urging the oil companies to use every means possible to smear oil and gas project opponents.<br /><br /> Who cares about the FACTS of the situation, it's "win by any means".<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-19155198437004416752014-11-06T06:42:10.936-08:002014-11-06T06:42:10.936-08:00No one saw Roark-Miller being defeated either but ...No one saw Roark-Miller being defeated either but when the Port O Call went county-wide with the "Pesky Roark-Miller Report" it turned the tide of that election. With sufficient support this, or any other magazine willing to spread the news, can turn the tide. All that is necessary is to get the word out. For too long the PDN has had a monopoly on delivering its brand of "news." Their brand is usually to support the ruling class no matter how badly they rule. If we had a county wide paper printing the truth some of these hard right candidates would have to become more centric or seek other work. Think for a moment of what we have in local news. The PDN or the Rush Limbaugh radio station. Other than these there is no county wide news media. There is a fully functional broadcasting studio at the Skills Center, lacking only an editing machine, but they will not bring it online because it would provide a broadcasting element to the local cable channel. They would not be able to control content so they keep it shuttered. When you find people willing to stand up to the hard core right you need to support them--warts and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-78499987729027700052014-11-06T04:30:26.353-08:002014-11-06T04:30:26.353-08:00Why were you at the courthouse? Why were you at the courthouse? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-26028341086770111402014-11-05T19:02:23.719-08:002014-11-05T19:02:23.719-08:00From the PDN earlier today: " Rosand expects ...From the PDN earlier today: " Rosand expects 7,000 more ballots to come in by Wednesday, “and then it's going to trickle off,” she said.<br /><br />The next vote count has been scheduled for Friday, Rosand said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-87423745504000857672014-11-05T18:00:56.286-08:002014-11-05T18:00:56.286-08:00In reply to Anon 2:12 PM...Yikes! But why am I not...In reply to Anon 2:12 PM...Yikes! But why am I not surprised?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com