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Dear Readers,
This week has been a challenge for me. My daughter, just two months old, hasn’t been gaining weight like the doctors would like, so we’ve been put on a pretty rigorous …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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10/25/21
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hey Lisa
I have been saying this out loud a lot, but wanted to message the idea to you directly. have you ever considered stepping
down and then being in a supporting role of Talauna Reed? You …
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Jeff Uhlmeyer achieved fame and fortune this fall by growing a pumpkin.
Uhlmeyer’s 2,191 pound pumpkin, grown just south of Olympia, won first place in the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin …
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By Jill Severn
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10/22/21
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I love music. With the exception of Rap, I will listen to any type; instrumentals, choral, a cappella, folk, rock, soul, standards, Dixieland, country, you name it and I’m there.
We got our …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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10/20/21
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Greetings!
The JOLT has offered me the opportunity to write a regular column highlighting nonprofits in Thurston County. Let me start by explaining that I have over 30 years experience working …
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Dear Lexis,
My wife keeps telling me that I need to stand up for myself more.
After reading your article last week, about how to prep for a confrontation, I thought I would reach out and ask …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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10/18/21
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Come January, I will be longing for a chair by a fire and a stack of seed catalogues. That post-holiday ritual offered assurance that winter would not last forever. It was a time for mulling over …
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By Jill Severn
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10/15/21
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Forgive me if I have mentioned this before. Fall is my favorite season. I love the colors. I love the weather. I love the fact I no longer have to haul the hose and sprinklers around the yard. My …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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10/13/21
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I am writing in response to the recent article in the Jolt, written by Pat Cole about candidates for the Olympia City Council. I am one of those candidates. I appreciate …
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School districts around the state, including Olympia, Yelm, Tumwater and North Thurston, are looking at a new educational concept called “Balanced Calendar.”
It’s …
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2022 Port Budget – Financial Misrepresentation-Public Comment – 10/11/2021
To: Port Commissioners
This comment is in regard to the Draft 2022 Port Operational Budget presented at …
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Dear Lexis,
My boss has been a real jerk lately. He tells me to redo work that he would approve from anyone else and says that I'm incompetent and unable to do my assigned work.
It …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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10/11/21
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It's local election season, and we're all trying to figure out who to vote for and support.
Local elections are, in many ways, the most important elections. Our local governments have the …
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All this rain has made the grass green again, and my Seven Son tree was so pleased it unfurled a few new leaves even while the rest were starting to change color. Between downpours, it’s been …
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By Jill Severn
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10/8/21
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I usually start my day with television news. I pay attention to the weather and traffic reports and pretty much ignore the rest. Today I paid attention to the entire show and here is what I learned:
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The Olympia Fire Department responded to a 7:45 a.m. call today at Wheeler St. encampment trash pile.
By the time the fire department arrived, one female had already started taming the fire. It …
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Letter to the Editor
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10/4/21
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Dear Lexis,
My dad and I have had a challenging relationship for my entire life. I've been trying to improve things for years but it doesn't seem to get any better. Do you have any advice about …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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10/4/21
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To the Editor:
America used to have great walkable cities connected by rail but in the mid 20th century the oil lobby got rid of that and went with cars in suburbs. Now we suffer from horrible …
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As a native-born Washingtonian, I have known about the Nisqually Indian Tribe and the river that bears their name from the time I was an adolescent. In 1957, my 7th-grade class made a …
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Reviewed by Denny Hamilton
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10/1/21
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This week brought a lesson in the difference between a home vegetable garden and the vast enterprise of farming.
This lesson came to mind as a friend and I traveled through the Yakima Valley and …
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