Comments on: Press Editorial http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/04/13/press-editorial-25/ The Issaquah Press Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:33:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zandra Walker http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/04/13/press-editorial-25/comment-page-1/#comment-6646 Zandra Walker Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:14:32 +0000 http://www.issaquahpress.com/?p=8904#comment-6646 I have praise for the marvelous book I read about in the Press in April 2009. It is "Twelve Stones: Notes on a Miraculous Journey - A Memoir" by Barbara Carol. The memoir drew me in from the first page; took me all over the world, inspired me and transported me to places I've been, experiences and situations in which I've found myself. It's fast moving and I've not finished it yet but I know I'm sorry I didn't attend the book signing at Vino Bella on March 3rd. And to think the author lives in the hills around me in Sammamish. I'd love to meet her. I have praise for the marvelous book I read about in the Press in April 2009. It is
“Twelve Stones: Notes on a Miraculous Journey – A Memoir” by Barbara Carol.

The memoir drew me in from the first page; took me all over the world, inspired me and transported me to places I’ve been, experiences and situations in which I’ve found myself. It’s fast moving and I’ve not finished it yet but I know I’m sorry I didn’t attend the book signing at Vino Bella on March 3rd. And to think the author lives in the hills around me in Sammamish. I’d love to meet her.

]]> By: Popeye http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/04/13/press-editorial-25/comment-page-1/#comment-6294 Popeye Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:29:18 +0000 http://www.issaquahpress.com/?p=8904#comment-6294 The Seattle model should be considered too. Seattle says the alarm industry should take much of the responsibility, because they cause nearly all of the unnecessary police response. Remember, all of the calls for police help come from the monitoring firms, not the alarm site. Monitoring firms are in business to filter and verify the signals before calling for help, just like the rest of us citizens. They have not modernized the technology and operations, which puts the burden on the local police to do their work for them. Which explains why nearly all are false. When monitoring firms are responsible for the fees, they interact with their customers to make false alarms go down, and the city admin cost is minimized. Fewer invoices go out and collections are nearly full compliance. If they do not pay fees, their business license could be pulled. And alarm users get faster emergency response. So the Seattle model should be considered too. The Seattle model should be considered too. Seattle says the alarm industry should take much of the responsibility, because they cause nearly all of the unnecessary police response. Remember, all of the calls for police help come from the monitoring firms, not the alarm site. Monitoring firms are in business to filter and verify the signals before calling for help, just like the rest of us citizens. They have not modernized the technology and operations, which puts the burden on the local police to do their work for them. Which explains why nearly all are false. When monitoring firms are responsible for the fees, they interact with their customers to make false alarms go down, and the city admin cost is minimized. Fewer invoices go out and collections are nearly full compliance. If they do not pay fees, their business license could be pulled. And alarm users get faster emergency response. So the Seattle model should be considered too.

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