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John Winn Miller, president and publisher
Vickie Kilgore, executive editor
Mike Oakland, editorial page editor
Cheryl Fambles, community representative
Peter Reid, community representative
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Celebrate nation’s independence
Happy birthday, America!
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Justice council must produce results this time
Thurston County commissioners, in collaboration with elected and appointed officials in Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater, have created a Law and Justice Council to coordinate criminal justice issues that stretch beyond jurisdictional boundaries.
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Welcome new members of editorial boardJoin The Olympian’s editorial board in welcoming Cheryl Fambles and Peter Reid, the two new community representatives.
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Major population milestone in sight
The world's population will reach 7 billion by 2012, according to a U.S. Census Bureau projection released recently. To borrow from the adage about seeing the glass either "half empty or half full," should we see that amazing statistic as evidence of humanity's vibrancy or evidence that our planet is now too full - of people?
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Library needs to justify cuts
Timberland Regional Library, which operates libraries in five southwest Washington counties, is in a tough financial spot — a $1.9 million budget shortfall by year's end.
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Keep eyes open for copper wire thieves
Olympia officials have issued a desperate plea for South Sound residents to be on the lookout for copper wire thieves.
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Decide future of Maytown site
The Port of Tacoma has abandoned plans to build a logistics and cargo shipping center on 745 acres of port-owned property near Maytown.
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Putting lot on old landfill is a great idea
Turning a portion of the old Thurston County landfill off Marvin Road into a park-and-ride parking lot for commuters makes great sense.
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Camps help cure summer boredom
Thumbs up: Summer camps
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City deserves credit for stand on rights
The competition to build Olympia’s new City Hall is down to two design-development teams.
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Federal law is needed to shield reporters
Attorney General Rob McKenna has added Washington to a growing list of states in support of a federal law to protect reporters who refuse to name their confidential sources. Washington and dozens of other states have so-called shield laws, so it’s time Congress adopted federal protections.
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Lacey should adopt fine for illegal fireworks
The Lacey City Council should vote tonight to authorize police to write $100 civil infraction citations for residents who violate Lacey’s ban on the discharge of fireworks.
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Let's hope crime didn't ruin a life
A drug-dealing state manager faces more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to six felonies related to selling prescription Vicodin and OxyContin to a teenage family friend.
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Commission at fault for deficit
Blame for the budget crisis at the Thurston County Courthouse should be placed at the feet of the three county commissioners.
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Endangered species listings are key
Call it the "manatee wars," a decade during which environmentalists clashed with boaters and developers over whether the slow-moving sea cow should be downgraded to "threatened" from its current listing as an "endangered" species. ...
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