Newtown, Connecticut and another local Mass Shooting

Right now, I am just praying for the parents, families and the people of Connecticut who in some way were or are involved with the mass shooting there two days ago. Right now, there are twenty children and eight adults that were killed at a school in that city.

And with the recent three person shooting a week ago in Clackamas Town Center southeast of my current coordinates in Clark County, Washington. I also pray for the talk show hosts and people in the radio industry within the Portland, Oregon metropolitan media market and the families along with the thousands of people that were touched by this tragedy as well. It may have only been two people plus the gunman and one survivor who remains in the hospital with unpaid medical bills that might haunt her and her family for years to come because one person chose to take his mental anger and screwed up-ness on to others.

Luckily, he was not able to inflict more emotional and physical death on anyone else. I'm praying tonight that no death shall ever be inflicted in this manner any time soon....

And for the first time in my memory, this will be my generations turn to be parents of future generations to explain what happened and how this may impact the live of others. I now pray also for those parents and adults, who are going to have to explain to younger generations, what this really means.....

Columbia River Crossing and the state legislature...

I just wanted to let everyone know, regardless of how you feel about the light rail component or not, please contact them at your leisure through email, a phone call or letter your duly elected representation and let them know how you feel.  I am chosing to remain silent on the main political scuttle butt that stirs the passions amongst some of our local population because I simply feel it does not add any positive to the discussion that has been had for the past thirty years that have gone on about replacing the current Interstate Bridge that rests on wood pilings.

And further, I want peoople to get to know their local elected officials. Nothing is worse than allowing yourself to remain ignorant as a voter of whom are running for various elected offices that you can vote on without doing the requisite homework onn the issues you feel strongly about or whom you trust.

A party label is not going to be a guarantee of how someone is going to vote in the future or will choose to represent you in Olympia.

I won't put up the various officers and representatives information here. Clark County is way too big and too many offices that one can find out with a simply search on a search engine (there are plenty around) you can find out whom is running for your political interests,  geographic area AND party affiliation, if that is office is partisan or not.