Localities

Last night's meeting went very well, with a few alarming problems. Josh and I did a good job of hosting the event at our community's center, which though humble, was quite appropriate for the occasion. For those not in the know, Island County is actually two islands Whidbey and Camano (pronounced Camino, go figure) that are not actually attached in any way, be it road, bridge or ferry. Needless to say, there is a huge gap between the two that has little to do with the San De Fuca Strait that runs between them. Income, land size, business base, its all wildly different. Camano is where the rich folks live, Whidbey is where the farmers live.

Fortunately, our candidate owns a boat and our community has a dock, so we've managed to get him over here for various fund-raising, meet & greets, etc. John is a good man, a Progressive (but he's our man as far as the election goes) and a newspaper editor. He knows quite a lot about Camano Island and its needs, not so much about Whidbey's - and that might be the deal breaker for many Whidbey folks. It was certainly glaringly obvious that the Whidbey group needs to get him educated, and quickly, on the issues here.

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