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Submitted by Rick on Thu, 09/15/2005 - 4:54pm.
Sep 24 2005 - 3:00am
The Nisqually Watershed Festival will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, 100 Brown Farm Road, Olympia. Featured will be exhibits, music, tours, a salmon bake and other celebrations of the heritage of the watershed. The event is free; the salmon bake is $10. For more information, call 360-407-1686.
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Submitted by emmettoconnell on Thu, 09/15/2005 - 8:56am.

This morning's short article in the Olympian got me thinking about the series of upcoming candidate forums, and that more of happened should be shared here.

I'm going to blog the results of the forum next Wednesday.

There are three other forums that I know of:

Thurston County Progressive Network and South Puget Environmental Clearinghouse Forum, September 27 at the General Admin. Building Auditorium (210 11th Ave. SW – 11th & Columbia Street) from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

League of Women Voters, October 8. Other than the date, I don't have any other information on this one.

And, something called the "South Sound Forum" on October 11. I don't know the sponsors, time or locaiton, but its up on Phyllis Booth's wesbite.

Anyone willing to attend and share their views here?

UPDATE: I just realized that SPEECH president Keith Cotton just signed up to olyblog last night. Maybe he can share his views post-SPEECH forum (hint hint).

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Submitted by Rick on Thu, 09/15/2005 - 7:58am.

Jeff DeLaCruz, a photographer and Olympia native, has returned from Iraq. Read about him here and here.

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Submitted by Rick on Thu, 09/15/2005 - 7:43am.

The BuyBlue website has been revamped to include user ratings and other features. Contrary to my assumptions, it turns out that 7-eleven is very blue. I also heard a rumor yesterday about Venezuela distributing gas through 7-eleven. Does any one know about this?

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