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Submitted by The Fire Inside on Sat, 05/06/2006 - 8:52am.
Read that last sentence and then think about the role of government. Living-wage jobs in Olympia? LOTT forced out about 400 of them, along with the money Miller was extremely generous with regarding community events.
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Submitted by stevenl on Sat, 05/06/2006 - 9:38am.Did the story not get posted
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Sat, 05/06/2006 - 10:10am.I think you need to fiddle
Submitted by stevenl on Sat, 05/06/2006 - 10:18am.I think we should change the
Submitted by Crenshaw Sepulveda on Sat, 05/06/2006 - 4:47pm.Get Creative with Lakefair
Submitted by Crusty on Sat, 05/06/2006 - 5:28pm.I don't see the city's limited contribution as tragic. It's a contribution, whatever they give. The rest we should be able to do for ourselves. Vendors make money off their space don't they? And artisans? And carnival rides? Don't charge or tax them for their space; waive the profits. Entertainers like to entertain. We could be novel and use the ones that love Olympia. Let them do some jamming up there and play the songs they write, as well as predetermined requests. Olympia has lots of radical musicians.
It sounds like the event needs some creative organization and drumming up free stuff. I think that would make it a community event. What about one of the local nonprofits, like Media Island? There are lots of possibilities.
I am the opposite of an organizer; I only arrange anarchies. But if anyone else will go swimming in Capitol Lake with the nutria, I'm on board! It's too cold January 1st! I always go out there and chicken out. I think I can even fit in my bathing suit again. Or we could make it a clothing optional swim, like the beach at Evergreen. Issue blinders at a park entry point. I would like to take my dog though. One year they locked out dogs. I will cure her of her butt sniffing fixation before we go near the clothing optional swim.
We need to loosen up and have some good clean cheap fun. Our tax dollars are better spent on the less fortunate. I don't see why the city should entirely fund our event. This way we can do it our own way, through a cool community organizer.