Images from the City of Tumwater: Being in Steilacoom for a few hours yesterday got me thinking about that old saw about Tumwater: that even though Tumwater city fathers invited I-5 into town to roll right over the old Tumwater downtown, it was a short sighted decision and ending up “killing the town.” Steilacoom struck…
Month: December 2010
What the hell is wrong with Nikki McClure’s “Speedy the Geoduck?”
Evergreen is looking for a new Geoduck logo. Nothing wrong with that, but what’s wrong with the great logo they’ve already used? And, from what I remember, its designed by Evergreen Grad and all around great Olympian Nikki McClure. I remember talking to then athletic director Dave Weber when they (the athletic department) rolled out…
On Karen Rogers public forums and the need for another organization
This week, a city councilmember’s forums became the topic of conversation. Since being elected last year, Karen Rogers has been holding formal meetings with citizens to gather input. Summaries of the meetings are posted on the city’s website. Sometimes city staff are requested to attend, and the impact on staff time on one city councilmembers effort…
What will Washington State do with the congressional seat we’re getting from New Jersey?
In the data release today, New Jersey is losing and Washington has gained (you know, among other states). I’m hoping that Dave Bradlee updates his very useful tool soon with the new data, but in my first go round, it really looks to me like the new district will be centered on Olympia, and bring in…
Olympia Time #1: Welcome to Olympia
And, its about metonymic use of the term Olympia to mean “Washington State government.” Wow, big surprise, bet you can’t wait to read this one. Elaine Nelson was kind enough to write a short introduction, basically so I could say at least one other person shares by pet peeve enough to claim it in print….
Letting people know about whats going on with construction (City of Olympia vs. Thurston County)
It isn’t that the construction on Henderson Boulevard is taking too long, which it is. I understand that big public works projects hit humps and need delays. Its how I learned about it that bothers me. I learned about it from the daily newspaper. I live right in the middle road construction hell right now….
Washington historic districts that have crossed the Cascade Curtain
Yesterday, I took a look at “Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts” at the Olympia Timberland Library and answered a question I had last time I thought about congressional districts. As far as I can tell, there aren’t any online digital historic congressional district maps online, so the 24 year old atlas is the…