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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 […]
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#89: 2021 Election – “Be curious, not judgemental”
It’s been a while since The Olympia Standard has been on the air – but we’re back again in time to talk about your ballot for the 2021 general election! […]
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#88: The 2021 Primary Election
With primary ballots reaching mailboxes, Emmett joined forces with the folks of Olympia Pop Rocks, Jemmy Joe and Guire McGuire, to walk through the voters’ guide. They looked at the […]
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#87: Legislative Update with Jessica Bateman
For this year’s legislative update, we pulled the newest member of our state delegation for the 22nd district, “Friend of the Podcast” Representative Jessica Bateman. We discussed statewide police reform, […]
