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Donation fund set up for injured funeral director 05/21

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Gov. Inslee rebuffs state hospitals, signs all of infection-reporting bills elements 05/21

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State golf preview: Golf courses run through Martinson's veins 05/21

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Port's former finance director sues port and director 05/20

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  • You have a chance to change the face of local government

    Calling Thurston County armchair critics of local government: It’s time to prove you aren’t all talk.

  • Community stronger, better because of public employees

    YAY: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

  • To all the many amazing moms: Happy Mother’s Day

    Anna Jarvis, one of two women credited with establishing Mother’s Day in the United States, filed a lawsuit in the early part of the last century to stop the over-commercialization of the holiday. She lost that suit, but Jarvis’ fight for a day of quiet reflection and appreciation for the role that mothers play in everyone’s life should live on.

  • Photos Higher education a smart investment in state’s future

    After a two-week break to refresh and hear from constituents, state lawmakers will return to the Capitol Campus on Monday to finish the work they couldn’t accomplish in 105 days: passing a budget. We hope legislators used this time to step back from party politics and return next week with a single-minded focus to do what is best for all people in the state of Washington.

  • Terrorism forces us to rethink use of surveillance

    The use of public surveillance cameras to catch the Boston bombing suspects has prompted a nationwide conversation over how to balance privacy concerns with public safety. It’s an issue of interest for cities such as Olympia and Seattle, where identifying lawbreakers during May Day marches has proved troublesome.

  • Photos Benton appointment shows cronyism is thriving in Clark County

    One can only marvel at the chutzpah of politicians who exploit fears of “big government” while submersing themselves neck-deep in the pork barrel. For example, Sen. Don Benton and his cronies on the Clark County Commission.

  • Take precautions during fire season

    Record-breaking temperatures and a 60-acre fire burning in the heart of Capitol State Forest provided a necessary early warning to take extra precautions in the backcountry. If campfires become wildfires, tragic consequences can result.

  • Fight against hunger with your own backyard garden

    When the Olympia City Council updated an ordinance allowing residents to engage in more backyard farming, the capital city joined other Thurston County jurisdictions in a growing trend. More people — urban and rural — are growing or raising some of their own food.

  • Praise for library project

    Tuition at community colleges might be rising faster than a tide in full flood, but students at Washington state’s 34 public institutions have saved more than $5 million in textbook expenses since the Open Course Library launched in the fall of 2011.

  • Woman shows a lot of selflessness in buying property

    YAY: NEW CITY PARK

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