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Last week the Leader published two angry letters speaking out against the county’s proposed Temporary Housing Facilities Ordinance.
Both made some pretty wild claims, such as the ordinance …
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5/22/22
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Seventy percent of the Earth is covered in water. Billions of microscopic plants and animals floating at the ocean’s surface provide the majority of the oxygen we breathe while sustaining all …
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We are in a housing crisis. There simply is not enough affordable housing for individuals or families.
The proposed modifications of the current county ordinance for “Temporary Housing …
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5/22/22
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The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (WSPRC) is on the brink of implementing irreversible plans for the major development of Miller Peninsula State Park.
This existing, …
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5/20/22
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Over the past two years the Jefferson County Department of Community Development planning staff has drafted revisions to the ordinance governing temporary housing facilities in the county. The …
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5/19/22
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I wish to stand for the life forms below the surface of the sea, what we call “plankton,” and for the art of Rebecca Welti, a local artist who proposes bringing depictions of these …
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I read a Page 1 New York Times profile last week about much-missed comic George Carlin. There’s also a new HBO special premiering this weekend about the feisty, often brilliant comedian and …
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Bill Mann
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5/19/22
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Resilient gardens work in concert with nature. They take advantage of their surroundings and support native wildlife. They also embrace the ways plants actually want to grow.
Sarah Fairbank, WSU …
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Barbara Faurot
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5/19/22
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Throwing good money after bad is seldom a responsible move.
After reading the article in the May 4 edition of the Leader, I am dismayed that the PDA wants to continue construction on what …
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5/19/22
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A big thank-you to the young men who came to my rescue after I crashed my Segway.
I’m very proud of your response to the situation and I feel that your parents and the community …
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5/19/22
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The commissioners have been working on an updated homeless ordinance that they are planning to sign into law May 19. This is separate from the great work that Cherish is doing at Mill …
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It would have been nice to read in The Leader about the recent decision by Judge James Dixon of the Thurston County Superior Court in Olympia that reversed the Washington State Park …
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5/19/22
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