Secret meetings just got a little harder in Thurston County as the Thurston County Commissioners were handed a formal notice of their recent Violation of the Open Meetings Act in regards to the No Shooting Ordinance.  If your local government is doing the same thing, you can do this as...Read more here

A citizen gives effective testimony to the Thurston County Commissioners.  While the Thurston County Commissioners have squandered staff time on ego projects that harm citizens, they have ignored hundreds of citizens like Mr. Armstrong.  Of course, they will give him an answer - but not...Read more here

After two and half years of wasted staff time on 5 drafts, the Thurston County Commissioners decided to shoot down the No Shooting Ordinance.  What changed?  People stood up to them and confronted the Thurston County Commissioners.  This is an example of what victories on the road to more...Read more here

In Estonia, the children laugh at the Central Planning efforts of their Grandparents and Parent’s era. Today’s Central Planners will also become the object of ridicule for future generations as well.

Thurston County Commissioner Valenzuela made a statement on KOMO news recently - easily refuted with a minor amount of effort or knowledge.  However, the Thurston County Commissioners seem determined to pass an ordinance that could impact tens of thousands of people in Thurston County with...Read more here

Thurston County commissioners tabled any decisions about a controversial proposed controlled-shooting zone ordinance for two weeks during a Thursday briefing attended by more than 100 people.

Telling a story through song - The Spies who claim to be “Friends.”

What happens when you get a couple of kids who like to play their instruments and who want to get more involved in local issues?  Let them sing about it.  In this case, the Thurston County Commissioners and the Pocket Gopher make a great parody song topic.  Local activism at its best, and...Read more here

Talking about Spies Like Us or Friends of San Juans and whether these environmental activists should go wild spying on neighbors, turning them into the county enforcement officers , and acting like the Green Police or Neighborhood Committee on Vice and Virtue.

It has been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.  It does not take much imagination to see where this type of behavior by Friends of the San Juans can lead a society and a community.  With “Friends” like this, who needs enemies?