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10 Things to Do This Weekend, June 7-9 06/06

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This Just In

Five Olympia businesses burglarized since Sunday - suspect sought 06/19

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The Politics Blog

State schools chief Dorn says Legislature is (still) falling short on K-12 funding 06/19

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South Sound Sports Blog

Capital High grad Jason Monda bypasses Phillies, will return to WSU for senior year 06/19

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The Business Blog

Capital Medical Center agrees to 3-year contract with union 06/18

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Thursday marks the ten year anniversary of the Olympia Brewery closure

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  • Photos Education loses when ideologues hold up budget

    The issue with ideology is that one can become trapped in its doctrine.

  • State must give higher priority to mentally ill

    Why such tragedies as the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting? Answers posed include lack of gun control, violent video games, evil minds and improper upbringing. (One writer even blamed parents for not teaching their children respect for life!)

  • Community’s vision, persistence pay off

    The recent groundbreaking for Quixote Village kicked off the final phase of a six-year community effort to move a highly successful homeless encampment into more traditional housing. It’s a noteworthy success for the South Sound community, and a testament to the power of a persistent vision.

  • Farm bill amendment poses significant risk

    A poorly considered amendment to the national farm bill being debated this week in the U.S. House could nullify state laws preventing animal cruelty and preempt a broad spectrum of laws ranging from child labor to the labeling of farm-raised fish.

  • Why pay for a job undone?

    State lawmakers claimed more than $77,000 in per diem compensation during this year’s first extra legislative session, even though they didn’t pass a single bill.

  • Photos State caught in test of political power

    After nearly six months of political posturing and not much genuine negotiating, the state Legislature has failed to pass a biennium budget. If partisan gamesmanship prevents budget agreement in the next 12 days, by midnight June 30, government agencies will begin shutting down and temporarily laying off state workers.

  • Grant will give more students a high-tech education

    YAY: SPSCC GRANT

  • Efforts to clean up, restore Puget Sound deserve support

    Despite more than 25 years of effort at the federal, state and local level, the cleanup and recovery of Puget Sound remains an elusive goal.

  • NSA controversy offers fodder for thought

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  • A giant step back for education

    Kudos to state Superintendent Randy Dorn for calling out Senate Republicans. In the Senate budget released over the weekend, Republicans have effectively eliminated career and technical education in public schools.

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