It sure is a little (R) up there: 1. Use Bud Blake as a template. A couple of years back an unknown Independent, with deep support from conservatives throughout Thurston County, upset a sitting county commissioner. How did Bud Blake do it? Basically, in every precinct in Thurston County, from the most liberal to the…
Month: April 2016
Expanding truth behind why Ritchie Brothers moved to Napavine
One of the best-loved tales about the Thurston County commission is how they “chased” Ritchie Brothers, an auction business dealing in large equipment (cranes, tractors and such) out of the county a few years ago. I’ve poked around before looking for evidence of this, but I never really came up with anything. But, the story…
Improving Gary Edwards’ math
A few weeks ago I took a shot at Gary Edwards’ fuzzy math on population change in Thurston County. In this post I wanted to take a closer look at the deeper assumptions in what he’s trying to get at. His point (basically) was that although the population has increased in Thurston County, the number…
The best reason they should change the name of the city of Lacey
The history goes that if not for another community down on the Columbia River, Lacey would be called Woodland, which was the original name Lacey-folks put down on an application for a post office. This was decades before Lacey actually became a city, but post office names usually reflected some sort of area identity. But,…
The best reason they should change the name of the North Thurston School District
Mayor of Lacey Andy Ryder (and North Thurston grad): “It would be a great sort of present from the school district that to acknowledge that they are our school district,” Ryder said. Mr. Lacey Ken Balsley: The school district must become part of the community. Sometimes it takes a great deal of effort. Some times…
Checking Gary Edwards’ Math
Former Thurston County Sheriff Gary Edwards is running for county commissioner. So, it would make a lot of sense that he’s making public safety (more cops on the streets, or deputies on the road) a campaign priority. Number two in fact: I can’t disagree with his statement that the number of deputies hasn’t increased in…