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If you missed my special column last Friday, I offered some ways for you to support the families in Uvalde, Texas. (Read the column and get the list here!)
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Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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5/31/22
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Dear Lexis:
I started a new job as a delivery driver recently and on my first day, I noticed some words and images rubbed into the dirt on the side of the delivery vehicle. While seemingly …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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5/30/22
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After such a slow-moving, chilly spring, it’s suddenly time to do everything. We can finally plant tomatoes and other warm-weather vegetables. We need to replant seeds that didn’t …
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If you regularly read this column, you know that I am from Texas. While I spent most of my time 400 miles from Uvalde, the tragedy in that town affects me deeply; I am sure that it impacts you, …
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Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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5/27/22
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Flycatchers are a family of birds that are fairly common but not well-known. With a little information and willingness to look and listen, you can find and identify several species of …
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Recently some of my family members spent some time in Cabo San Jose, a resort town at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California. I, who did not, received daily updates and photos of exotic …
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May is not yet over, so there's still time to recognize that May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
In 2009 the name of this observance officially changed from Asian/Pacific …
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Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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5/24/22
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Dear Lexis,
People always tell me that I should stand up for myself more, but whenever I try to do that, people say I’m being mean. I don’t know what to do; I can’t …
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A startling image appeared on TV news last week: in the foreground a patch of brilliant red tulips bloomed; just behind them a Ukrainian house lay in ruins. In the aftermath of brutal violence, the …
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Doves and pigeons are birds that, for the most part, can be found out in the open and sitting on wires. And they are good-sized – no squinting at tiny songbirds this week.
The first bird to …
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By George Walter
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5/19/22
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Recently our family has undergone some changes. Not for the first time we, have added some new faces. More stepchildren and significant others have joined our tribe. Other long-term members …
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Today, May 17th is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. The purpose of this day is to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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5/17/22
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Ever since I got pregnant, I’ve found it much harder to maintain a happy mood. And while is common for many new mothers, it has me contemplating. As I sit in my house and listen to the nearby …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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5/16/22
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As I write this, it’s still chilly. There was frost this morning, the sun has been in and out between showers, and seeds I’ve planted are dawdling in the damp earth. I hope that by the …
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Last Saturday, following my own advice from last week’s column, a friend and I journeyed out to the prairies to see what we could see. It rained off and on (what a shock!) but it was a …
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I would have bet anything, that the North Thurston School District's flirtation with a "Balanced Calendar" would have resulted in a significant and major change in our local educational …
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By Ken Balsley
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5/11/22
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Another Mother’s Day has come and gone. Some mothers celebrated for the first time…others for their last. Some mothers spent time with their family. Some sat at home alone.
Some …
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In my day job, I help nonprofits be more effective and sustainable.
My areas of focus are working with nonprofit boards, developing effective leadership, and ensuring that the organization has a …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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5/10/22
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This is a question that comes up in my life a surprising amount, and very few people have an answer. And while that may not seem problematic on the surface level, this question is at the heart of …
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Flower gardens have moments of perfection – sometimes even weeks of it – but no garden is perfect throughout the growing season. What blooms in spring fades quickly by the end of May. …
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