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• May 4, 2020Legislature

  #62: Legislative Update with Laurie Dolan

  What did Olympia bring to the Legislature? And how will the state impact our lives in Olympia? Here is our annual update on the legislative session! This year we sat […]

• April 18, 2020Public Health

  #61: The County takes on a Pandemic

  Over a month into a declared state of emergency, Thurston County health officials are working hard to respond to COVID-19. We spoke with Schelli Slaughter, the director of Thurston County […]

• March 30, 2020General Interest, Public Health

  #60: COVID-19 Hits Olympia

  The past few weeks have turned life in Olympia on its head. In this episode, recorded remotely in our homes, we share some updates from our lives and our observations […]

• March 16, 2020General Interest

  #59: Cooperative Business and Housing

  What makes Olympia uniquely situated to support cooperatives? Maybe it’s because we’re home to the Northwest Cooperative Development Center, which supports the development of cooperative businesses and housing. We interviewed […]

• March 2, 2020General Interest

  #58: Economic Development

  A few of the questions we received from our listeners for our 2020 agenda are about Olympia’s economy. We invited Mike Reid, the economic development director for Olympia, to talk […]

• February 10, 2020General Interest

  #57: The 2020 Census

  A new decade, a new census! Every ten years, the federal government completes a count of all the people living within the US borders. We interviewed Amy Hatch-Winecka and Sara […]

• January 27, 2020Public Health

  #56: Opioid Response

  In June 2018, the Opioid Response Task Force started to develop a plan to address the opioid crisis in the county. This plan was approved by the Thurston County Commissioners […]

• January 13, 2020General Interest

  #55: Our 2020 Agenda

  What’s in the works for The Olympia Standard in the coming year? We asked our listeners to send us their ideas and questions on issues they’d like us to discuss. […]

• December 30, 2019General Interest

  #54: Exit Interview with Steve Hall

  Steve Hall worked for the city of Olympia for over 30 years, recently retiring as our city manager. When someone leaves a position of employment, exit interviews are conducted so […]

• December 16, 2019Homelessness, Public Health

  #53: Homelessness in the City and County

  This episode focuses on the response to the crisis of homelessness, both in the city and across the county. We interviewed Keylee Marineau, the county’s Homeless Prevention and Affordable Housing […]