This is me with the beard (okay, the goatee).
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Inside Castro's Prisons | TIME
Inside Castro's Prisons | TIME - looks like Castro has a higher percentage of his population in prison than the wicked Americans do. Will the Left notice?
Give Us DDT - WSJ.com
Give Us DDT - WSJ.com "Give us DDT" is another overdue indictment of overzealous Green-ism.
Management bibles are not gospel - Yahoo! News
Management bibles are not gospel - Yahoo! News - voices skepticism about such business books as "Good to Great" and "In Search of Excellence." Good, cautious advice for the wise manager.
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation: Honor the Victims of Communism and Those Who Love Liberty
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation: Honor the Victims of Communism and Those Who Love Liberty - looks like a good source of information on the evils of Communism. Never forget.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Korean Shipbuilders Take Novel Construction Tack - WSJ.com
Korean Shipbuilders Take Novel Construction Tack - WSJ.com - great story of innovation - subscription required.
The Little Engine That Could - WSJ.com
The Little Engine That Could - WSJ.com - subscription required - an article touting the supposed economic benefits of TODs, Transit Oriented Developments. I'm marking it for now but hope to come back and critique it closely.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Extremes don't help debate
Bless the Tribune for picking up this slightly revised version (Extremes don't help debate) of an earlier column written for the Forest Grove News Times, a part of the same media family.
I have to thank John Schrag, the F-G News Times' publisher, for encouraging me to write.
I have to thank John Schrag, the F-G News Times' publisher, for encouraging me to write.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Victory for Harrington for Metro
A belated recap of the election:
You can't say she didn't earn her victory - the final official vote count was 24,756 (44%) for Cox and 31,328 (56%) for Harrington. The under-vote - people who turned in ballots but chose not to vote for either candidate, totaled 24,506.
My strategy, to try to reach the folks who historically ignore the Metro race, didn't pay off, or didn't pay off enough to make the difference. (If you run the percentages as total votes available instead of votes cast, it comes out as 39% Harrington, 31% Cox, and 30% no opinion.)
There's no question in my mind that Harrington (and her husband, both retired) worked a lot harder than I did on her race - I know she knocked on more doors, and she certainly raised more money.
Interestingly, despite being recruited by the outgoing Councilor Susan McLain and supported by the status quo forces at Metro, Harrington ran a very centrist campaign, even claiming publicly to support a West Side Bypass freeway - the completion of the I-205 beltway around the region - which is anathema to her base.
So at this point it's up to her to show us how centrist she'll be in office, and up to us to give her the chance to live up to those promises. I'll certainly work with her on ways to increase regional mobility.
Apologies to those who have been asking about my blog - I just fell out of the habit of posting, and hope to pick it back up.
You can't say she didn't earn her victory - the final official vote count was 24,756 (44%) for Cox and 31,328 (56%) for Harrington. The under-vote - people who turned in ballots but chose not to vote for either candidate, totaled 24,506.
My strategy, to try to reach the folks who historically ignore the Metro race, didn't pay off, or didn't pay off enough to make the difference. (If you run the percentages as total votes available instead of votes cast, it comes out as 39% Harrington, 31% Cox, and 30% no opinion.)
There's no question in my mind that Harrington (and her husband, both retired) worked a lot harder than I did on her race - I know she knocked on more doors, and she certainly raised more money.
Interestingly, despite being recruited by the outgoing Councilor Susan McLain and supported by the status quo forces at Metro, Harrington ran a very centrist campaign, even claiming publicly to support a West Side Bypass freeway - the completion of the I-205 beltway around the region - which is anathema to her base.
So at this point it's up to her to show us how centrist she'll be in office, and up to us to give her the chance to live up to those promises. I'll certainly work with her on ways to increase regional mobility.
Apologies to those who have been asking about my blog - I just fell out of the habit of posting, and hope to pick it back up.
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