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Last Sunday was a beautiful blue-sky day, inspiring an afternoon walk at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. So many people shared this inspiration that the parking lots …
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Dear Advocate,
I’m thinking of writing a special education community complaint. My eighth grader is a student in Yelm. He has ADHD and gets distracted easily, which is in his IEP …
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Recently, Thom was visiting with his friend Alex and their conversation turned toward their furry companions.
While Alex regaled Thom with his latest stories of his faithful Chihuahua to …
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The afternoon sunshine of the past two days has been most welcome, and a lovely contrast to the chilly mornings that preceded them. So far, we have avoided the snow that has blanketed areas that are …
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Rebuilding Together is hosting its annual “Build It Breakfast,” a fundraising event that highlights the nonprofit’s commitment to making essential home repairs for folks who are …
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Greetings from snowy Vermont! Dogs are running in and out of the house shedding snow, and I am ready to come home to the Pacific Northwest.
I’ve been thinking about Thom Jones and his …
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As you may know, I originally hail from Memphis, Tennessee.
When growing up, there was a large Italian-American community in the area, and cooking was a highly regarded specialty.
Both home cooks and …
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By Shannon Beigert
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1/20/25
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Last week, I provided free parent training on Special Education Community Complaints (SECC) for the Benton-Franklin Counties Special Education PTA. This column follows the presentation.
The most …
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By Shannon Sankstone
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1/17/25
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The sign in front of Luck Dental Center says, “January is like a Monday only longer.”
Rachel Feintzeig goes even further; in a guest column in The New York Times, she …
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Talk about good feedback. Todd Monohon, Olympic Rental & Landlord Services , 115 State Ave NE, has won two awards in two months. The first from the Thurston Chamber as 2024 Boss of the Year and …
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By Shirley Stirling
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1/17/25
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This week in Thurston’s Birds we are again featuring some of Liam Hutcheson’s recent photographs. I so much appreciate having Liam’s photos for this weekly column because they …
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When I was about 4 years old, our gas stove exploded, and our house burned to the ground. Fortunately, no one was home at the time.
One of my first memories is that of sitting on the edge …
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When an issue becomes personal, we tend to pay attention.
As one who loves to eat eggs, I have a lot of company as per capita egg consumption in the U.S. has increased by 5% in the last 20 years. …
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This is definitely soup weather. Nothing soothes body and soul like a bowl of hot soup on a cold, wet day. Today’s recipe is savory Carrot Ginger soup. It is vegetarian, and can be …
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By Shannon Beigert
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1/13/25
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As always, I love to read new authors and books find their way to me in all kinds of ways.
The book we’re discussing today was left on my doorstep, leaning up against a gray slate slab …
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If you’re not a vegetable gardener yet, perhaps today’s column will make you consider becoming one. Here’s why:
We’ve been bombarded lately by alarming …
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By Jill Severn
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1/10/25
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“I didn’t know what I didn’t know,” Lee Smith, our heroine from part 1 of this series, told me.
Like many families I help, Smith didn’t know what …
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By Shannon Sankstone
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1/10/25
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Steele House, a treasure in our city
Is there a graveyard for old gravestones? Some break, weather into illegibility, or, like the stone of my grandmother, Mary “Matie” Burse, are …
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Although the sky was gray, it wasn’t raining and so, as noon approached, I went out for my usual neighborhood walk. I wasn’t thinking about birds, so I didn’t take my binoculars. …
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Well, it’s 2025 and we hope all your pets, and their owners, had a safe and wonderful holiday season. Pretty soon, on January 29 th , some of us will be celebrating the Lunar New year which …
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