Here are the primary results for Thurston County.

As of a minute before 9:00 p.m. (and 8,000 ballots left on the tables to count) here is what I found interesting.

Position 2 on the Olympia City Council is almost a three way tie with Matthew Green and Craig Ottavelli looking like they're going to make their way through. Amy Tousley's 29 percent just isn't going to cut it, but it looks close.

On position 3 of the Oly Council Jeane Marie Thomas is twenty points better than Rhenda Strub (57 to 27). I would have bet this had been a lot closer.

On the Port Commission Suzanne Nott looks to lose out to George Barner and Bob Van Schoorl, but more than 60 percent of voters are voting for someone who isn't the incumbent Van Schoorl.

From the Washington Post:

Not every Democrat has come back from Iraq supporting a drawdown of U.S. forces in the coming months, as party leaders have advocated. Staking out positions that could complicate efforts to achieve party unity in September, a few Democratic lawmakers have returned expressing support for a continued troop presence. One of them, Rep. Brian Baird (Wash.), said yesterday that he will no longer vote for binding troop withdrawal timelines.

I thought you might like to let him know what you think about that.

Congressman Brian Baird
Phone: 202-225-3536
District Offices:
Olympia: 360-352-9768
Vancouver: 360-695-6292

: : : D I S R U P T I O N : : : call for volunteers, workshops, and resources!

dates: september 1 and 2
Portland State University smith memorial hall
rooms and times t.b.a.

d i s r u p t i o n is an event aimed at making more queer events accessible to folks in our community. have you been itching to have a discussion about ableism? interested in sharing your ideas about the mental health system? wanting to have a people of color only discussion? wish there was childcare offered at events? contact us about doing a workshop you can facilitate, or we can help find a facilitator for the workshop you want to exist.

:: we're excited for folks from out of town to visit pdx + participate, to lead workshops, to volunteer, to dance, and to eat

:: current workshops include (but are not limited to):

- domestic violence in queer communities
- being a fat ally
- gender policing in queer communities
- bike repair for sissies
- skillshare: gettiing the sex we want

contact: disruptionpdx@gmail.com
myspace.com/disruptionpdx
disruptionpdx@yahoogroups.com
tino . 503 287 7562

::: WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE WORKSHOPS AND FACILITATORS :::
AND FOR BANDS AND PERFORMERS FOR THE EVENING EVENTS!!

we're also looking for people to help us find the resources we need to maximize accessibility, and for folks who want to help us manage those resources, in the form of organizing at the conference, or coordinating volunteers, etc.

The O is doing a story on what it's like to be a dad. I know we have a few of them here, so get yer dadly wisdom out there!

(Yes, I am a big enough nerd to be on the Reader Network. :) )

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