It’s not that hard to unleash the power of a brilliant sign. The reality is, you just need to make the sign brilliant, or, in other words, bright and shiny. And that’s what city planners across the country, and across the Tri-Cities, are starting to do. You can see a Read more…
I once heard a private attorney say, “In the halls of justice, the only justice occurs in the halls.” That may be because our local county courthouse and jail in Kennewick, Washington, is called the Benton County Justice Center. I think “justice” is a glorious word, but it can seem Read more…
Have you heard that one about the two lawyers making tents? Neither have I. In fact, I just checked the most popular search engine of 2022, and they don’t have a single joke about two lawyers making tents. I found jokes from movies and TV shows and just plain good Read more…
I suppose election season is the perfect time to talk about keeping an open mind. I also believe it’s the perfect time to talk about staying safe on the road and not mentioning actual politics, or candidates, at all. 😉 Last Saturday, there was a horrible 4-car collision at the Read more…
Surely, when the Kennewick Irrigation District was first formed, they loved being called KID. Maybe they still do. But, over the years, I have become less appreciative of the acronym, and I’m not kidding. Please don’t take this the wrong way, because I know and have worked with several employees Read more…
About two decades ago, there was a proliferation of new roundabouts, aka traffic circles or rotaries, in the City of Kennewick. When I say proliferation, I mean that it looks like someone moved to Kennewick from across the pond (what was formerly known as the motherland for many Americans) and Read more…
In 1992, the United States Army Corps of Engineers began construction on the dry Zintel Canyon Dam in Kennewick near the new Canyon Lakes neighborhood and golf course. City planners and developers had begun to develop the area, but decided they needed protection from seasonal flooding to develop the neighborhood Read more…
Sometimes I see a sign like the above that says “Absolutely no trespassing,” and then it issues a caveat like “after 8 p.m.” Wait, what? So I can trespass before 8 p.m.? And what does the “absolutely” add to the sign? Is this more like a “pinky promise” or is Read more…
Disclaimer First of all, I’m not an investigative reporter and I haven’t interviewed anyone in preparation for this blog post. And secondly, I hope that I don’t continue to show up on the scene of an accident whenever I go on a road trip, because I am planning on increasing Read more…
I just spent the weekend in Sarasota, Florida, for a short business trip. The beaches were amazing, the restaurants were delicious, the masks were almost non-existent, and the sunsets were unforgettable. But the roads were fairly dangerous, and it got me thinking about the best ways to avoid getting into Read more…