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Email from Roger Kerr to Sir Douglas Myers on receipt of 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honour

October 27, 2017 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

From: Roger Kerr Sent: Friday, 3 June 2011 3:58 p.m. To: Sir Douglas Myers Subject: Honours Attachments: Letter from the Prime Minister.pdf; Letter from the Governor-General.pdf Dear Douglas See the attached letters. I have a suspicion you were in the loop. The plotters got together a pretty solid line up of supporters – Bill Gallagher, […]

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Gratitude for and memories of Dad

October 25, 2017 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

(The following was delivered by Richard Kerr at the service to honour Roger Kerr’s life on Thursday 3 November 2011 at 2.30pm at Old St Paul’s in Wellington.) I feel truly privileged that I could provide Dad with love, support and comic relief during my nightly visits over the past couple of months. And he, […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: Roger Kerr

Reflections on Dad: Roger Lawrence Kerr CNZM, 1945 – 2011

October 24, 2017 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

(I delivered the following speech at the service to honor Dad’s life on Thursday 3 November 2011 at 2.30pm at Old St Paul’s in Wellington.) Notwithstanding the great intellects gathered here today, one of the most striking things about Dad was how incredibly smart he was. Whenever I met people who knew him, one of […]

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Roger’s final debrief

October 22, 2017 By Nicholas Kerr 2 Comments

(The following was delivered by Dr. David Leonard at the service to honour Roger Kerr’s life on Thursday 3 November 2011 at 2.30pm at Old St Paul’s in Wellington.) Roger and I first met on the rugby field when we were playing for opposing schools. My earliest memories of him were of a rather angular, […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: Roger Kerr; David Leonard

The Seattle income tax: Why I’m taking a stand

October 11, 2017 By Nicholas Kerr 1 Comment

There are many reasons I chose to become a plaintiff in the Opportunity for All Coalition’s lawsuit challenging the Seattle income tax. Aside from it being illegal under state law, and unnecessary given a recent explosion in city revenues, it’s also not in any resident’s best interest. In fact, the more I find out about […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: #taxelessinseattle, income tax, Opportunity for All Coalition, seattle, Seattle city council

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I’m Nicholas, a marketing consultant and dad in Dallas, TX. I like to follow policy debates, chat about parenting and share stories. Read More…

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