Pat Tassoni testifies to the City Council about Olympia recognized neighborhood associations and asked the Council to investigate the Olympia Downtown Association (ODA) for non-compliance of City neighborhood association regulations. (Photo by Drew Hendricks)

The Israeli settlement Pisgat Zeev seen from the Palestinian village Hizma

Hugo Chávez, El Presidente de Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela

Then President Reagan's Special Envoy to the Middle East, Donald Rumsfeld, and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein shake hands in 1983.

(Photo by Richard Sawyer)

Local citizens join the picket-line with Ramada workers. (Photo provided by Richard Sawyer)

Intercity Transit worker from ATU Local 1384 and Pizza Time striker Joe Connor stand in solidarity with laid off Ramada Inn workers. (Photo provided by Richard Sawyer)

Members of the Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP) demand justice for the Ramada workers and direct that message to Governor House manager, Sandra Miller. (Photo provided by Richard Sawyer)

Pizza Time Strikers, back on the picket line, are hopeful for a positive outcome. (Photo by Pat Tassoni)

Pizza Time Strikers, back on the picket line, are hopeful for a positive outcome. (Photo by Pat Tassoni)

(cartoon by M. Wuerker)