Month: October 2005

Scott Chacon, who is running in the CA-11 against Richard Pombo, makes a good point about recent emails he’s received from both Democrats and Republicans. The Dem emails are overly long, and when you get down to it, ask simply for you to send more money. The GOP emails he received where shorter and asked…

You know, if Ira Knight had just kept his mouth shut, mumbled something about not liking the Nuclear Free Ordinance and didn’t say anything about not liking gay people, he might have won. But, he goes and shoots himself in the foot. Its one thing for the local Christian Coalition to put out a “pastors…

Invite your Tumwater city councilmember, because it looks good. Here’s the trailer (QT) and here’s some funny promo movies. Speaking of Walmart, something is happening over there: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. chief executive H. Lee Scott Jr. called on Congress to raise the country’s minimum wage from $5.15 an hour, saying the company’s customers are “struggling…

Even though I haven’t been posting here all that much lately, tons of people (oh, I’d say 35 a day) are still coming by to see what there is to see here. Mostly it seems they’re coming off google searches for “Michael Normoyle” olympia city council and “Ira Knight” Olympia City Council. Yeah, if I…

Strange to find this post on USS Mariner, but it is a credit to my collegue a the fish commision, Jeff Shaw. Gifted writer he is, puts me to shame. But, Jeff is writing about the good old concept of “home” and that sense of place we hear about from time to time. I recently…

Amen brother: So, what can you do? Contact your local government public works/planning department and the state Ecology or Fish and Wildlife departments. Find out what watershed you live in, which fish live in your home stream, and the quality of your home stream’s biology and water quality. Ask if future land-use plans will not…

Movies that I might go to include Fishermen’s Terminal, Untold Story of Emmett Till, and Interstate 5, 107 Miles South. This is one of my favorite things about Olympia.

Submitted to the SEIU’s sinceslicedbread.com: To adress two problems — the decline of communities and the polorazation — I propose the creation local civic societies throughout the county. The societies, local non-profits, would be forums to discuss local issues and propose solutions, through polite discourse. Their role wouldn’t be to make decisions, but to advocate…

If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve. From an email exchange with John Griogaire Bell: Greetings, I apologize for the delay in responding to your e-mail. For personal reasons, I have been unable to actively campaign and I would be unable to accept the position on city council if I…

There is no Michael Normoyle for City Council website (that I know of). There are some Ira Knight-like Normoyle signs up around town. But, it is interesting to point out that if you want to see the books for Mr. Normoyle’s campaign, you need to go to Lacey. Leaving town for a city council campaign’s…