Snow. Damn snow. Now you all know why I hate snow. 1. Calavara brings us two comics about the snow. The first of which I identify with very much. 2. snow! blog Elaine. And then, On being a ped in the snow: What can be done about sidewalks & crossings? I understand that there aren’t resources…
Month: January 2012
At least three historic narratives out there on the Thurston County public power debate
Chris Stearn’s piece on why we should consider a public power utility included references to at least three historic episodes when we did consider it before. First: It first came about with the formation of our own public utility district (PUD) in 1938. The long period of court battles that ensued failed to bring the…
New project: history of the Washington State Precinct Committee Officer
Someday soon, the sun may set on the precinct committee officer in Washington State. Stemming from various lawsuits connected to primary elections, the PCO seems to be an endangered species. The two major parties are suing the save the PCO-as-is. So, it seems like a good time to start reviewing where exactly the PCO came…
But, we did build the Hotel Olympia
A couple of months ago, I ironically pointed out the Wenatchee’s bad policy process was something Olympia avoided almost ten years ago now. The Hotel Olympia, from the UW Library. But, if we go back over 120 years to right about the time of statehood when the city was desperately trying to hold onto the capitol, we…
Olyblogosphere links for January 14 (Sunrise, sunset)
1. From our corner brings us a sunrise over the FLOD. Grsshpprkm bring us a sweet sunset: 2. Another great local webshow is “Around Thurston County.” Its also on local cable, but the creator is posting his shows online as well. Here’s Olympia’s new mayor. 3. Here’s a post from the Yelm Highway Project blog…
Planning commissioner blogging from Olympia and Lacey
Both Olympia and Lacey have at least one planning commissioner blogging about public issues. That’s where similarities diverge. For example, take the posts from each on December 5, 2011. Lacey’s Raymond Payne: Politicians Should Be Honest About New Norm: Our politicians continue to sock it to us with higher taxes and fees, then still expect us…
Welcome to Olympia! (kicking off metonymy of Olympia for 2012)
Welcome to Olympia kind legislature, crafty lobbyist, wise reporter, diligent blogger and temporary Olympia-area resident during legislative session, Here is your handy guide to keeping me calm for the next 60 days or so. First, here’s your new word of the day: metonymy. You’ve seen metonymy used before, even if you are unfamiliar with the term. Here’s…