Well, KGMI was fun this morning, although discussing gas prices was not the category I have the most to contribute to. After the show, one more phone call was taken from a caller who did not want to be on the show - and Jeffrey took it. The caller would not identify himself, but the voice was that of a very high elected local official. He said the reason we have higher gas prices in Whatcom County compared to Skagit is the oil companies are recouping their fines from the Olympic pipe line explosion of 2001. Simple as that. They are taking their fines out of our pockets. This person should know - but it would be nice to see the state Attorney General investigate this. The difference is enough to really raise the question of illegal price gouging.

And below is the link to the KGMI blogs that we discussed. The four bloggers get a lot of comments and so this indicates the posts are good and people are reading them. This link is now added to the local links - which has drifted down a bit below all the political candidates.

And some more information on the Rita Foley secret courtroom - posted below for April 6. That obscure and unmarked room the Superior Court Clerk NF Jackson assigned for the hearing also had the blinds closed over the door window by court staff to hide what was happening inside. The more I learn, the more NF has to answer to. He admitted to me that "mistakes were made" but this now seems less like mistakes and more like a purposeful act of hiding a public judicial proceeding from the public. Where is the court oversight for possible violations of fair court proceedings? And what is the background of that pro tem judge? This blog should not be in the front of this concern. The courts should be. Are there any Superior Court judges reading this blog?