In which the Royal Norbel Peace Prize Committee meets to hand out this year's Norlitzer Prize for journalism [we think you have it a little confused, Your Majesty]

The Royal Norbel Peace Prize Committee met and voted unanimously to give the Norlitzer Prize for journalism to the Argus Courier for it's series on development in Petaluma. The series started with a letter from Mr. Sommer, and pressed on with insightful contributing guest commentaries from Mr. Healy and Mr. Rabbitt, an award winning political cartoon from Mr. Rustad, and was topped off with an editorial from...well, from the editorial staff, we guess. You can find it all on Petaluma360.com if you search around enough. [the intern has the week off, or we'd have them look up all the links for you]

Anyway, in an era when the entire nation, lo the entire world, is reeling from the effects of deregulation [essential to wealth building for the Power&Money boys] the Argus, Mr. Sommer, Mr. Healy, Mr. Rabbitt, and Mr. Rustad have bravely and courageously called for deregulation of the bureaucratic development process in Petaluma [aww gee, Mom, if the other kids don't have to do it, why do I?] Indeed, Mr. Sommer nostalgically wrote of the olden days when he could stroll into city hall and announce to his buddies, "guess what I'm going to do?", and they'd answer, "Go for it, buddy."

Profits don't come so easy when citizens and their silly regulations get in the way. Kudos to the Argus for journalistic excellence. The editorial staff, Mr. Sommer, Mr. Healy, Mr Rabbitt, and Mr. Rustad can stop off at Aqus Cafe and present a copy of this post to get their prize. Well done, gentlemen.