Thursday, October 1, 2026
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True story: I was recently searching for a photo of a messy backpack or locker. None compared to what I saw in my teaching career. My next attempt ...
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This glorious week of sunny weather put most of us in a good mood. People were smiling and chatty in the line at the grocery store. Neighbors walked their dogs without coats on, and the dogs wagged …
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By Jill Severn
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4/18/25
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On March 22, the Thurston County Republican Party hosted its annual Lincoln Day Dinner at Hangar 51 at Olympia Regional Airport. Brandi Kruse, a popular local podcast host and former news …
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By Corey Gauny
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4/18/25
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What an honor to be a writer for Olympia Family Theatre’s (OFT) 6th annual “Tales Told in Ten” (TTnT) event on April 12. For those unfamiliar with this Olympia tradition …
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By Rachel Benton
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4/17/25
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Spring is a wonderful time for bird watching and, fortunate for us, for bird watching festivals. Three are coming up in the next month or so, and each is well worth ...
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By George Walter
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4/17/25
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Even by local standards, Olympia’s Westside is a balinaged jantricized place — a bipolar mix of easy-breezy folk life, blended with terrifying …
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I would like to address Olympia City Council's decision to dissolve the Olympia Municipal Court and its Community Court.
On April 8, the council voted to sell the land where …
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Trish Lynn will be the main author of this article because she interviewed her grandson, an animal lover and owner of four ...
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Coq au vin is a French chicken dish in which chicken and vegetables are cooked in red wine. Today’s recipe is an easy slow cooker version that promotes the unique flavor ...
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By Shannon Beigert
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4/14/25
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A recent episode of NPR’s Bird Note reported a surprising fact: The worms robins pluck out of our grass are not a native species. The native earthworms of the northern U. S. were wiped out by …
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As I meet people who read this column, the question I often hear is, “How can I learn to identify birds?” Let’s take an imaginary walk, and I’ll try to answer that …
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By George Walter
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4/10/25
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Classical music as a genre is admittedly an acquired taste, but I wonder if more people would enjoy it if they sat in the audience for a ...
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By Rachel Benton
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4/9/25
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Last week, I had the privilege to witness the Providence Mobile Medical Van, parked behind the Union Gospel Mission, and its Street Medicine Outreach Team ...
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As a guest recently at the home of some friends, grilled steak was the headliner. Despite the fact that the meat was sizzled to perfection, I could not get enough of the side dish. …
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By Shannon Beigert
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4/7/25
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Dear Advocate,
I did what you said. I have a binder filled with all my daughter’s paperwork, sorted by tabs and in chronological order. Older papers are stored in my cloud. It all …
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By Shannon Sankstone
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4/4/25
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From everything I have personally observed, the artist community of Thurston County is filled with friendship.
Recently, I’ve noticed performers doing favors for one another and showing up …
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By Rachel Benton
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4/4/25
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Swallows — those amazing aerial acrobats — are back in town, and birds both large and small are carrying nesting materials in their beaks as they ...
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By Jill Severn
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4/4/25
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Woodpeckers are not songbirds — they do not perch on branches and sing their hearts out each spring. They’re drummers. They drum their bills into tree trunks and branches, making a …
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In our last article we talked about funny things dogs do, so we thought it only fair we write this week’s article on cats. Usually living in our home, cats share our personal space …
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By Trish Lynn and Thom Donitz
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4/2/25
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When I pitched this week’s story to a friend, he quipped, “Lacey’s great — so long as you’re just driving through it.”
Why do so many harbor …
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