Traitor Dick Cheney (R) implies that he declassified covert CIA agent Valery Plame's identity and references Executive Order 13292, signed by Traitor George W Bush (R) in 2003.

The cities of Tumwater and Olympia will be considering ordinances that will sanction Camp Quixote to continue on it's rotational basis between the two jurisdictions. This is a huge step for the rights of houseless and poor people everywhere. Camp Quixote will soon become only the second officially sanctioned tent city in the nation after Portland's Dignity Village (and it took them years to do it).

There is still much work to be done to ensure that the final language of the ordinances reflects the best interests of the residents of Camp Quixote, and puts their needs and comfort at the forefront.

In order to do this, we have to let our local politicians know how we feel. We have to thank and congratulate them for their work so far, and yet continue to hold them accountable for the outcomes of their decisions. Those I've spoken to so far are open to discussion before the ordinance goes to vote. By appearing in person at council meetings, committee meetings, writing letters to the editors of local papers, calling in to local radio shows, or emailing and calling our elected officials, we should ask the following:

1. Every resident of Camp Quixote recieves a copy of the ordinance well before it goes to a vote so that they may make suggestions or voice concerns.

2. Those drafting the ordinance get input from residents of the camp before making any decisions, striving for consensus.

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2008 will mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Tumwater Olympia Freeway. It opened in 1958 to relieve the bottleneck in downtown Olympia where the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Capitol Way was also the junction of Pacific Highway 99 and SR 410 (now redesignated I-5 and US-101).

The main casualty in construction was the oldest part of Tumwater where a number of territorial era structures remained, although in somewhat deteriorated condition. The State condemned the land and forced residents to relocate. Some took their houses with them, but the old business/residential core of the first American settlement on Puget Sound became the present Interstate 5 freeway right-of-way.

Ironically, freeway construction across America led to increased awareness of historic sites and spawned legislation to help protect them including the National Register of Historic Places. New laws required documentation and protection of historic sites threatened by freeway construction. By the 1970s, the Olympia Tumwater Freeway needed widening. These laws created fundng to do the first survey of surviving historic properties in Tumwater and led to the creation of Tumwater Historic District in 1978.

To commemorate the event we are gathering information and first-hand recollections of that time for a planned exhibit. If you or someone you know has photos, documents, or memories of the Tumwater Olympia Freeway construction era, we want to hear from you!

Please contact us at OlympiaHistory@yahoo.com or at 360-485-2396.

No reason. I just felt like blurting out his name. You can return to going about your business now.