One For The Bi-Polars

Belatedly, know that Angela Holland, the bi-polar deputy sheriff fired by King County, has settled her lawsuit with the sheriff's office. Former Seattle Weekly writer Philip Dawdy, who wrote about her case for SW, reports the latest on his blog. He's obviously relishing the moment. Writes Philip: "Holland, three weeks before her case was scheduled to go to trial, walked out with money, an agreement by the Sheriff to reclassify her firing from 'medical termination' to 'medical retirement,' and an agreement by the Sheriff to provide Holland with a letter of recommendation. She won. The Sheriff lost. Holland's attorney, Jeff Herman, won. King County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Don Porter, defending the Sheriff, lost. The people who doubted the story I wrote about Holland, or felt it was too activist-ish, have been proven wrong. They can go fuck off now."