Editorial Board
John Winn Miller, president and publisher
Mike Oakland, editorial page editor
Cheryl Fambles, community representative
Peter Reid, community representative
When Miller Brewing Co. closed the Olympia brewery in June 2003, community residents were hopeful that developers would step in immediately and transform the property into a thriving community center in the heart of Tumwater.
Voters in the 22nd Legislative District of central Thurston County have two choices to make in the Nov. 4 general election.
Wal-Mart has waged a battle with the city of Tumwater and its residents for almost four years in its quest to build a store on Littlerock Road.
They didn't win the race but their parents and school community can be proud of Capital High School sophomores Kyle Rizzieri and Court Schneider-McKinney, juniors Danny Stohr and Aaron Hall and senior Karl Sergojan.
Critics will call them naive, misguided or just plain out of touch with reality. But in the absence of leadership on global warming at the national level, a coalition of Western states and Canadian provinces have teamed up to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their efforts merit praise, not derision.
Critics will call them naive, misguided or just plain out of touch with reality. But in the absence of leadership on global warming at the national level, a coalition of Western states and Canadian provinces have teamed up to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their efforts merit praise, not derision.
For decades, the world’s top objective in the Middle East has been to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...
Members of the North Thurston Public Schools board owe it to their students to carefully analyze high school start times.
State lawmakers are fond of talking about openness and transparency in government, but generally come up short when it comes to taking positive legislative action.
With jail time and financial penalties, with public ridicule and the risk to human life, it's puzzling why so many motorists continue to drink then drive.
The Olympia City Council has once again imposed a six-month building moratorium for parts of Chambers Basin.
Gen. David Petraeus yielded the top command in Iraq to Gen. Ray Odierno. ...
One week ago, Camp Quixote, Olympia's tent city, moved from The United Churches to St. John Episcopal Church on Capitol Way. It was the ninth move of the homeless camp in the past 20 months.
Thumbs up to a convoy to raise money for Special Olympics in Washington and to the Intercity Transit-Evergreen State College late-night bus service. Thumbs down to Mason County's response to records requests and to vandalism of an Idaho monument.
Voters in the state's 20th Legislative District have three choices to make Nov. 4.
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