Category: Washington State
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Washington State: doing the work that’s needed.
Theodore Roosevelt said, “It’s not the critic who counts.” I admire Washington State’s governor and legislators because, rather than just gripe, they work the solutions to problems. Governor Jay Inslee’s Press Update (from press@updates.gov.wa.gov) of 10 Mar. 2023 reports on what action his office and the Washington State legislature have taken recently towards making our…
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Youth Climate and Conservation Rally, Olympia, WA
On 13 January 2023 (Friday), from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.[MRM note: It’s about climate action, renewable energy, dams, salmon, and orcas.]⸺ source: WYORCA’s announcement at https://saveourwildsalmon.salsalabs.org/YouthRallyOlympiaJan13/index.html (accessed 7 Jan. 2023). Old and Young Folks at Olympia on 30 Jan. 2020
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Candidates Endorsed by the Seattle Times Editorial Board
The final election endorsements for Washington State mid-term elections are in. See them at “Editorial board endorsements for Nov. 8,” The Seattle Times, 6 Nov. 2022, Print, D3, or online at https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/seattle-times-editorial-board-endorsements-nov-8-2022-general-election/ The Seattle Times interviews candidates and then endorses some. To read the endorsements and the full editorials (the why for the endorsements) for…
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The weather is weird.
As I left church this Sunday, I spoke to an eighty-year-old man who has lived his life on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, and he commented, “The weather is weird.” I’ve heard similar sayings from folks who’ve lived for decades in my neighborhood. They say that rain and wind usually start by September, and…
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More Election News: Debates and endorsements by The Seattle Times
Please see https://mrmconservation.com/legislation-politics-and-democracy/
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Washington State’s election season is upon us.
Our awareness, knowledge, involvement, and votes during the political process determine whether our environment and nature are conserved. Please see the political endorsements for Washington State candidates made by The Seattle Times and others at https://mrmconservation.com/legislation-politics-and-democracy/
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Candidates endorsed by The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times endorsements were published in the 17 July 2022 (Sunday) issue on p. D3 and can be accessed at https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/seattle-times-editorial-board-endorsements-aug-2-2022-primary/ (e-published 8 July 2022 and updated 21 July 2022). My Comments:I’m glad I live where a free and healthy press still exists and where newspapers publish their recommendations on which candidates to vote…
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