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June 1, 2009 - 01:25 pm
NEWS FEED: News Tribune

O! Potholey night

By Ian Demsky

We have not yet discussed the spiritual dimension of the lowly pothole. It is not something, but a lack of something, a void, an absence, an emptiness.

They certainly seem also to be kenotic, from the Greek, kenosis (κένωσις), meaning self-emptying, as in the theological choice to become entirely receptive, a vessel waiting to be filled with perfection. Hot, black, gooey perfection.

Is the homophonic coincidence between 'holy' and 'holey' merely that? Or can we read something more into 'holy's' Old English origins meaning that "which must be preserved whole or intact" and related to the word for health and happiness.

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February 3, 2009 - 08:45 pm
NEWS FEED: News Tribune

Tacoma councilwoman: 'I don't think we should be playing nice.'

By Jason Hagey

A hot-off-the-printer draft of a letter that Pierce County officials are preparing to send to state legislators in their quest to restore funding for transportation projects received a luke-warm reception today from the Tacoma City Council.

"I don't think it's strong enough," Councilwoman Connie Ladenburg said during the council's Committee of the Whole meeting. "It's a nice letter. I don't think we should be playing nice."

Councilman Mike Lonergan shared the sentiment, telling council members earlier in the day that Gov. Chris Gregoire's promise to have Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond look at some of the Pierce County projects that were left unfunded is "not quite good enough.

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