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Since 1993, Super Mario Bros movies end up failing both financially and through critical reception, along with the first movie being the start of this adaptation curse.
Now, as one of many major …
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By Yongma Lee
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5/5/23
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In a Reader Opinion piece published in The JOLT on Monday, “Questions after a landslide (election),” John Gear raised appropriate questions about what he called the “crushing” …
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A few days ago, ballots showed Olympia and Tumwater voters rejecting, by nearly 2 to 1, the proposal to dissolve the two city fire departments and form a sort-of regional fire authority.
It would …
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Many thanks to the voters of Olympia and Tumwater who saw through the baseless rhetoric of Proposition 1, and voted overwhelmingly to reject the formation of a Regional Fire Authority.
The Cities …
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Proposition 1’s central feature is a new financing mechanism called a Fire Benefit Charge (FBC), a fee to be paid by property owners along with their property tax bills. The FBC is set to …
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The Thurston County Republican Party (TCRP) encourages a vote of "NO" on Proposition 1. The TCRP understands and acknowledges the needs of our communities to support and adequately fund critical …
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I am speaking as one Port of Olympia Commissioner, not on behalf of the Commission body.
The Port of Olympia has had ongoing issues with culture and leadership. There have been numerous …
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To: Olympia Planning CommissionThe issue of how many parking spots to allow or require in new residential projects is not simple. Having a pat answer betrays an overreliance on ideology and/or …
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I am deeply troubled by the flier recently sent by the City of Olympia (and the City of Tumwater) regarding the Regional Fire Authority ballot measure Proposition No 1.
As a resident of Olympia, I …
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Regionalization is a good concept, BUT the current design for the RFA is fatally flawed.
Regionalization of governmental functions makes sense if carefully designed to achieve enhanced …
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I have received the flyer sent by the City of Olympia (and the City of Tumwater) regarding the Regional Fire Authority ballot …
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I spent 28 years of my life bargaining labor/management contracts in the Spokane Public Schools: 4 years bargaining on the labor side of the table and 20 years doing “interest-based” …
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When I wake up in the morning I shower, dress, go downstairs to make some coffee, and read the newspaper.
Thirty minutes or so later, I have a small breakfast before leaving to drop my son off at …
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I noted that Governor Inslee traveled north to Seattle on Tuesday, March 21 to tour the remains of a homeless encampment under the First Avenue Bridge.
While in Seattle and surrounded by his …
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Regional Fire Authority - Prop 1
Please vote NO on Olympia/Tumwater Proposition 1 in April.
Biggest tax increase in the history of either Olympia or Tumwater.
No new firefighters, fire …
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When our lives and property are on the line, your firefighters answer the call every time, no questions asked, treating everyone equitably, professionally, and with compassion.
But we are at a …
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I am the youngest of three children. . . my sister is 80 and lost her husband last year, my brother is 76 and I am 70. Recently, my sister is having many mobility issues. She has been in …
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On my daily walks through my West Olympia neighborhood, I encounter the homeless situated among us, part of the neighborhood, but yet apart from it. They come and they go. I decided to record some of …
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Yesterday was a good day for Legacy Forests in Capitol Forest. In response to a letter from all three Thurston County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC), requesting that a parcel of land known as …
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Dear Editor,
Most people, including me, do not have the courage to visit a homeless encampment. Yet, many complain about the presence of such sites.
The recent photographs and reported …
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Submitted by Fred Yancey
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3/7/23
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