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Spin Control archive for Oct. 24, 2011

MONDAY, OCT. 24, 2011





Occupy Olympia protesters pitch tents near Capitol Lake on Oct. 24, 2011. (Jim Camden)

Meanwhile, at the other protest 

OLYMPIA -- Not far from the un-U.N. Day protest on the Capitol steps is the 99%-Occupy Olympia protest. They have a nice place to set up tents, between Capitol Lake and the Budd Bay Harbor, as the leaves are changing for autumn. But it is…

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Signs at the un-U.N. Day rally in Olympia, Sept. 24, 2011 (Jim Camden)

Happy U.N. Day. Or not

If you have a calendar that lists a wide-enough array of special days, you could check to discover that today is United Nations Day. The U.N. was formed 66 years ago today. In Olympia, however, it is un-U.N. Day for about 60 people who gathered…

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It's Un-U.N. Day in Oly

OLYMPIA -- Folks who would like to get the United States out of the United Nations, and vice versa, have planned a rally today at the state Capitol. Advance info for the rally says to expect representatives from The Freedom Foundation, the Second Amendment Foundation,…

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Flags at half-staff for White

OLYMPIA -- Flags will be flyiing at half-staff at state buildings for state Sen. Scott White, who died over the weekend. The Kittitas County coroner said White, 41, died of a previously undiagnosed enlarged heart. He was found in his hotel room at a resort…

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