Tag: Don Krupp
Massive Thurston County tax increase proposed for $300 million new courthouse...
On April 30, 2019, with a 2-1 vote, the Thurston County Commissioners agreed to put a massive tax increase on the April 2020 ballot. This one is supposed to be for a new courthouse in downtown Olympia.
Silence of the Gophers
Under a dark canopy of fir trees lie a blanket of moss and decomposing needles. Scattered across this dark forest floor are hundreds of...
Thurston County Manager Cliff Moore quits, will now plague the City...
The residents of Thurston County owe the City of Yakima a big Thank-You for saving them the hassle of firing a bad manager.
On Wednesday,...
Tales of Tyranny – Misti Chastain and her horse ranch
Misti, who lives near Washington's capitol city of Olympia, had a lifelong dream of having a horse ranch. When her dream came true, she...
Tales of Tyranny – the Chris Weaver Story
Chris Weaver lived in Thurston County, Washington and was charged with the crime of killing a pocket gopher. He now has a criminal record...
Tales of Tyranny – The Jay Howell Story
Jay Howell lived in Thurston County, Washington and discovered that he couldn't build his home because of a pocket gopher. He had to move...
Thurston County spends $8 million and 18 years to make a...
Yeah, let’s give these guys more of our hard earned money
It is axiomatic that government wastes much of our hard-earned tax dollars. This fact...
