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Power outage wasn’t all doom and gloom

The recent storm was a reality check for a lot of us, and surely for me. I don’t blame Puget Sound Energy for the length of the outage. At the rates they charge I’m sure they did everything possible to quickly bring our electricity back on line.
Time and money poorly spent

It’s disturbing, yet not quite a mirror of disillusionment, that the present state of political affairs is so rampant with “attack ads” and the dirty results of Super Pacs. The Newt-Romney penchant for muckraking appears to now be its own thriving economy. Yes, it’s disturbing to reflect that thousands of probably college-educated personnel must be employed by these machines to further the cause of negativity.
Percival Landing serves us well

Urban public spaces are appealing to many of us because they tend to emphasize the beauty of unique physical and cultural features. The city of Olympia’s Percival Landing upgrade does this very well.
Levy support opens door to opportunities

As a local pediatrician and small-business owner, I urge Olympia residents to vote “yes” on the Olympia School District 2012 replacement levy and capital improvement bond.
Homeowners should demand state pay

It is time for the home owners to say “no” on the school levies and make the state start paying for the schools. As long as the homeowners say “yes” to the levies, the state will continue not to pay. The money intended for special things in the schools is being used to pay teachers’ salaries.
All the levies deserve support

I am writing to ask everyone to vote in support of the education levies for the local school districts. Your vote will ensure that all of our children will have access to basic education. No frills, just basic student learning. This is not a vote to create something new. It is a vote to continue to educate.
DNA sampling seems appropriate

I wish to address the issue of the government taking DNA samples from people who are only arrested. I simply do not understand the opposition.
Legislative priorities messed up

Where were our legislators when two companies were posing to build a coal-exporting terminal at Longview? The environmentalists who opposed the project seem to reject jobs and tax income. Seems Washington will also lose when the terminal is built across the river in Oregon.
Seniors suffered during outage

Thurston County deputy prosecuting attorney Mark Thompson was “definitely frustrated.” He didn’t think the $50 credit from Puget Sound Energy was enough cover his propane costs. Count your blessings, Mark!
Education reform is still lacking

No Child Left Behind was the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s brainchild, as this was his “expertise.”

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