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State soccer preview: With fractured and sprained wrists, Tumwater's Connor Sigmon has posted 10 goals in five playoff games 05/25

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Democrats making life miserable for owners

I’m totally fed up with this county and state in general. All left-wing liberals running the show.
Where are the jobs the tax breaks promised?

Let’s put away the paranoid remarks about our president and start reviewing the facts.
World-class education aids national security

As a retired Air Force general and former prosecutor, I second the comments made by publisher George Le Masurier and Thurston County Sheriff John Snaza about the importance of funding the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP).
Vaccines not the cure for pertussis outbreak

As a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science degree, I am very concerned about the push by the Washington State Department of Health and the Board of Health to increase the number of pertussis vaccines given.
Government won’t give better service than PSE

Puget Sound Energy provides great service. I’ve lived in Thurston County now for 19 years, and have lived in four different homes — all serviced by Puget Sound Energy.
No proof that Europe’s austerity actions failed

Gil Carbone writes in the May 8 letters column that he agrees with Paul Krugman, who asserts that the slashers in the United States and Europe who believe governments can “cut and slash (their) way out of the depression” have failed.
FDA approved contraception covered under health act

When the Obama Administration’s health care financing plan was signed into law, President Barack Obama and Congress promised that funds under the new law would not cover abortions. This has now been proved to be empty rhetoric.
Justice quotes define marriage as civil right

It has become clear to me, after reading comments on The Olympian’s online discussion forum, that there are individuals who believe marriage is not a civil right. It is time to realize that denying same-sex marriage couples the right to define their relationship as a marriage is unconstitutional.
Beware the promises of cheap public power

Taxpayers, beware of a cheap-power promise.
Recent farm policies show county’s ignorance

The Thurston County Commissioners have a problem understanding agriculture and farming. This ignorance is reflected in several policy directions they have taken recently.

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