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Voters get their say at the polls More than 670 candidates BY RACHEL LA CORTE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington voters are set to narrow their choices in dozens of races, including governor and U.S. Senate. Here are some things to know ahead of Tuesday’s primary: •How many candidates are on the ballot? — More than 670 candidates are vying for federal, statewide, legislative, county, judicial and local offices, according to the secretary of state’s office. The races include U.S. Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, office of superinten-
dent of public instruction and state Supreme Court. •How does Washington’s top-two primary work? — The top two vote-getters in each race advance to the November election, regardless of party. That means in some contests, two Republicans or two Democrats could end up on the general election ballot.Also, voters don’t have to declare a party affiliation and can choose among all candidates on one, consolidated ballot. •What’s the most closely watched race? — The lieutenant governor’s race drew 11 contenders, including three Demo-
cratic state senators, after current Lt. Gov. Brad Owen announced his retirement. He has held the office for two decades. The two candidates who have raised the most money — Sens. Cyrus Habib and Steve Hobbs — are Democrats. If they advance to the general election, it will be the first time two Democrats have faced off in a statewide race since Washington launched the top two primary system in 2008, according to the secretary of state’s office. Same-party opponents have emerged in legislative and congressional races but never in a statewide contest. TURN
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Today last day to vote in primary elections BY PAUL GOTTLIEB
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — Today is the last day for voters, who so far on the North Olympic Peninsula have seemed to largely stayed home for this year’s primary election, to cast their ballots. Election coordinators in both Clallam and Jefferson counties said voters may simply feel overwhelmed by the
number of candidates in statewide races — 17 for Democratic senator Patty Murray’s position and 11 for Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee’s position. Of the 49,004 ballots sent to Clallam voters, 10,950 were returned as of Monday. That is a 22.3 percent participation rate, elections coordinator Ken Hugoniot said Monday. TURN
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Agnew man planning Rising temps journey across state linked to gulls’
eating habits
Wheelchair ride to bring attention to access issues
Cannibalism found as trend
BY CHRIS MCDANIEL
from its nest is suddenly snatched up by its neck. Another hungry gull swoops in and bites at the chick’s leg. The outPROTECTION ISLAND (AP) numbered mother intervenes. Her — Jim Hayward slips on a hard baby disappears under a frenzy of hat and pops open an umbrella flapping and pecking. before stepping into a storm of angry gulls. Growing taste Hayward, a seabird biologist based on Protection Island in the Over the last decade, the gulls Strait of Juan de Fuca, is making have shown a growing taste for his evening rounds through the their neighbors’ eggs and chicks. largest gull nesting colony in the The trend appears linked to Puget Sound region. climate change. He’s been monitoring this site “It doesn’t seem like a lot, but since 1987, so he’s used to the a one-tenth of a degree change in shrieking, the dive-bombing, the seawater temperature correlates frequent splatterings of gull poop, to a 10 percent increase in [the and the pecking at his head, odds of] cannibalism,” said Hayhands and feet. ward, a professor at Andrews University in Michigan. Hard to watch Over the past 60 years, ocean temperatures have increased about What he’s not accustomed to is 15 times faster than any other time the cannibalism, reported the Kit- over the past 10,000 years. sap Sun. It’s hard to watch: A fluffy chick straying a few yards TURN TO GULLS/A6
BY TRISTAN BAURICK
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
AGNEW — A quadriplegic Agnew man will soon set off in his motorized wheelchair on a journey across the state to bring attention to the need for pathways accessible to disabled people, he said. “This year, I am setting aside two weeks to go across the state of Washington,” Ian MacKay, 34, said recently at his home in Agnew where he has lived with his mother and stepfather for the last eight years. “I am trying bring some awareness to the need for trails and bike paths in our state.” MacKay will leave Aug. 13 when he rides the Coho ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria, he said. Then he will travel to Sydney and take a ferry to Anacortes, where his journey of about 314 miles truly begins. Over the next two weeks, he — along with an entourage of caregivers and supporters — will travel south through the Seattle area, on through Olympia and finally to Portland, Ore., where he hopes to arrive about Aug. 22, he said.
30 to 40 miles daily MacKay plans to travel 30 to 40 miles a day via motorized wheelchair, he said. “The chair goes about 30 miles on a charge,” he said, “and it goes a max of about seven miles per hour. It is a jog if I want people with me.” He said he will bring a second chair and will swap out at about the halfway mark each day to continue on.
Multi-use trails During his trek, MacKay said he will ride on multi-use trails wherever possible.
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Ian MacKay, seen here, this month will be taking his motorized wheelchair on a 300 mile journey along Washington state’s bike paths and trails - starting in Victoria, British Columbia and ending in Portland, Oregon to raise awareness about the need by wheelchair bound people for access to public trails. Sometimes that will not be possible, he said, and he will need to travel along the side of the freeway. “Unfortunately, much of the way is going to be on shoulders and sides of roads,” he said. He hopes those portions of his trip will illustrate to the public the need for more wheelchairaccessible trails in the state. “Every county has different funding and budgets and regulation,” he said. “But the more we have the better.” MacKay said if he can focus
public attention on the issue, that would make his journey complete. “If I could bring some awareness” to this issue, “great,” he said. “If we can cause change, excellent.”
Avid cyclist Before a bicycle accident nearly a decade ago, MacKay said he was an avid cyclist who greatly enjoyed getting outdoors and participating in bicycle tours across the country. TURN
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In this photo taken on July 13, 2016, biologist Jim Hayward shields himself with an umbrella while visiting a large gull nesting colony on Protection Island, a wildlife refuge in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, near Port Townsend.
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