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Dear Advocate,
I have a third grader in Rochester. My child has an IEP (Individualized Education Program) for academics, and a behavior plan for things like running out of the …
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By Shannon Sankstone
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2/28/25
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Pacific chorus frogs are singing — a sure sign we’ve made it through another winter. Meteorologists may say it’s not official until March 20, but frogs’ joyous, noisy courting ritual …
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...if you are paying attention, since the 1960s, while our society has made much progress leveling the field a little for everyone, recently, government officials at the national level are taking much of it back.
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Earlier this week my smartphone provided a photograph and story about cold weather this winter so extreme that Lake Erie has been almost totally frozen for the first time in many years. Later that …
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By George Walter
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2/27/25
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Jarvis Harris and Joe Foss are telling local audiences about their five-week, 4,600-mile tour of Black historical sites across the United States last fall. For additional insights into their journey …
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Before last November, my worries over whether we would survive as a people were pretty simple. It was centered on the warning on the laundry box labels not to eat the soap pods inside and …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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2/26/25
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Taking the train is not the fastest route anywhere, but it is the most leisurely form of travel, with spacious seating, easy access to restrooms and a snack bar, a dining car, and the …
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By Jarvis Harris and Joe Foss
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2/25/25
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One year ago, I walked into my first state congressional hearing, curious about health care legislation in general and particularly as it related to the topics I have been writing about for this …
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Jarvis Harris and Joe Foss are telling local audiences about their five-week, 4,600-mile tour of Black historical sites across the United States last fall. For additional insights into their journey …
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Jarvis Harris and Joe Foss are telling local audiences about their five-week, 4,600-mile tour of Black historical sites across the ...
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You might think that gardening is the same for all of us: soil, sunlight, water and seeds are universal, right?
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Remember the early days of the COVID-19 shutdown? I do. I was a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Science) elective teacher, teaching ...
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By Shannon Sankstone
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2/21/25
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Jarvis Harris and Joe Foss are telling local audiences about their five-week, 4,600-mile tour of Black historical sites across the United States ...
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Thurston County currently has the highest vacancy rate in a decade in the rental apartment sector. I see “for rent” and “for lease” signs throughout the county. …
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I often get questions from readers about Liam Hutcheson and comments about how much they love his photos. Liam started providing The JOLT News with bird photos when he was 14; he’s now 17. …
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Jarvis Harris and Joe Foss are telling local audiences about their five-week, 4,600-mile tour of Black historical sites across the United States last fall. For additional insights into their …
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I believe in magic. Not the “pull the rabbit out of the hat kind” or the kind with rituals, curses and incantations, but magic, nevertheless.
I believe in the kind that …
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Before we start with our column, we would like to apologize to any regular readers who might be wondering why we ...
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By Trish Lynn and Thom Donitz
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2/19/25
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Jarvis Harris and Joe Foss are telling local audiences about their five-week, 4,600-mile tour of Black historical sites across the United States last fall. For additional insights into their …
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After an easy three-hour drive to Memphis, we were surprised that it was super quiet there, almost dead, as there was little to no traffic and very ...
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