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KEN’S Corner and The Real News…. Laquo; Previous Entries. County commissioners can raise taxes. Monday August 22nd, 2016 in Government. Comments Off on County commissioners can raise taxes. The era of the self-made woman has come. Thursday August 18th, 2016 in Government. Comments Off on The era of the self-made woman has come. School superintendent has ambitious goals. Wednesday August 17th, 2016 in Government. Comments Off on School superintendent has ambitious goals. Odds and ends and leftovers. Monda...
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KEN’S Corner & The Real News… » Blog Archive » Lacey council discusses budget shortfall
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KEN’S Corner and The Real News…. Lacey council discusses budget shortfall. August 6th, 2015 by Ken. Faced with an impending budget shortfall, the Lacey City Council used its annual council retreat to talk about money and budgets. The City of Lacey currently has a reserve fund of $24 million dollars. Some of that reserve is required by law, other by council action and some by common sense. Other reserve funds were tapped to make the $4.5 million. The council also discussed new revenue sources such as a 3 ...
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KEN’S Corner & The Real News… » Blog Archive » What does conservative mean?
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KEN’S Corner and The Real News…. What does conservative mean? July 20th, 2015 by Ken. As most of my regular readers know, I have been hard on the liberal left – – the so-called progressives. Their answer to everything is more government. But, recently I’ve also begun to question the “conservatives” – the one’s on the far right. What do they stand for? I was alive then. I graduated from high school in 1960, so I have some understanding of what’s so appealing about the 1950’s. We knew our place in our town...
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KEN’S Corner & The Real News… » Blog Archive » No Primary Election in Lacey
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KEN’S Corner and The Real News…. No Primary Election in Lacey. July 20th, 2015 by Ken. If you haven’t received your Primary Election ballot in Lacey yet – – don’t worry. You never will. There’s no Primary Election in Lacey. Olympia has a primary election and the Port of Olympia has a primary election. Of course Lacey residents don’t vote in Olympia and the port race is done by commissioner districts. The port districts are not in Lacey. Driving costs too much for teens. Driving costs too much for teens.
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KEN’S Corner and The Real News…. August 26th, 2016 by Ken. My interview with Chris Reykdal is up. Simply click on the Coffee With Ken button above to hear what he has to say about the state of our schools and what he hopes to accomplish. He also spells out how he will fund additional monies to meet the State Supreme Court requirements. Posted in Local Politics. Having Comments Off on Chris Reykdal interview. Driving costs too much for teens. August 23rd, 2016 by Ken. Some say there’s a trend for pe...
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KEN’S Corner & The Real News… » Blog Archive » School district awaits response on newspaper building purchase
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KEN’S Corner and The Real News…. School district awaits response on newspaper building purchase. July 15th, 2015 by Ken. In May, the Olympia School District made an offer to purchase. Building from its owners – – McClatchy Corporation out of Florida, and is still waiting for a response to its offer. The school district wants to use the newspaper building for its new district office. While McClatchy has not responded to the offer, the district has no fall-back position. Driving costs too much for teens.
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KEN’S Corner and The Real News…. Advertising opportunities abound for these web pages. If you’re interested in receiving more information about why you should advertise, please call Ken Balsley at 456-8964. Driving costs too much for teens. County commissioners can raise taxes. Lacey council talks streets and money. The era of the self-made woman has come. Driving costs too much for teens. August 23, 2016 in Informational, The Real News. County commissioners can raise taxes. Ken's Corner and The Real News.
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KEN’S Corner & The Real News… » Blog Archive » Regional parks meeting cancelled – -lack of interest cited
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KEN’S Corner and The Real News…. Regional parks meeting cancelled – -lack of interest cited. June 30th, 2015 by Ken. A regional parks meeting, called by the Thurston County Commissioners, has been cancelled due to lack of attendance by local elected officials. County Commissioners had called a meeting, Tuesday evening, of all city council members in Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater as well as Yelm and Tenino, for the purpose of assessing interest in creating a Metropolitan Parks District. The City of Olympia is ...
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KEN’S Corner and The Real News…. Laquo; Previous Entries. 8220;Experience” Olympia? Sunday August 14th, 2016 in Business. Comments Off on “Experience” Olympia? Don’t shoplift in Lacey. Friday August 12th, 2016 in Business. Comments Off on Don’t shoplift in Lacey. Sunday August 7th, 2016 in Business. Comments Off on A stupid mistake. Olympia School District headquarters makes slow progress to move. Thursday August 4th, 2016 in Business. Odds and ends and leftovers. Friday July 29th, 2016 in Business.
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KEN’S Corner & The Real News… » Blog Archive » Lacey council rejects private money for plastic bag ban vote
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KEN’S Corner and The Real News…. Lacey council rejects private money for plastic bag ban vote. July 16th, 2015 by Ken. At it’s Thursday night work seesion the Lacey City Council rejected an effort by a private group to put the issue of a plastic bag ban before the voters in November. At Thursday Lacey council work session, Steadman voted not to accept the money along with Jeff Gadman, Cynthia Pratt and Andy Ryder. And Steadman needs to be more cautious in what he says. He’s not a private citize...The era...
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