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I've been playing in a monthly poker game for almost 50 years. While we have lost players and gained players, the purpose of the poker game is not often related to money So …
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By Ken Balsley
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5/6/22
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Thurston County has a rare habitat type that is underappreciated – prairies. These are native grasslands that, 200 years ago, stretched for scores of miles in the relatively flat central and …
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Tell us what you're gonna do tonight, mama.
There must be someplace you can go
In the middle of the tall drinks and the drama,
There must be someone you know.
God knows, you're lookin' …
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A few years ago, my work required me to visit the other Washington (DC) for meetings and conferences at least once a year.
Every time I went, I tried to visit the Newseum, the museum dedicated to …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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5/3/22
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Dear Readers,
Weight has always been a challenge for me. I’ve tried a lot of different things, probably like a lot of people, but never found a method that I was able to stick with.
I …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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5/2/22
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All my gardening life I’ve marveled at the many oddly named plants. Who named them, and why?
Jupiter’s Beard, for instance, is known as red valerian, kiss-me-quick, fox’s brush …
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With May Day just around the corner perhaps it’s time to put the day and date into some perspective.
Many of us here in Thurston County think of May Day as the time young anarchists, mostly …
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I have written several times that it is not necessary to be able to identify bird species to enjoy watching and listening to them and having them as our neighbors. Yet, for some of you, identifying …
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It has been a while since I talked about fundraising for nonprofits. You might think this is not the time of year for solicitations but, it is. Nonprofits need your love and funding all year, …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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4/27/22
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I recently had the pleasure of hearing Program Manager Rebecca Hutchinson speak about the newly revived Home Share Program, offered by Senior Services for South Sound.
Before the pandemic, this …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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4/26/22
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Dear Lexis,
The world seems to be full of bad people. I feel like I'm surrounded by greedy, selfish people who make it their life's mission to ruin my life. You seem to have the opposite opinion …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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4/25/22
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A very eager gardener wants to know whether it’s time to plant tomatoes yet.
No! Don’t even think about tomatoes.
Just because it’s not snowing, hailing or freezing this week …
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Warblers are smallish insect-eating songbirds that inhabit various areas in Thurston County. They are very active and all about the same size and shape. Not surprisingly, they are known for and often …
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When I was a kid, one of my favorite television programs was Queen for a Day. It was a precursor for the reality shows so many are hooked on today.
Between radio and television, the show ran for …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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4/20/22
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What a week! I could be writing about Easter, Passover, and Ramadan (hope you had a blessed holiday).
Or about Earth Day and all the local environmental nonprofits (there are lots of events this …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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4/19/22
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Dear Lexis,
I have some goals that I would like to accomplish but, lately, I find myself unable to move forward in any given direction.
Every day I try to motivate myself to put in …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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4/18/22
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Jill Severn’s Gardening Column
The Art of Weeding
By Jill Severn
Occasionally someone will say they can’t weed their garden because “I can’t tell which is a weed and …
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In last week’s column I mentioned that April is a great month for bird watching, but it is also a great month for bird listening. With the start of breeding season, many of our birds greet the …
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I have always felt a special connection to trees. I have no idea why.
I just know that when I am in the presence of a tree, I feel a wave of calm come over me. If I am sad, I feel uplifted. If I …
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I know the news can be a bit grim but as I look around, I still find many things that inspire me…The trees and flowers showing off their Spring best….the start of long warm sunny …
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