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• December 28, 2018General Interest

  #30: Our 2019 Agenda

  For our last episode of 2018, we solicited topics and questions that our listeners would like to hear about in the next year. We reviewed the most intriguing questions to […]

• December 10, 2018General Interest

  #29: Timberland Regional Libraries

  We interviewed Cheryl Heywood, director of Timberland Regional Libraries to talk about the past, present, and future of our library system. We discussed the value that the library brings to […]

• November 26, 2018General Interest

  #28: City Budget 101

  The city is close to finalizing their budget for 2019. We sat down with councilmember Jim Cooper, chair of the finance committee, to talk about the basics of the city […]

• November 12, 20182018 Election

  #27: 2018 Election Recap

  What happened in the 2018 election? We reviewed all the items that were on the ballot for the city of Olympia. How did voters in our county fall on the […]

• October 29, 20182018 Election

  #26: Ballot Review: 2018 General Election

  This episode is a complete review of everything that appears on the 2018 general election ballot for voters in the city of Olympia. We talk about each initiative and race […]

• October 15, 20182018 Election

  #25: Thurston County Commissioner Race

  We interviewed Thurston County Commissioner candidates Bud Blake and Tye Menser. Other than three-letter folksy nicknames… what do these candidates have in common? Where do they diverge in their approaches […]

• October 1, 20182018 Election

  #24: County Prosecutor Candidates

  On this episode of The Olympia Standard, we sat down with the candidates for Thurston County prosecutor, Jon Tunheim and Victor Minjares. We asked about caseflow management, diversion programs, and […]

• September 17, 20182018 Election

  #23: County Auditor Candidates

  On this episode of The Olympia Standard, we interview the candidates for Thurston County Auditor, Mary Hall and Stuart Holmes. Learn more about the role of this office, what each […]

• September 3, 20182018 Election, Transportation

  #22: Public Transit Tax

  On this episode of The Olympia Standard, Olympia voters will see one local tax proposal on their ballot for the general election, a sales tax for public transit. We interviewed Clark […]

• August 20, 20182018 Election

  #21: 2018 Primary Results

  On this episode of The Olympia Standard, we recorded an analysis of this year’s primary, what that means going into the general election, and what we will be doing to offer […]