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George Le Masurier, Publisher
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Peter Stroble, Community Representative
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Our Views for March 20
• Thumbs up: Kyle Easley
• Thumbs down: Unemployment
• Thumbs up: Kiwanis Club
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Move Tolmie into county-tribal ownership
Tolmie State Park, with its 1,800 feet of saltwater shoreline on the Nisqually Reach, has been on the state's closure list multiple times.
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Legislation is a boost to fluorescent light recycling
The 2010 state Legislature has passed a bill that will make it much easier for residents to recycle their used fluorescent lights.
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Get real about gambling risks with children
Parents would never think of putting marijuana or cocaine in their child's Christmas stocking. But those same parents think nothing about slipping a few lottery tickets in their child's Christmas stocking or holding a teen Texas hold 'em poker tournament for teens in the family room.
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Voters should ratify amendment on bail issue
The memory of the four dead Lakewood police officers loomed large in the state House and Senate last week as lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment that would give judges more authority to deny bail to criminal defendants facing life in prison.
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A bad example of legislative 'transparency'
In the waning days of the regular legislative session, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, a Democrat from Spokane, claimed the Legislature is much more transparent than it was when she entered the Legislature.
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Intercity Transit needs tighter budget, not tax hike
Members of the Intercity Transit Authority board are set to decide Wednesday whether to go to the voters this summer with a request to raise the sales tax.
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Good work fixing trails
• Thumbs up:Trail restoration
• Thumbs down: Ship's decay
• Thumbs up: Habitat project
• Thumbs down: Threats -
State should confront death penalty issue head-on
Attorneys for convicted murderers work diligently to raise any legal issue that might prolong the life of those on Washington's death row.
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Homeless code should apply to county, too
Thurston County is considering amending the county code to regulate homeless encampments in the rural portions of the county.
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