Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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It surprised me the first time it happened: Pulling up broccoli plants at the end of the growing season caused a sudden stab of sadness. For months, these plants ...
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By Jill Severn
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10/10/25
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I have an old neighbor with a lot of junk piled up in his yard. His name is Tumwater. I love this guy. We've been friends for over 30 years. I may not understand ...
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Pelagic birds are residents of the open ocean. They spend most of their lives flying the “Seven Seas” to visit seasonal seafood ...
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Thurston County, I am so amazed by your talent, dedication and passion that glowed throughout Arts Walk ...
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By Rachel Benton
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10/8/25
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Last week, on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, our community lost Gerald “Jerry” Fay, MD. Dr. Fay was my physician when I moved to Olympia 13 years ...
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There are many reasons why people believe unidentified flying objects (UFOs) are real and reflect an otherworldly ...
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I’m angry. I’m not mad at aphids or powdery mildew though; I’m riled up because last Saturday Donald Trump announced that he told Pete Hegseth ...
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At the Nisqually Watershed Festival, I told one of the regular readers of Thurston’s Birds a migration story about a bar-tailed godwit flying ...
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There was something in the air these last couple of weeks in Olympia that felt nostalgic, yet modern. Traditional, yet innovative. Entirely exhilarating. The arts ...
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By Rachel Benton
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10/2/25
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Last week, I discussed freedom of speech in our community, and artists throughout our county contributed their thoughts to the ...
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By Rachel Benton
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10/1/25
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Regarding our column, “Of moles and men,” dated Aug. 5 , in which we talked about our battle with moles in our yard and efforts to thwart them ...
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No one told me terrible things happen (to people like me) in churches. But through social and cultural osmosis, that's exactly what I'd picked up, which is why ...
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Our summers are getting longer. This year the last full week of September was the first time the night temperature dipped below 50. By mid-afternoon, most days ...
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When the JOLT publisher first asked me to write a weekly column about local birds, we discussed a title for the series and settled on ...
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By George Walter
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9/25/25
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In part one, local artists discussed whether the threats toward freedom of speech reach the Thurston County arts ...
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Regardless of where you lean politically, everybody’s freedom of speech felt threatened last week in one way or another. If you are anything like me ...
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Creative Theatre Experience (CTE), Olympia’s longest-running youth theatre program, is proudly celebrating its 45th season! Founded in 1981, CTE ...
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By Shirley Stirling
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9/19/25
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Did you get a chance to see the South Puget Sound Community College Theater Collective’s production of “Lizzie” earlier this year? Jesse Morrow ...
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By Rachel Benton
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9/18/25
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One of the best birding places within an easy day trip driving distance from Thurston County is Tokeland, a peninsula jutting into the northern margin ...
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By George Walter
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9/18/25
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Our world is chaotic right now, and hate is running amok. My own personal anger about it all felt very fiery this week, and the thing that calmed me ...
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