Here are a few thoughts I had on the city’s proposed budget for next year: Few would dispute the need to protect our source of water.  It is the epitome of a public good, one which the private sector is least able to provide.  Unfortunately, the sales tax that used to fund it has shifted […]

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Couple thoughts on this last Sunday in August, as I start to dig into the details of the city’s proposed budget … First, props to those I’ve seen aggressively protest their #propertytaxes 👏👏👏 I’ve seen a couple big victories. What saddens me, as always, is the time required for #citizens to do this. I’m realistic […]

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I think I missed an opportunity by not going to the abortion resolution debate at City Hall recently. In case you don’t know, it was little more than a statement made by the city council after the U.S. Supreme Court returned the issue to the states, to be democratically-decided, by overturning Roe vs. Wade.  The […]

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