It would be nice if this issue could get put to rest.  We ask this firm to dedicate itself to the County, and yet we make them worry every year about its continued existence.

As to the "serious dispute" with Rick Porter  --  I've never seen Porter at work in his court, but in other settings, he's a very easy guy to have a personality conflict with.  

Plus, of course, he made us famous nationwide by reviving the old notion of debtors' prison right here in Clallam County.