Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Have you ever attended the "Procession of the Species" Celebration? It’s a parade that celebrates the natural world with music, art, and movement in ...
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Recently, I have found a unique spot in the audience that gives me a bird’s-eye view of the incredible ventures happening in Thurston County ...
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By Rachel Benton
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3/20/25
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Last week’s column had a general description of red crossbills (and white-winged crossbills as well), including their crisscrossed bills and interesting …
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In 1892, on the corner of 4th and Cherry — now the site of City Hall — local media mogul millionaire John Miller Murphy erected Olympia’s first major music venue ...
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As we get older, not Trish and Thom of course, some of us start to reflect on the people and pets in our lives and what binds us to them after ...
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all! I have already provided recipes for corned beef and cabbage, colcannon and Irish soda bread. Today, we will complete our tribute to Ireland with a delicious …
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By Shannon Beigert
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3/17/25
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When your child has a disability, or even a learning need, life becomes clogged with appointments, interviews, assessments, checklists, meetings, emails, conferences -- and the list goes on and on. …
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By Shannon Sankstone
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3/17/25
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Job well done, Deborah Vinsel! Thurston Community Media, in its 39th year, is a treasure to our community and this column gives kudos to both retiring CEO and Executive Director …
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A lot of people are scared right now –scared about the growing list of budget cuts, mass firing and banned words in federal agencies, scared about the impacts ...
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Just like our clocks, the Thurston County arts scene moved forward last weekend in presenting refreshingly original ...
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By Rachel Benton
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3/13/25
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Each spring and fall, as we switch from standard time to daylight saving time and back, there are always a few editorials complaining about the custom …
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If you want to change anything about the place where you live, you first have to make sense of it. In that spirit, JOLT’s new column, “Making Sense of Olympia,” aims to help you get …
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For most of the last 500 million years, Olympia was under the ocean. Only recently (the last 80 million years) has this part of North America had a chance to ...
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As a follow-up to last week’s JOLT column , I have two stories to share about this paradoxical gift of facing death’s inevitability and why it matters.
Taking care of my …
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As we are getting closer to St. Patrick’s Day, I would like to remind you of my corned beef and cabbage from last year, linked in this ...
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By Shannon Beigert
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3/10/25
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For parents of children with disabilities, we all know, oh so painfully, that individual education programs (IEPs) can have “good” or “bad” goals. There are so many ways a …
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By Shannon Sankstone
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3/7/25
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An out-of-town bird watching friend is coming to visit. Where will you take them? This past Saturday, I answered that question by choosing the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually ...
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By George Walter
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3/6/25
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Some time ago, I attended a Death Cafe hosted by Death Doula Glenn Harper at the Olympia Senior Center. I had no idea what to expect and would have been surprised at any conversation that took …
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Just a quick mention about the upcoming 2025 New York Cat Film Festival presented by the Olympia Film Society on Friday, March 7, at the ...
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Today, in the spirit of Ireland, I am providing my recipe for Colcannon, a classic Irish recipe: potatoes with a ...
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By Shannon Beigert
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3/3/25
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