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Editor,
In 2022, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won her seat by 2,629 votes. The less-than 1% lead was held by a surge in rural Democrats. In Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's first term she has proven to be …
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10/22/24
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Mr. Halverson has his facts straight concerning the Capitol Lake Estuary — Capitol Lake Deschutes Estuary project good or bad? | Nisqually Valley News (yelmonline.com) .
I …
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10/15/24
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In a previous letter, Ms. Vincent claims, without giving reference to sources, essentially, “red states bad, blue states not as bad.” As someone familiar with the …
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10/15/24
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Many Nisqually Valley News voters are busy with their lives and haven't had a chance to remember history.
Economy: Bill Clinton (D) left the federal budget balanced and erased …
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10/15/24
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As we approach the upcoming election, I want to express my strong support for Rachel Dreon for Thurston County Commissioner. Rachel’s priorities and vision for our community truly …
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10/15/24
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The Deschutes Estuary Project is good for the state but bad for the local taxpayers of unincorporated Thurston County, the cities of Tumwater and Olympia, LOTT and the Port of Olympia. …
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10/8/24
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In September, state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, wrote on voting in more Republicans and voting yes on all four initiatives. I understand most of those initiatives were completely …
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10/8/24
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I am a new precinct committee officer (PCO) in Yelm’s rural Four Corners North, and this week I did my first Get Out The Vote canvassing in dirt-road Democrat country.
Luckily …
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10/8/24
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One of the skills we’ve lost as a nation is the ability to have an evidence-based discussion. Why? It involves math, and by current estimates, only about 9% of the U.S. …
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9/17/24
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It's done. The 30th Rainier Pickin' Party is over. Who would have thought that such a hot and sunny festival season would have produced an honest-to-goodness, stereotypical Pacific …
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9/10/24
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Editor,
We’re not in Boston, and this is not a tea party!
Over the years, we have seen a greater revolt in our community over passing dollars needed to keep our Yelm Community Schools …
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9/10/24
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Editor,
John Sununu, Republican governor of New Hampshire, is a guy I could vote for.
In interviews he is likable, energetic and gives straight knowledgeable answers to questions — …
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9/3/24
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We all got our tax assessment from the Thurston County Assessor Office this month. We paid 36.54% for local school taxes and another 23.32% for state school taxes. That is a total of …
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9/3/24
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Editor,
Yelm schools and teachers:
Both sides waited for the week before school started to begin negotiations on what would be acceptable to both parties to resume work.
This is a …
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9/3/24
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We are beyond the questions of whether public K-12 education has failed or whether we wish to fix it. We are at the point where the question is “Can we save it?” Some …
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8/20/24
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Massachusetts recently took a compassionate step forward by banning the use of animals in circuses, setting a precedent that Washington should follow. As a child, my parents did not take …
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8/13/24
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I was an attorney in state government for over 37 years. Because of my experience I am closely watching the campaign for Washington state attorney general. There is no question in my …
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8/13/24
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Voters beware: Please educate yourself before this next election and Google Project 2025. It spells out very clearly the Republican policies they intend to implement. If you are a …
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8/13/24
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Many in the national press, Democratic elites and turncoat Congresspeople should be proud of themselves: They’ve forced a humiliating withdrawal by a good man and great …
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8/6/24
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I am writing so that all constituents understand the proposed changes to Social Security outlined in Project 2025, the treatise from the Heritage Foundation (and the Hungarian Danube …
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8/6/24
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