Joe Hyer has a campaign spot on facebook and he’s using it to get some feedback on issues. You can see the short conversation on the isthmus park here. You can join in if you sign up for facebook and join his group.
Month: February 2009
Ken not running
Ken Camp isn’t running for Tumwater City Council. I’m going to say he will eventually, but who wants to ruin the first summer of Sounder FC by doorbelling? Plus, he has another mini-Camp on the way, which is a huge consideration. In the mean time, Ken should prep himself, which means getting to know the…
Erik Landaas kicks off outside the district
Erik Landaas is running for county commissioner in the third commissioner district, but he’s starting his campaign way outside the district way over east in the Lacey Community Center. And, his website is ugly too. Frames? Seriously?! Here’s a short list of locations Landaas could have considered: The Viewpoint room at Tugboat Annies. The Black…
More state constitution fun
I recently had a the joy of learning more about the Washington State constitution. Some people should know more: Ms. Kimberlie Struiksma has filed a ballot measure (Initiative Measure No. 1040) that would, among other things, “prohibit state use of public money or lands for anything that denies or attempts to refute the existence of…
How TVW helps citizen media, civic dialogue
Last year when TVW launched its embeddable and time markable media tool, it was mostly because political bloggers griped for it. Its application by bloggers has been slow going (I hardly ever see anyone using it), but this week, something cool happened. Both sides of the local isthmus debate went up to the Capitol to…
Is this the bookend? Can we move on now? (Griffey is back)
I was online last night and half my RSS feeds (it seemed like at least) were people chiming that Griffey Jr. had returned. Even Andrew, normally a political blogger, is piling on. Not that Andrew isn’t known for piling on. Honestly, I wonder how many people would have cheered if Baseball America had ranked our…
Lisa Hayes wants your comments (bad speller 2)
The city council candidate has a website and what looks like a blog post with comments enabled. Not sure if there is a moderation feature, but I’d say give her some comments. Also, seriously not trying to pick on Hayes too much for bad spelling, but this just rubbed me wrong: “Looking out my bedroom…