Thursday, October 1, 2026
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There are a lot of 2- and 3-year-old electric vehicles on the market now, and they can be extremely good ...
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From the mid-19th to the early 20th century, in the era of large sailing ships, unscrupulous saloon and boardinghouse owners and others ...
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StoryCorps is shining a national spotlight on one of Thurston County's own historians. Throughout August, the nonprofit ...
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I’m old enough to remember a black and white world of "Ozzie and Harriet" and "Leave it to Beaver" ...
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By Glenn Harper
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7/31/26
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Olympia's cults have capitalized on the region's inordinate number of lonely mystics willing to trade critical thinking for a sense of ...
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Last week’s column was about how songbirds in the tropics — birds who don’t migrate — maintain their pair bond ...
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Voted Timberline High School’s Teacher of the Year, Dr. Adam Jones is one of the kindest, most gifted, and genuinely fun ...
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Ah, I love this time of year — it is so bright and joyous as various artistic organizations announce their new ...
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The JOLT’s readers have enjoyed “Jill Severn’s Gardening Column” most Fridays since April 2, 2021. In all, she produced more than 230 pieces for Thurston County readers.
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I learned a new term this week — life-size. It doesn't refer to a 2D poster, or cut-out image of ...
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A shining “Star” in our community, Star Wuerdemann is a beloved published writer, teacher, acupuncturist, who practices ...
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By Rachel Benton
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7/24/26
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Several weeks ago, I wrote the casual comment that at this time of the year, male fledglings are learning their species’ birdsongs ...
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Remember Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” literary fairy ...
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George Bush was one of the earliest American settlers in the Pacific Northwest and recognized as Washington Territory's first Black …
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Many of the questions that occupy our minds mostly begin with ...
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Every town tells stories about itself. Some are true. Some should be true. Some survive because people need them ...
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I recently reached out to the team at Insert Coin (Olympia) to learn about their trivia nights and other upcoming ...
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By Rachel Benton
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7/16/26
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Earlier this year, this column addressed Nickolas Carlson's speech from the Olympia Chamber Orchestra (OCO) ...
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By Rachel Benton
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7/15/26
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Civil rights are a class of rights that protect individual freedoms. They also offer safety protection from discrimination, the right ...
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Have you ever heard of the “Geezers Paradox”? It is the observation that, even though older people might ...
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