Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Many Western states have declared they will achieve all-renewable electrical goals in just two decades. Call me naïve, but haven’t energy experts predicted that wind, sun and other …
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Okay, fellow Thurston County fellow residents, it’s three days into the New Year. How are you doing with those resolutions?
I know most of them are about health. If you are still committed, …
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By Debra Glasser, M.D.
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1/3/23
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Welcome to the new year! It has been successful thus far – as I have managed to remember to type 2023 – truth be told I was just getting accustomed to 2022. Part of my rationale for this …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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1/3/23
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Dear Lexis,
I want to start the new year off right, but I can’t think of a good resolution. What would you suggest?
Thanks,
Curious in Lacey
Dear Curious,
While I’m not a …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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1/2/23
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It’s wonderful to have friends and relatives to visit in Portland, because that’s where Powell’s Books is located. This behemoth of a bookstore doesn’t just have a shelf of …
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Writing about owls in a recent column reminded me of the day I met our photographer, Liam Hutcheson. It was the Olympia Christmas Bird Count five years ago. Promptly at 7:30 a.m., ten-year-old Liam …
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By George Walter
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12/29/22
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The end of the year is near, so one last opportunity to contribute to your favorite nonprofits. Did you know that donating to a 501(c)(3) – (not necessarily any of the other 501s) might entitle …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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12/27/22
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Dear Lexis,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. My husband and I are weeks away from welcoming our first child into the world and, as a relatively new mom yourself, I was wondering what …
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A friend recommended a British (BBC) garden TV show called “Your Garden Made Perfect.” I am skeptical but curious about the possibility of garden perfection, so I tuned in.
This …
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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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12/22/22
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The holiday season continues. Today is the Winter Solstice – another favorite of mine since it signals the beginning of more light and less darkness.
This means I can keep my eyes open a few …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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12/21/22
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My intent in this column is to keep our community current with the local infectious state of affairs in the hope that this will help individuals and families make the best decisions for themselves at …
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I suspect you are aware that this week is Chanukah as well as Christmas week, however, you may not know that tomorrow, December 21st, is Homeless Persons Memorial Day. The National Consumer Advisory …
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This week we begin with a most fascinating and complex topic intricately related to infectious diseases àImmunity or our immune system. This is our defense system against invaders which you …
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By Debra L. Glasser, M.D.
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12/20/22
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Dear Lexis,
Is there a way I could streamline change? I feel like my life needed to change yesterday, but I only recently figured out how to actually go about it. It’s seeming like a really …
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There have been several articles posted in recent weeks that are largely in opposition to an April 25th, 2023 ballot measure on the Olympia-Tumwater Regional Fire Authority (RFA).
These articles …
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We are lucky to live in a land where Christmas trees – which is to say evergreens – grow all around us, to sizes that must impress Santa as he and his reindeer fly overhead.
I’m …
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My family was out shopping last weekend and when they returned, I was told my daughters had bought me a present that was too large to wrap. I was instructed to sit in the living room with my eyes …
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A friend telephoned me earlier this week. “They’re hooting!” he reported. He lives near one of the city’s wooded parks, and each year about this time he hears Great Horned …
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Last week, I attended the Thurston County Chamber’s Morning Mixer at the Thurston County Food Bank (a nonprofit twofer since both are local nonprofit organizations).
The event, which …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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12/13/22
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