Thursday, October 1, 2026
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"You better watch out, You better not cry, You better not pout, I’m telling you why" — Pink Martini is coming to ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/30/25
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One night years ago, driving from Seattle to Olympia with Montana’s Rappin’ Cowboy Chris Sand, Chris told me his godfather was dying and asked ...
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Although seldom seen, nocturnal barn owls are one of the prominent avian species at our Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife ...
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Throughout the holiday season, we have seen many wonderful performances in our beloved Thurston County, and what a gift each ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/24/25
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What made my spirit bright last weekend was attending the sold out “Festive Spirits” events held by Theater Artists Olympia (TAO). Seeing this ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/23/25
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Well, it’s that time of year again where everyone who wants a certain or special gift writes a letter to ...
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Typically, I am sort of a homebody on New Year’s Eve, and I spend most of the day watching my collection of traditional films (contact me if you ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/22/25
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As the classic 1963 Andy Williams song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” says, telling scary ghost stories during ...
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Sunday the 21st is the solstice — the shortest day and longest night of the year. Then the days start getting longer, but slowly — about three ...
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Several readers have asked about what the participants in the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) do. They want more specifics beyond ...
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As the world transforms each day and breaking news breaks our sense of normality, we need traditions that regulate us and ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/18/25
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The longer I live in Thurston County, the more I understand how our little corner of the world encompasses so many cultures as it ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/17/25
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While our gardens rest, we should not. We have an immigration problem to grapple ...
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I still remember the first time I went to a Capital City Chorus (CCC) ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/12/25
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About seven years ago, my mom gifted me a compilation DVD filled with old television Christmas episodes. To this day, I cherish this ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/11/25
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The recent opinion piece, “A Better Vision for the Port of Olympia,” offers attractive renderings of the Port Peninsula. But there is a difference ...
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In this brisk chilly world, we are given a few options: we could go outside and complain, we could stay inside but always feel lonesome ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/10/25
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I’d like to share an update with Thurston County residents about the progress of the Lake Lawrence Lake Management District (LMD) ...
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By Barry Halverson
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12/9/25
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This column is a little different than the type of columns we usually produce, but it’s something that is on my mind a lot and we thought other ...
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By Trish Lynn and Thom Donitz
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12/9/25
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The JOLT is succeeding, but struggling like almost all local journalism around the country.
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By Esther Kronenberg in Works In Progress on November 30, 2025
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12/8/25
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