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#98: Sine Die with a Housing Twist
Today we’re doing our traditional Sine Die (end of the legislative sesssion) episode, but with a Housing Twist. The Olympia Standard sits down with Representative Jessica Bateman (D-Olympia) to talk […]
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#97 Housing history in Olympia and setting the stage for the state legislature
The state legislature is about to act on statewide zoning reform that would adopt much the same policy that we’ve been passing in Olympia for years now. To take a […]
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The Lacey Standard
You can download the episode here. Speaking of which, here are two posts I wrote last year where Ken and I severely disagreed, which I referenced in the episode. We […]
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Olympia Schools, Racial Justice
#96: Maria Flores, Talauna Reed and the Olympia School Board
The Olympia School Board filled a vacancy in November by choosing Talauna Reed, a vocal activist and candidate for mayor last year city council last year. In this episode, we […]
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Downtown, General Interest, Housing
#95 Olympia Strong and building an economically resilient city
You can lend your voice to Olympia Strong now by filling out the city’s survey here. Download the episode here.
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#94 OlyWA Days of Change
Between 1960 and 1980, Olympia and Thurston County went through a massive change. From a sleepy timber town with a state capitol building, Olympia grew (and continues) to grow by […]
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#93: Inspire (the) Olympia (Standard)
We have a small election coming up, so here is your small-ish episode about what people in Olympia will have to vote on. We talk to one of the people […]
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#92: Update on right wing protests
Download the episode With a large right wing protest planned for the Capitol Campus this weekend (Saturday, March 5), it is a good time to check in with David Neiwert. […]
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Olympia Schools, Racial Justice, Uncategorized
#91: Facing Racism at Capital High School
Just over a month ago, a racial slur shouted at a River Ridge High School basketball player spread over social media, and then into the mainstream. This incident laid bare […]
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#90: Special Bonus Election 2021 Episode: Wendy Carlson and Sarah DeStasio!
We decided that two elections episodes were better than one! We sat down with Wendy Carlson and Sarah DeStasio, who were involved in the Primary Election and had unique perspectives […]
