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9 Things To Do This Weekend, May 24-27 05/23

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Olympia man avoids jail for November shooting 05/24

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Gov. Inslee signs bill giving adoptees more access to birth records 05/22

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3A state fastpitch: Wright's 10th-inning walk-off HR lifts Meadowdale to semis, joining University, Prairie, Kamiakin 05/24

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Capital Medical Center appoints Daniels-Brown board chair 05/24

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Vote against Prop 1, claims are not proven

During the Tumwater Fourth of July parade, I overheard a Prop 1 signature gatherer convincing a young couple to sign the petition saying it would “cut your electric bill in half.”
Liquor initiative creates far more problems that it solves

Washington voters rejected two liquor privatization measures last year, but undeterred, wholesale giant Costco is back with yet another initiative to create more liquor outlets across the state.
ELECTION 2011: Constitutional amendments

Senate Joint Resolution 8205
ELECTION 2011: When every dollar counts, timing is poor for Initiative 1163

Initiative 1163
This measure would reinstate background checks, training, and other requirements for long-term care workers and providers, if amended in 2011; and address financial accountability and administrative expenses of the long-term in-home program. Should this measure be enacted into law?

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