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Dear JOLT Readers,
I know it’s been a tough year for a lot of us and that we’re all trying to find a way forward from here.
Who knows what the new normal will …
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Hello City of Olympia, Land Use and Environment Committee Members;
Being involved with the Community Neighborhood Association, (CNA), I am concerned with the City of Olympia pushing the …
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I am perennially perplexed about my lawn.
The more I read about lawn, the more I have thought that getting rid of it might be the environmentally responsible thing to do. But I like it a lot, …
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By Jill Severn
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5/28/21
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For many Americans Memorial Day is a three-day weekend with family gatherings, bar-b-ques and camping trips to local lakes and oceans.
For many seniors it is a time to remember…
Thoughts …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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5/26/21
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Hello. We are the NT Fairness Alliance. We are parents, teachers, and community members within North Thurston Public Schools. 10 days ago we launched a petition, requesting the NTPS Board …
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5/25/21
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As many say lately, it's been a year. In the case of The JOLT, it's been our first year.
What have we learned?
People around here care about
trees,
crime,
whom to …
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Once I was sent to the hardware store to buy nails. I knew nothing about construction. When the clerk said “box or common?” I just felt ignorant and incompetent – which, of course, …
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By Jill Severn
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5/21/21
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Situations like what’s happening in Cortez, Colorado really break my heart.
Young people coming together in search of community and understanding are being met with ignorance and attempts to …
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By Jay Banks, Executive Director, Pizza Klatch
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5/20/21
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In the mid-1960s, my dad served on the school board in Cortez, in rural southern Colorado. He recalled that at one meeting he said something a little too liberal because a fellow board member …
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By Laura Roberts McHenry
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5/20/21
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When you read what's happening in Cortez, Colorado and then brush up on your knowledge of Olympia's Pizza Klatch, you'll see a contrast in culture and politics.
And whatever you think of …
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5/19/21
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Well, folks, the end is in sight.
A little over a year in lockdown is about to end. We can choose to go maskless in public. We can dine out, attend a movie and shop in stores instead of having our …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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5/19/21
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I just don’t understand the reason for the level of suspicion and nastiness I see on social media when talking about political issues.
We’ve all watched how social discourse has …
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Dear Lexis,
I’ve never really believed in the whole Law of Attraction thing, but it seems to be a belief that you recommend. I wondered why that is and how you can justify holding such a …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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5/17/21
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I once had a neighbor who earned a Master Gardener title by attending a series of classes. She had never grown a single broccoli plant, but she was quite free with gardening advice. After one …
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By Jill Severn
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5/14/21
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Here’s a little fun history…
Did you know that, in December 1896, the Women’s Club of Olympia established a library service with “reading matter” donated by …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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5/12/21
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On Monday morning, May 10, when I heard that a large black bear up a tree in a suburban neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, was respectfully tranquilized and taken a way to be released after being …
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Dear Lexis,
I’ve been trying to set up a meditation practice like you suggest but I don’t know that I’m doing it right. Nothing really seems to happen and I don’t know what …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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5/10/21
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One hundred thirty thousand dollars. That’s what it takes for a down payment to buy an average-priced home in Bozeman, Montana. Then an aspiring homeowner must fork out another $3,000 each …
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It saddens me to see people spending money on little vegetable plants in unrecyclable plastic containers -- because most vegetables are so easy to grow from seeds. Yet the trend away from seeds and …
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A lot has been reported about COVID-related deaths in the past year. The numbers are horrific and few have been untouched by this pandemic. Other causes of death have taken a back seat during this …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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5/5/21
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