Why I’m endorsing Vivian Eason for Thurston County Commissioner in 2023
Two Thurston County Commissioner seats are up for election this cycle (2023), the results of which will have a significant impact on the residents of Thurston County (where I live). In this article I...
Thurston County violates the Open Public Meetings Act
This is a good example of several problems with this type of action in Thurston County as an example, but this type of behavior is likely happening throughout the state right now during the...
Thurston County backpedals from total fireworks ban, fumbles through hearing
In a stunning setback for Thurston County Commissioner Romero, Wolfe (and Thurston County Commissioner candidate Jim Cooper), a total fireworks ban was not passed at Monday night’s hearing to ban fireworks throughout the county....
Thurston County wants to force another illegal tax on rural residents
Thurston County’s Commissioners have cultivated a well-deserved reputation for incompetence and hostility towards rural residents over the past half decade. Now, a recently proposed vehicle licensing tax on rural residents may be illegal as...
Thurston County Courthouse Plan – A Planned Disaster
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Activists stop Gov. Inslee’s Violent Sex Predator release plans in Thurston County
Yesterday, on January 24th, local Thurston County activists with the help of a few local elected officials managed to stop, at least temporarily the Violent Sexual Predator House scheme which was slated to officially...
Inslee’s Violent Sex Predator Release Project: Internal Emails Expose Staff Concerns
As many people collect records from either public records requests obtained through RCW 42.56 or from whistleblowers inside various state agencies or private contractors who are horrified and shocked at what they know, nothing...
Jay Manning skates away from transparency, thanks Public Disclosure Commission
Last week, the Public Disclosure Commission allowed Jay Manning to avoid transparency and scrutiny once again, but he was not able to entirely avoid the truth.
As we have discussed recently, Jay Manning is a...
Does The Olympian censor letters to the editor for political reasons?
I’ve been receiving various reports for years that The Olympian, a "local" newspaper, has a practice of censoring letters to the editor if they disagree with the political content of those letters. I was...
Total citizen opposition to questionable rural car tax at Thurston County hearing
At the Tuesday hearing for Thurston County’s proposed rural car tax for the new Thurston County Transportation Benefit District generated very little love from local citizens. Every phone call, email and resident who testified...
