1. Rubber ducks in the lake. 2. Otters (sigh… at sunset) in the lake. 3. Zach (of my favorite zine ever) does stand up. 4. David does a free ebook sampler. Buy his regular books too guys.
Month: November 2012
Draft: Midsummer curse and Olympia minor league baseball
John P. Fink, a newspaper man and promoter, had an idea for a baseball league. Fink seems to a jack of all trades sort of promoter in the era. Mostly mentioned in that gray area between public relations and newspapering. He covered sports, worked for newspapers, but also ran teams and leagues. In 1903 he…
Low turnout, voter confusion drove the Wolfe vs. Rogers election result
You can find the data here. If you look at the basic results of the county commission race between Democrat Cathy Wolfe and Democrat Karen Rogers, you can see a huge difference in the vote totals compared to other county races. About 7,000 voters did not vote in this contest between candidates from the same party….