Monday, September 28, 2009

Restanding up this blog

After a number of local blogs have closed, shut down or have not been updated in YEARS, I decided it was time for me to reput up my own blog here on Blogspot.

There is going to be some modifications here as I work out some kinks (Wondering if I will be taking comments here or not, posting controversial political stands or ?)

If you have any ideas, you too can put up your own blog with a tad bit of work on your end. If your from another part of the country, world or ? go to www.blogspot.com, sign up, agree to the rules and conduct and start posting away!

Clarkblog goes down.

For those who may not know, Chief of Clarkblog.org fame has decided to close his local infamous blog.

I'll let him tell it in his own words:

" September 28, 2009

My friends;

Today is the day that Clarkblog.org finally comes to an end. We set out from the start to try and find enough things to speak of to warrant a full time blog here in Clark County, and I think that I have proven beyond a doubt that it is possible to do so.

Along the way I have picked up a number of enemies in the traditional media. The site has been under increasing attack of late from those enemies, much of which I have openly invited by being as "in your face" as I felt I needed to be in order to challenge some of the political paradigms that exist here in Vancouver. I've never shirked from a decent argument, but in many cases I am not dealing with decent people.

But the fact remains that I have carried this experiment as far as I can by myself. A lot of people read this site and some of them are very threatened by what they see here. Under other circumstances I would relish the fight, but my health leaves me increasingly unable and even unwilling to do so.

Thank you to all who have regularly checked in on this website and for the silent support you gave it. I wish you all well, and I'm sure we will bump into one another around town. My very best to you all

Cheers!

Bob Koski
Vancouver, WA"

I want to wish him the best of luck on his health recovery and thank him for being the voice of standard for clark county and taxpayers for a couple of seasons.

Most do not know I was a regular and fond memorialist over there remembering all the wonderful things as well as loving good challenges of further research into local politics.

My hats are off to you for a wonderful ideas that continued to fester and spawned so many local campaigns, political and social change in our local piece of heaven of Clark County Washington.

You set a wonderful standard Bob. I am really going to miss your tutelage, friendship, kindness, email chats and wonderful disagreements! Take care and get better soon.