Montana Citizens time to approve recreational marijuana use

Montana I am surprise you guys have yet gotten this law passed yet.  I figured by 2013 or 2014 you would be a state already approved for recreational pot use.  Montana citizens have always been free spirited.  I can not believe you let Colorado and the liberal state of Washington beat you on this issue.  Recently I had read that Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming have the most free masons in the United States.  Some have even defected to other states helped set policy in states they move into.  I helped get Alaska to be able to get recreational marijuana this state was the only state until the first Bush Administration told Alaska you make it illegal or no road funds.  In 1991 Alaskans made it illegal only to approve recreational use in 1998 and 2014 voters approved it overwhelmingly along with Oregon.  I lived in the Spokane area from 1991-1998.  I remember people in Montana were very free spirited just like people in North Idaho and Eastern Washington.  People in Montana time to get the petitions out put it on 2017 or 2018 ballot.  You can be the next state to approve the use of recreational marijuana. 

Happy 90th birthday to my Grandma Carter

September 4th, 1926 my grandmother Wanda Carter was born to Harold and Grace Thompson.  She went to school and grew up in my hometown of Snoqualmie.  She graduated Snoqualmie High School in one of the last classes at the old school which is the administration building now.  She married my grandfather Robert Swenson in September 1944 before we went to serve in World War II.  They lived in a Weyerhauser style house in Snoqualmie Falls.  They started a family.  They had four children together Susan, Bob, My mother Sharon and Jim.  They raised their children with her as the major disciplinarian.  She also was the main secretary at Mt Si High School so imagine these children in their high school years could not get into trouble without her finding out.  These children were not angels.  Each kid turn out great because she got 8 grandchildren by them.  In 1961 her and my grandfather built a house West of Snoqualmie they lived in for 10 years.  Then my grandmother got a job as lead secretary at the Seattle School District where she worked there til 1981 when Grandpa Carter's health need a full time care giver.  She retired in 1981.  She married Russ Carter in 1976 was married to him until he died in 1994.  They lived in Green Lake and Granddad Russ was one of the few conservatives living in Green Lake.  It was interesting because even though he was his wife.  It was like he was babysitting her child in a way.  We would figure out how to have him and then spill the beans to get him into trouble somehow.  They attended our graduations would take the grandchildren on field trips to places.  Russ also helped her in 1976 get over the death of her grandchild Matthew.  She would also at the hospital during my health scare in my early childhood years.  Then lived with my Aunt Sue in Redmond then to moved to Whidbey Island nearly 10 years later.  Happy 90th birthday to one my best grandmother.  I am glad to call her my Grandma. 

Krispy Kreme has finally made it to Alaska

August 30th, 2016 Krispy Kreme has made it to Alaska.  Now you can eat fresh Krispy Kreme donuts that are not a day old because they are baked in a bakery in the Lower 48.  I hear they make donuts like McDonald's make hamburgers 60 years ago.  Come to the corner of Muldoon and Debarr in Anchorage across from Fred Meyer and patronize this business. 

Make all Alaska elections vote by mail

Here is the least cost efficient way to make elections smoother in Alaska.  I never thought I would be endorsing this idea after speaking against for 15 years.  Washington State after a very close governors race each county had started to get rid of their polling place with the last polls closed in 2011 by legislative action in Pierce County.  Kittitas County closed their polling places in 2008.  Here in Alaska since each borough only has a county clerk does not deal with state elections.  With a vote by mail since Alaska has party registration system which needs to be scrapped in my opinion.  Government should have no business getting this information or a political party be allowed to close their primary.  We also should have all the candidates on one ballot.  We have raced that decided in the primary that should automatically go to the general election.  Top Two primary system takes care of this.  You mail the correct ballot to the voter the voter mails the ballot to a central Juneau mailbox.

Former County Commissioner Candidate endorses challengers in County's Commissioner races

Susie Weis who came in 3rd place in the August 2nd primary election is frustrated with the current commissioners.  She has decided in the Upper Kittitas County contest to endorse Carl Nelson in the Lower Kittitas County contest has decided to endorse Rob Fraser.  A recent decision the three member of the Super Republican majority has decided to vote in favor buying the Shady Acres Mobile Home Park to expand for use to expand an event center which will not help one citizen in Upper Kittitas County.  Kudos for Susie for standing her ground against this bunch. 

Nancy Myers McLaughlin loses her ability to keep her Spokane County Commissioner Seat

In the August 2nd primary election.  Nancy Myers McLaughlin loses her ability to keep her Spokane County Commission seat to Josh Kerns and Candace Mumm.  Nancy did a great job during her brief time as County Commissioner. This is not the first time an appointed commissioner has been defeated in a primary election.  In 1995 in a Special election for the same district.  George Marlin who was appointed was defeated in a special election to John Roskelley. 

Snoqualmie Mayor loses bid in state house race

In the August 2nd primary election Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson loses bid for his election to the state house.  Now he can continue to provide great leadership to my hometown of Snoqualmie one of the fastest growing communities in Washington.  Snoqualmie is glad to have him as mayor.