On a children’s lit kick
For whatever reason, I've been reading a lot of children's lit this past month. So far that includes: The fantasy trilogy "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman I've only read the first two books so far, The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife. I still need to get to The Amber Spyglass to round out the trilogy. These are excellent fantasy novels, but stridently anti-religion. The Golden Goblet, a Newberry honor from the 60s set in ancient Egypt. The Bungalow Mystery, #3 in the Nancy Drew series. I read the original version from the 1930s, not the sanitized 1950s version Read more…
B&O tax in Tacoma
The Tacoma City Council took a big step forward tonight by adjusting the City’s B&O and cabaret taxes. By raising the minimum threshold for tax to $250,000 from $75,000 more businesses will have a chance to grow before paying the tax. More and more businesses have real flexibility in where they want to locate, especially when their only needs are a computer and phone. I think this will help make Tacoma more welcoming to those kinds of businesses. As David Boe said tonight, Tacoma is a great place to start a business and this only helps that. Marilyn Strickland also Read more…
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