Here in Olympia there is a problem in East Bay off of Budd Inlet. The problem is water quality. It does not meet federal clean … Read More »
July 2017
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Equity and its discontents: students’ education and The Evergreen State College
Readers of Works in Progress will likely know that The Evergreen State College closed at the end of May because of an anonymous caller to … Read More »
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Remaking the Port of Olympia for the 21st Century
“A Port is something Olympia doesn’t know she has,” the Chamber of Commerce told Thurston County voters nearly a century ago. When the people of … Read More »
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Does Thurston County need a convention district?
It feels like we just had this talk. But it was actually ten years ago. Despite mentioning the topic rarely – if ever—during their campaigns … Read More »
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2017 Olympia City Council Primary Elections, August 1st
A majority of the Olympia City Council positions are up for election this year. Three of those four positions have a primary. The Thurston County … Read More »
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How Moxlie Creek takes care of us
The best place to see Moxlie Creek is on the loop trail in Watershed Park. Moxlie Creek starts out as an artesian spring at the … Read More »
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Commissioner EJ Zita works to see that the Port responds to the people of Thurston County
EJ Zita’s re-election campaign motto is: Port for the People. She wants a Port that represents the people of Thurston County and works for them. … Read More »
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Ground rules and tips for productive engagement with the right
Do Your Homework. Recognize that the Right is a complex movement. No one organization “controls” the Right. No single funder is “behind” the Right. Some … Read More »
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YWCA Olympia 2017 Racial Justice Summit: Intent vs. Impact
YWCA Olympia held their first annual Racial Justice Summit on May 6, 2017. As the issue of racism in our community has become more broadly … Read More »
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Letter to WIP | Those we elect have given too much power to the police
As I venture back from the bad lands of the prison system a fortunate survivor of police brutality, and hostage of a tyrannical judicial system, … Read More »
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Wonder Woman: banned in Beirut
Lebanon has banned the blockbuster movie Wonder Woman, featuring the former Israeli soldier Gal Gadot. Gadot, who plays the lead role in the movie, served in … Read More »
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Everyone Deserves a Home
In the winter of 1992, national news services ran a story of about a house that was perched precariously on the edge of Telegraph Hill … Read More »
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She who will not be blamed…
“Not my fault” On May 31, Hillary Clinton did the unthinkable. She added her own party to the list of those she blamed for her … Read More »