Thursday, October 1, 2026
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The longer I have spent regularly attending performances, the more I notice our frequent actors in our ...
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By Rachel Benton
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9/10/26
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What happened to Olympia after a band from this city became one of the most successful acts in the history of recorded ...
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One of the sparkling jewels in the Washington Center for the Performing Arts 2026–27 season ...
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By Rachel Benton
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9/9/26
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As the current and rising total public debt outstanding of $40 trillion continues to skyrocket, the country’s inability to pay it down ...
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When I look at national headlines, I get a sinking feeling in my gut, a sadness that comes when you know there is little you can do to ...
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As the Nov. 3 General Election quickly approaches, Thurston County residents have several opportunities to register to vote ...
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I am a new old man. Although I’ve been working in the aging and end of life field for going on 10 years, I turned 65 this ...
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Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to review Timberline High School’s production of “Something Rotten.” Among the ...
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By Rachel Benton
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9/4/26
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On Monday, Aug. 31, thousands of public employees across the state took to the streets, waving signs and chanting, demanding ...
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School buses are back on the roads, and summer vacations and local bird breeding seasons are over. Still, there’s lots of avian action ...
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By George Walter
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9/3/26
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Throughout this summer, I have attended several events hosted by Rebecca and Alexander ...
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A few days ago, I was meandering around our beloved downtown, chatting with various shopkeepers. Some of our conversations ...
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By Rachel Benton
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9/2/26
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Happy 60th birthday, Lacey! Of the tri-cities in Thurston County, Lacey, officially incorporated in 1966, is the baby, roughly 100 ...
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By Shirley Stirling
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8/31/26
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Senators elected in this November’s elections will be in office in 2032, the year the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance ...
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There are several little-known, unique, and sometimes dark facts about our region. In this column, I write about several; for a more ...
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When I think of what makes Thurston County and Western Washington a great place to live, for me, it comes down ...
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Earlier this year, during the Arts & Pride Month conversation series, I had the honor of chatting with ...
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By Rachel Benton
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8/28/26
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Earlier this summer, I wrote two columns about female birds’ vocalization and, more generally, about bird ...
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On the southeast corner of 8th Avenue and Jefferson Street is a small blue-roofed building that was built in ...
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After a brief hiatus, Theater Artists Olympia’s (TAO) “An Improbable Peck of Plays” has returned to the ...
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