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Editor, 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 … more
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 … more
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 — … more
Editor, 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 … more
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 … more
Editor, 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 … more
Editor, 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 … more
Editor, 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 … more
Editor, 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 … more
Editor,  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 … more
Editor, 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 … more
Editor, Some 40 years ago, when we first moved here, a county official came by and told me, "You have tansy ragwort growing in your field. You have to get rid of it or you can be fined."  … more
Editor, One of the most competitive races on the upcoming Aug. 6 primary ballot is for Commissioner of Public Lands. The office heads the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which manages 5.6 … more
Editor, Yanah Cook knows the backroads of our rural Second Legislative District and knows what doors to knock on in Olympia’s legislative halls. Yanah has spent decades showing up at … more
Editor, Please vote in the Aug. 6 primary for Nick Brown for attorney general of Washington state. As a retired attorney who has worked for 40 years under five attorneys general in two states, I … more
Editor, I am writing to encourage you to vote in the Aug. 6 primary for Nick Brown for attorney general. Your vote is important this year, not only for national elections but also for state … more
Editor, As a resident of Yelm deeply invested in the future of Thurston County, I write to urge my fellow community members to consider Rachel Dreon for Thurston County commissioner District 2 … more
Editor, As a firefighter, I know that emergencies don’t respect anybody’s schedule. We first responders have to be on call day and night to respond to whatever crisis may arise. … more
Editor,  We are all in this together. I'm talking about the traffic that now chokes our roads both in the mornings and starting about 2 p.m. every afternoon. There have been days when … more
Editor, How best to utilize the 640 acres, about the area of Central Park in New York City, that Yelm recently acquired after a business improvement commitment was unfulfilled? It gives Yelm an … more
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