http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest posts by John Pierre Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:30 PDT Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:30 PDT en-us Copyright 2011 Beacon Publishing, Inc http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/saying-what-you-mean/1002877?source=rss Are you as tired of the "politically correct" requirements that we are faced with hour by hour? It has become thoroughly disgusting in my view. Some mealy-mouthed politicians are spouting words that are meaningless mostly because of their normal lying tenancies and, further, because of their need to be absolutely politically correct. You'll never hear a politician refer to one of his or her opponents as a ... http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/saying-what-you-mean/1002877 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:24:21 PDT edmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (John Pierre) General http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/the-2-stupid-matters/999858?source=rss Do government officials care about what they divulge to the media and, consequently, an eagerly listening public? No? These motor mouths always find a need to spew their privileged inside information to impress their listener of their importance as a show of their being superior to we "little people." The quote is often disclosure from an official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorize... http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/the-2-stupid-matters/999858 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:11:45 PDT edmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (John Pierre) General http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/what-was-in-the-satchel/996624?source=rss This writing is about guns!! I won't mention my thoughts on the controversy though some of you may have detected my carefully hidden (heh heh) feelings on the subject. However, this column is about a real-life occurrence that caught my attention just a few days ago. My wife was in the Rite Aid store (on 196th and 76th Ave. W) picking up a few needed items while I remained in the nice warm car. Along came a man ... http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/what-was-in-the-satchel/996624 Thu, 02 May 2013 07:13:32 PDT edmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (John Pierre) General http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/complaining-about-the-railroads/993493?source=rss They're still at it. "They" being the chronic complainers taking shots at the inevitable coal trains slated to run through our Edmonds By the Sea... a town that became a town because of trains. I suggest that these complainers date back to when automobiles besmirched the air quality throughout America. Cars arguably had an ill effect in some areas but where would we be without them? But the complainers were ... http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/complaining-about-the-railroads/993493 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:27:10 PDT edmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (John Pierre) General