By Chloe Marina Manchester On November 11, a group of anti-fracking protesters, collectively dubbed Olympia Stand, blocked a train coming from the Port of Olympia carrying frackings sands, or proppants. The train was successfully blocked on that first day, then protesters erected a blockade where they camped on the tracks […]
Northwest Post-Election Protests Many Express Fear, Anger, and Frustration
By Rachel Carlson, Chloe Marina Manchester, Tari Gunstone, & Felix Chrome Since the election of Donald Trump it seems like the meme-worthy craziness of 2016 is only set to continue into the new year. This year has been characterized by contentious battles and increasingly disparate rhetoric on issues from police […]
Initiative-837 Rally for Safer Policing
By Tari Gunstone Around 200 people gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Thursday, October 22 to demand accountability for police violence, specifically against black lives and native lives in Washington state. The gathering focused on promoting Initiative-837 (I-837), which would rephrase a Washington statute that makes it incredibly […]
Dirty Politics Make for Good Art Mark Peterson’s “Political Theater” Now Showing at Galerie Fotoland
By Ruby Love This month, Galerie Fotoland said goodbye to Jim Lommasson’s Exit Wounds (if you didn’t see it, you should look it up, although you have no excuse unless you’re an incoming freshman…it was up all spring and summer), which the Cooper Point Journal previously covered. On October 10, […]
Washington State Ballot Initiatives Go Vote, and Tell Politicians Where They can Stick it
By Asa Kowals Rose Election got you down? Are you bored by Hillary Clinton, and disgusted by Donald Trump? Is it so bad that you’re simply planning to write in “eat my ass” for every race on the ballot? Good news! In Washington State, voters have a way of circumventing […]
WA Democratic Caucus How Does it Work and What Will it Mean?
By Asa Kowals-Rose On March 26 Democrats in Washington will have a chance to weigh in on the race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination for president. On that day, the Washington Democratic Party will hold precinct caucuses across the state; these contests will ultimately determine […]
Senator Murray on College Affordability
By Senator Patty Murray I recently met with students in Olympia to discuss the burden of student debt and how it affects their lives – students like Caitlyn. Caitlyn said she was able to go to college with the help of need-based aid like Pell Grants and student loans. But […]
Change I Don’t Really Believe In The Case for Voting in an Unjust System
By Asa Kowals-Rose I was seven when I cast my first vote for president. It was Election Day 2004, and all the students in my elementary school were given a mock presidential ballot to fill out. I’m pretty sure I accidently voted for Bush, but this was an elementary school […]
Malheur Refuge Still Occupied by MilitiaEvergreen has Longstanding Relationship with the Land
By Ira Zuckerman Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, one of Evergreen’s oldest retreats, is a basin of sagebrush flats and salt lakes tucked into Southeast Oregon. It’s five times smaller than Olympic National Park, but makes a crucial oasis for migrating waterbirds on the western flyway. Though now retired, emeritus ornithology […]
Don’t Let the Revolution Bern Out
By Asa Kowals-Rose A year ago, politicos were preparing for a dull election season. As I watched the Iowa caucus results pour in, it became clear that this would not be the case. The effortless Clinton victory many had anticipated for years had given way to an evening of nail biting; […]
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