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The Olympian started in 1860 as The Washington Standard, a weekly paper. It was founded by John Miller Murphy, and its first issue was released on November 17, 1860. [4] The paper became The Daily Olympian in February 1889 when it began publishing daily. Many people in Olympia still refer to The Olympian by its former name, or as "The Daily O."
In 1852, Olympia became the county seat of the newly organized Thurston County which at the time was still part of Oregon Territory. In about 1853, Ezra Meeker says that Olympia contained about 100 inhabitants; it had 3 stores, a hotel, a livery stable, a saloon, and a weekly newspaper called The Columbian, which was in its 30th publish.
The Olympian is the local daily newspaper. The Tacoma-based Weekly Volcano has covered Olympia entertainment since 2001. Progressive newspaper Works in Progress is published monthly. [36] The statewide government channel TVW is based in Olympia. Online outlet NorthAmericaTalk, an aggregate for local community news and marketing, was established ...
Bellevue College – The Jibsheet (renamed to "The Watchdog") Central Washington University – The Observer. Clark College – The Independent. Eastern Washington University – The Easterner. Edmonds College – The Triton Review. Evergreen State College – Cooper Point Journal.
Olympic Games. 1936 Berlin. Men's eight. Donald Bruce Hume (July 25, 1915 – September 16, 2001) was an American rower who won Olympic gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] Hume was raised in Olympia, Washington and the waterways of the Puget Sound. He stroked the University of Washington senior varsity eights which won US national ...
Inspired by Olympia's event, Procession of the Species celebrations have taken place elsewhere in the US and around the world. The procession in Bellingham, Washington, has taken place since 2004. [6] It is a nationally recognized model for community arts-based involvement, environmental education, arts education, and cultural exchange.
That’s less than 5%. This gulf between the will of the people and that of legislators should worry everyone. This month WashCOG is recognizing the seven legislators who took the pro-democracy ...
The Olympia Downtown Historic District is a historic district located in Olympia, Washington, the state's capital. The district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2004, covers 17 blocks in downtown Olympia and includes 51 contributing properties. The majority of buildings in Downtown Olympia were built between 1911 and ...