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OLYMPIA –– When I first heard about the Buy Nothing Project, my boss was telling me how she parted out her crockpot for free to people who came and picked it up off her porch. She just posted a picture in a Facebook group, and the broken crockpot found a new home.
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By Nikki McCoy for JOLT
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8/3/20
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OLYMPIA –– Even in human time, it hasn’t been long. From the beginning until now, it’s been a bit more than two months.
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By Denny Hamilton for JOLT
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7/28/20
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OLYMPIA –– I have only lived in Olympia for a few months. Most of that time has been during social distancing, face masks and hand washing in the COVID era.
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OLYMPIA –– It started with sensitive skin and pretty soap.
The then-10-year-old Olympia resident, Naomi Barer, would walk into a store that sold beautiful soaps that the sensitive-skinned Barer couldn’t use.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/26/20
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Hello Thurston County! We are definitely seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases in Thurston County. The most common ways people are becoming infected is through travel, social gatherings, and from other people within their household. Now is the time to be physically distant, but socially connected.
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Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
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7/24/20
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WASHINGTON –– Look up! As Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE passes through our inner solar system, catch a view of this once-in-a-lifetime sight.
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THURSTON COUNTY –– As parks in the greater Olympia area start to open up under “Safe Start” Phase 3, government officials are starting to spread the word about what to do to stay safe while enjoying local parks.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/29/20
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You wake up one morning and discover a bat fluttering around in your bedroom. Concerned, you wonder if this is a problem, and seem to recall that bats may harbor rabies. What should you do
Rabies …
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By Daniel Hu for JOLT
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6/18/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– Tourist spending in Thurston County grew more than 25 percent between 2015 and 2019 according to data released this week by Tourism Economics, a national travel research firm.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/17/20
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LACEY –– North Thurston Education Foundation (NTEF) awarded scholarships this week to several graduating high school students in the area totalling $136,000 between 41 students.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/11/20
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One of my greatest memories, and that which separated South Sounders from others, is berry picking.
Every kid during the 1950’s and 1960's picked berries. As soon as school let out in …
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By Ken Balsley
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5/26/20
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