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John Spellman
Remembering Governor Spellman

Remembering Governor Spellman

The Jan. 16 death of former Gov. John D. Spellman at 91 prompted personal reminiscences from several staffers in the Office of the Secretary of State who knew Spellman during and after his 1981-85 time in state office. State Archivist Steve Excell, who served as Gov. Spellman’s chief of staff, said in a television interview with KING-5 that Spellman had changed his life, as well as those of countless Washingtonians. “He was a true statesman,” Excell said. “He was a…

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Dec. 2-3 Customer Alert! Goodbye to the Old Server, Hello to the New Catalog

Dec. 2-3 Customer Alert! Goodbye to the Old Server, Hello to the New Catalog

Deep in the basement of the Evergreen State College on Cooper Point outside of Olympia is a room that appears to have once hummed with the sound of giant computers. But now all that is left is one lonely server, along with a few dust bunnies. You wouldn’t know to look at it, but this machine hosts the consortium catalog for the Washington State Library, The Evergreen State College, and Saint Martins University. By the end of this December all three…

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Dragons come to life

Dragons come to life

Photograph courtesy of Aaron Barna Photography Secretary of State Sam Reed dots the center of the dragon’s eye for the 6th Annual Dragon Boat Festival held in Olympia.  As the legend goes, once the dragon’s eyes have been dotted, the dragon then comes to life.  How appropriate for the 32 boats that raced across the waters of Budd Inlet early Saturday morning.  St. Martin’s University hosts the event every year and has seen a dramatic increase in community participation over the…

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