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Dear Lexis,
How do I bring out the best in the people around me?
Thanks,
~ Looking for a change in Olympia
Dear Looking,
That is an excellent …
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What’s the difference between gardening and agriculture? Is it size? Is it whether you sell what you grow? Neither, says TJ Johnson, the owner of the four-acre Urban Futures Farm on the outer …
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At the Bigelow Museum House, Cheryl Hougham is known as a super volunteer, but she is more than that – she is a treasure, a store of knowledge, and an intrinsic part of our living local …
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By Shirley Stirling
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3/3/23
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In talking with Liam this week, I heard more interesting stories about his Big Year quest to see and document as many bird species as possible in a calendar year. In 2022 he saw 361 species, and he …
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By George Walter
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3/2/23
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My yard was covered with snow last week.
As I sat at my desk looking out my window, I felt a chill come over me. Not because I was cold. I was in a warm house complete with roof, walls and …
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Welcome to the last day of February. Leap Year babies, inquiring minds want to know - do you celebrate your birthday on February 28th, March 1st, or just have a big splash every four years? Growing …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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2/28/23
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Thank you, Danny Stusser and Ryan Vandergriff, for reviewing my rock biography, Somebody Else’s Dream: Dakota, the Buoys, and “Timothy,” especially Ryan’s description of …
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By Maxim W. Furek
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2/27/23
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On our neighborhood street, it’s not uncommon to see deer – sometimes does with fawns – strolling down the sidewalk, snacking occasionally on shrubs, trees and flowers. It’s …
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By Jill Severn
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2/24/23
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The national DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934, is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship, dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. US citizenship is not required. It has long operated out of Thurston County, at least since 1938. Initially, for girls only...
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Last weekend we were walking the boardwalk at the Billy Frank Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, and flying out from trees along a pond were several Yellow-rumped Warblers, each in their winter …
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By George Walter
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2/23/23
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The wind practically blew me up an alley not far from the Capitol Building. As I walked, I noted two individuals ahead of me – one was standing, wrapped in a blanket; the other was slumped …
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Well, the “Jetsons” era has come to pass. Robotic vacuums have been the rage for quite a while now. The FaceTime app on your phone puts you eyeball to eyeball with family and friends. …
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How do you get fit? The same way you get to Carnegie Hall … practice, practice, practice. You practice daily and it becomes part of your life.
Physical fitness (also known as wellness, …
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By Debra Glasser, M.D.
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2/21/23
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You have benefited from the services of nonprofit organizations throughout your life. Chances are the hospital where you were born is a nonprofit. The schools you attended (unless one was an online school named after a major town in Arizona) were nonprofit....
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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2/21/23
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As a community, we would expect the expenditure of the likely $500 million to scuttle Capitol Lake would improve water quality, reduce invasive species, improve salmon rearing and reduce aqueous …
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Dear Lexis,
People say that I’m selfish, but no one seems to be able to tell me how to change that. Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks,
- Selfish in Olympia
Dear Selfish,
First, …
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2/20/23
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He’s tall, about 6’, with a large name, Julien Bancroft-Connors, but wrote about a man who was short in stature, 5’1”, with an even larger name, George Roberts Twelves Hewes. …
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Mariners spring training is underway in Peoria, where the temperature is forecast to be a sunny 73 degrees on Saturday. Local gardeners’ spring training is off to a slower start; …
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For birds, like for humans, vision is the most important of the senses. They rely on it for all their vital life tasks, from finding food to avoiding being food for others. Most bird photographs are …
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By George Walter
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2/16/23
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Valentine’s Day means different things to different people. For some it is a bouquet of flowers and fancy card, along with a romantic dinner or outing. Others, without partners, may gather with …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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2/15/23
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