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The Holiday season has started (I mean, the giving season has started). Chances are you have already started to receive emails, texts, and snail mail urging you to give to the nonprofits that you …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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11/7/23
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As mayor of Tenino, Wayne has really improved Tenino. The Tenino Park, and the Quarry Pool, are the best they have ever been.
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It is troubling that where a voter’s power to affect elections for candidates and issues (propositions and initiatives) is strongest, their participation is the least.
Voting in …
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In the beginning
Gabrielle “Gabi” Shephard. She came to this area at age five and they stayed here after her father retired from Fort Lewis. She basically grew up at Olympic Trading …
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Our most overlooked local falcon species is the Merlin. One of its sub-species (see below) is a fairly regular sight in the winter; the Olympia Christmas Bird Count typically finds four or more …
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It’s that time of the year again. The ground is becoming littered with the signs of the season. No, not the autumnal fall of leaves blanketing our wonderful Pacific Northwest landscape: the …
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By the time we reach a certain age, most people start to give thought to their own mortality. Sometimes, if we are faced with terminal illnesses, we may want a say in the manner in which we depart …
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Happy Halloween! I don’t know what might be scaring you these days, but for me, it is not the creatures coming to our front door tonight begging for candy! When I get despondent about …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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10/31/23
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The Covid 19 pandemic left many people behind on healthcare follow-ups for both prevention and ongoing care of chronic conditions (with current staff shortages at every level of healthcare not …
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My favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, comes later this month. Focusing on gratitude, family, friends and, of course, great food, Thanksgiving embodies my belief that cooking is love!
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By Shannon Beigert
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10/30/23
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An easy pumpkin bread is simple, yet touches our senses of taste and smell in tune with the season.
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Thurston County Commissioner District 4
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Neighbors:
It’s election time! You’ve seen the yard signs, received mailers, NOW it is time to VOTE! Running for elected office is hard. All these candidates have put themselves out …
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Submitted by Amy Evans Harding, Port of Olympia Commissioner
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10/27/23
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Port of Olympia Commission – District 1
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10/27/23
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The ground offered lessons in color and leaf identification. Where big leaf maples dominated, there were a hundred shades of orange and brown with yellow highlights. Passing cottonwoods, the trail turned a mellower yellow. And at the one spot where aspen leaves fluttered and fell in their distinctive way, the path was chartreuse.
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Lacey City Council Position 2
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10/27/23
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Last Friday I received a 10 p.m. phone call from one of my work colleagues. She and her husband live near Eld Inlet in western Thurston County. As they were closing their home for the evening, they …
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Scam Jam. It kind of sounds like a party, doesn’t it? And in a way, it is. Only instead of a house party, the Scam Jams are held in neighborhood clubhouses, churches, service clubs, senior …
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Re: Reasons to jump into our rivers, published Monday, October 23, 2023 in The JOLT .
For years, I thought as Ms Leveritt seems to regarding Capitol Lake's effect on our …
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I’m proud to say that we raised two children to be healthy, happy, caring, and confident adults. However, it still had its challenges. While my husband is a teacher and trained to deal with …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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10/24/23
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