Friday, October 2, 2026
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Ever since she can remember, Beverly York has been interested in history and how her ancestors lived and thrived early in our nation’s history.
Not sure what got a “bee in her …
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I noted that Governor Inslee traveled north to Seattle on Tuesday, March 21 to tour the remains of a homeless encampment under the First Avenue Bridge.
While in Seattle and surrounded by his …
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Sandhill Cranes came into my mind this week for two reasons. First, I finally located the small flock of Sandhill Cranes that is still hanging out in the Chehalis River valley. As of March 22nd, they …
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Regional Fire Authority - Prop 1
Please vote NO on Olympia/Tumwater Proposition 1 in April.
Biggest tax increase in the history of either Olympia or Tumwater.
No new firefighters, fire …
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When our lives and property are on the line, your firefighters answer the call every time, no questions asked, treating everyone equitably, professionally, and with compassion.
But we are at a …
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In the 80’s, I stepped away from the career in which I had spent most of my time working with seniors. I had directed the Homemaker Registry Pilot Program for the Area Agency on Aging along …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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3/22/23
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The future of healthcare was the topic for the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Forum luncheon. But you don’t have to take my word for it: You can watch the entire meeting on …
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By Debra L. Glasser, M.D.
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3/21/23
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Spring is finally here! (It started yesterday.)
In addition to enjoying the outdoors, around this time, folks think about spring cleaning. I freely admit that we have a few closets in desperate …
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Dear Lexis,
Whenever we fight my wife often asks, “would you rather be right, or would you rather be happy?” It’s effective at getting me to shut up, but I’m not sure I …
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As the Superintendents of Thurston County school districts, we feel compelled to comment on the bills under consideration this legislative session for Special Education Funding. In 2018, the …
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By Thurston County school superintendents
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3/19/23
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I am the youngest of three children. . . my sister is 80 and lost her husband last year, my brother is 76 and I am 70. Recently, my sister is having many mobility issues. She has been in …
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Over dinner, a friend lamented that she usually has seeds in the ground by this time in March. She was worried about being late this year. I haven’t planted a single seed yet either, but I …
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Did you know that the Vietnam Veterans Day is at the end of this month, March 29th?
Looking forward to that day, let me introduce you to Navy Lt. Ronald Jon Frederick. Frederick is a Vietnam …
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Birthdays are interesting events. We spend the first part of our lifetime saying I’m almost…and the later part I’m only…
Either way, they deserve to be a celebration of …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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3/16/23
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March is not really the best bird-watching month locally.
Breeding activities and migrant arrivals are sparse, and it’s often rainy. But one of my favorite Thurston County March birds, the …
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By George Walter
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3/15/23
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The calendar and the flowers in my yard may be announcing that Spring is near, but you and I both know that there will still be plenty of soup days before storing our soup tureen for the summer. I …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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3/14/23
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On my daily walks through my West Olympia neighborhood, I encounter the homeless situated among us, part of the neighborhood, but yet apart from it. They come and they go. I decided to record some of …
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Dear Lexis,
Every time I state my opinion, people practically yell at me saying that I’m wrong. I don’t really like feeling belittled, but I’m not sure what I can do about it. Do …
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3/13/23
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Calico Lane, a memoir by Olympia author Judy Kiehart, takes you to a mid-century northern Pennsylvania township full of self-sustaining, depression-era immigrants sharing the Russian Orthodox faith. …
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Early March is maddening. After living through winter, when the calendar page turns to March we feel we deserve an end to cold, snow, hail and dismal skies. We want warmth – warm air, warm …
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By Jill Severn
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3/10/23
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