Saturday, December 24, 2011

Bellingham?s departing Mayor Pike gets honorary ?law degree?

From Stark

Well-wishers packed Bellingham City Council chambers Wednesday, Dec. 21 to salute Mayor Dan Pike, whose four-year term ends Dec. 31 after a narrow defeat at the polls in November.

The testimonials offered to Pike were pretty standard stuff, but City Attorney Joan Hoisington turned the event into a roast, briefly.

She took the microphone to recognize Pike?s ?extraordinary aptitude for developing new and novel legal theories,? adding, ?Surprisingly, we have often prevailed.?

She then presented Pike with an honorary, tongue-in-cheek law degree on behalf of her staff, and urged him not to try to use it.

Pike told his audience that he has accepted a short-term assignment with Sightline Institute of Seattle, where he expects to be working on a project related to rail transportation issues, coal shipments and public policy.

Source: http://blogs.bellinghamherald.com/politics/politics/bellinghams-departing-mayor-pike-gets-honorary-law-degree/

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