Don’t Settle?
The unfortunate passing of Steve Jobs has highlighted his accomplishments and his vision. But one bit of of his wisdom might require some...
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Justice?
The recent demise of Osama Bin Laden has caused many to declare that justice has been done. Even the president says this. Calling the...
Published
My novel Down The River is now available through Amazon.com. A Kindle version will also be available soon. Buy it. Read it. Review it....
PC Huckleberry Finn
The news item about a publisher cleaning up Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn to eliminate references to “the N-word” is both laughable and...
Power For The People: A History of Seattle City Light
Yesterday Mind Over Matter host Diane Horn interviewed me on KEXP Radio FM 90.3 about my history of Seattle City Light. Click here to go...
Publishing Update
The two books I did with the late Walt Crowley several years ago are now available through University of Washington Press. Power For The...
On the air
Hot on the heels of the radio interview I appeared on KCTS Channel 9, our local PBS station. They are having a pledge drive and aired the...
Reflecting on 9-11
A local journalist wrote recently comparing the disaster of 9-11 in 2001 to that of Custer in 1876. As a “Custer buff” I was immediately...
Flogging My Wares
Yesterday I had a book signing, probably one of the fantasies of those seeking to be published. The wannabe author imagines being seated...
Video Lynchings
The recent kerfuffle over the dismissal of a civil servant who was framed by a doctored video underscores something I’ve believed for a...
New Books
I received good news this week. University of Washington Press is listing two books of mine in their online catalogue. The first is Power...
What are you going to wear?
Steve Sadis, the producer and my co-writer for The Power of Snoqualmie Falls informs me that the video has been nominated for an Emmy....
May 4
I can’t believe that it’s been forty years since the killings at Kent State. In Kent, Ohio they call the event May 4th like December 7th...
The Chief
Two weeks ago, Mike Shanahan died. He was my chief of police and assistant chief for two years in the early 70s. I moved on to be a...
New Contract
The folks at Turner Publishing Co. in Nashville have a new project for me, Historic Photos of Seattle in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. It’s the...
History on Television
I will rant a bit on history as it appears on cable. I say cable since the broadcast stations don’t feature much in the way of...
Opening for the centennial history of Seattle Children’s Hospital
Six-year-old Alice lies half reclined on the stretcher struggling against asthma to breathe. Her alveolar sacs are paralyzed and her...
Christmas 2009
It’s been a year of premiers, the big events that mark chapters in life. Where to start? We all strolled the red carpet to meet Kellen...
Turkey Day
My ancestors were at the first one in 1621. Teenagers Elizabeth Tilley and John Howland survived that first winter when her parents died...
A Bold History
The book launch at Queen Anne Books in Seattle went well. The book store staff (thank you Tegen) was very gracious and had a beautiful...
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