Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Bottled Water Opponents Urge Change in State Purchasing Policy

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by Janine Gates Late last month, activists organized by the Think Outside the Bottle campaign delivered about 130 handwritten letters addres...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Now in the House: Isthmus Bill ESSB 5800

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by Janine Gates Above: Former Secretary of State Ralph Munro's cellphone goes off - with a very "old school" ringtone - at the...
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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Isthmus Forum Brings Community Together

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by Janine Gates Above: About 150 people attended the Olympia Isthmus Park Forum held today at First United Methodist Church on Legion Way. C...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Isthmus Group Hosts BBQ - Forum on Saturday

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Above: Senator Karen Fraser is offered some food by Lee Montecucco on the Capitol Campus today. Members of several organizations working to ...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Books, Budgets and Library Brawls

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Above: Lest we forget what libraries are all about..."Sharing" sculpture outside Timberland Regional Library in Lacey. This boy is...
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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Mayor Meets with Isthmus Group - Isthmus Bill ESSB 5800 Moves Toward the House

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Above: Downtown Olympia, Budd Inlet and the Olympics Olympia - With both parties making an effort toward finding common ground, Olympia Mayo...
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Monday, March 2, 2009

Triway's Bellatorre Project: A River Runs Near It, Part II

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Above: Beginning of the Inside Passage....Here the Deschutes River cataracts into Budd Inlet, the most southerly point of Puget Sound where ...
Monday, February 23, 2009

Triway's Bellatorre Project: A River Runs Near It - Tumwater Hears Citizen Appeal

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Above: The narrow strip of land between Capitol Boulevard and the Deschutes River is the proposed Bellatorre project area, as seen from Capi...
Thursday, February 19, 2009

Isthmus Bills Heard in Senate Today

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by Janine Gates Above: Olympia City councilmember Joan Machlis speaks in opposition to the bills Above: The packed committee hearing room in...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Reason Offered for Cancellation of Isthmus House Bill Hearing

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Today I called Norma Wallace, the legislative assistant for Representative Geoff Simpson, Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committe...