Thursday, October 1, 2026
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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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There are a number of events taking place this weekend in Thurston County, including holiday activities at the Hands On Children's Museum ...
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P. Jade Asumbrado
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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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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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Nodding to the ghosts of Christmas past, Theater Artists Olympia (TAO), for one night only on Dec. 19, will engage in the immortal 16th century ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/8/25
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The day after Thanksgiving, a dandelion bloomed in the front yard. On the first of December, a charming but invasive flower called ...
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December heralds the darkest season of the year. When I get home from work, it’s so dark that the local great-horned owls have already begun ...
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The 22nd annual Tumwater Christmas Tree Lighting Festival is taking place on Saturday ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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12/4/25
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There are a number of events taking place this weekend in Thurston County, including Breakfast with Santa at the Olympia Senior ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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12/4/25
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Prior to attending this performance, I reached out to my friends to see who among them has either never attended the ballet, or attended so ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/3/25
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“It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees. They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace. Oh, I wish I had a ...
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By Rachel Benton
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12/2/25
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In 1970, when the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created, William Ruckelshaus, its founding administrator, said ...
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There are a number of events taking place this weekend in Thurston County, including the 6th annual ...
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P. Jade Asumbrado
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11/28/25
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This is the final of a series of three columns about bird feeders, for readers who are considering putting one up, and for those who want to ...
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The 6th annual Tenino Holiday Market is returning for the Thanksgiving ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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11/27/25
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As we approach Thanksgiving and all the other holidays that follow, society wants us to join the hustle and bustle of commercialism and rush to buy ...
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By Rachel Benton
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11/26/25
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On Saturday night, Nov. 15, my mom and I had the honor of watching Studio West Dance Academy’s “The Nutcracker” dress rehearsal, and it was a really ...
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By Rachel Benton
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11/24/25
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