Sometimes my epiphanies amaze even me. I am reading that the ShoWare Center is losing money faster than national Democrats are losing elected offices and that the pricey new police station for Kent is too costly for voters.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Some local politicians lecture us that the only plausible resolution to such problems is to raise the B&O tax and increase other taxes in sneaky ways as well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The police headquarters will be basically a simple office building. Where is it written that government workers need an office with a window? Repurpose the voluminous ShoWare Center as the Police HQ. Voila. Two problems with one stone. Or make the Kent Commons folks a deal and give them the ShoWare in return for their present facility adjacent to the Regional Justice Center.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Another epiphany has arrived. Like Elizabeth Warren, I am a tiny bit Native American. In fact, I think my obscure tribal identity was called the ShoWare tribe. The thing to do is give us Showares our own reservation. I will fill the floor of the under-used entertainment facility with slot machines! A pig’s ear will transform to a silk purse moneymaker! Voila, voila! Do not confuse this repeated exclamation with the town in Central Washington.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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