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Dear Lexis,
I’ve been struggling with my temper lately. I find myself more and more on edge and I don’t understand why.
I’ve had a lot of requests from friends for help, …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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3/1/21
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I still don’t like litter, haven’t for a long time. I last littered while in high school. I learned that one didn’t litter, that’s very bad manners and not good for the …
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The younger set has an abbreviation for it – BFFs.
The younger set has an abbreviation for almost everything these days.
We old-timers prefer whole words and sentences. We have used them …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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2/24/21
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Dear Lexis,
I recently lost my job and I find myself feeling overwhelmed by uncertainty. I used to feel like things were going to work out and that my life was on track, but I don’t know …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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2/22/21
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Dear Editor,
The U.S. Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion, peaceable assembly, and that ourproperty not be taken without due process. Yet local governments recently have …
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I don’t know about you but after the recent rain and snowstorms, I am ready for spring. Now I know it won’t arrive for a while but that doesn’t stop me from dreaming about it …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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2/17/21
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Dear Lexis,
You mentioned a belief that you consider important for people to hold, that things are always working out for the best. I suppose you would call this belief “hope.” …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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2/15/21
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Seniors are very generous people. They have been giving all through their lives and are very open to sharing what they have. So, it should come as no surprise that one of the main things they share …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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2/10/21
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Two things about me.
I walk somewhere every day and I almost always carry my camera.
Oh, and I love mushrooms.
So, one day this early fall I was walking in my Eastside neighborhood on the …
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By Denny Hamilton
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2/10/21
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Washington State wants landlords to supply affordable housing, and it also wants landlords to guarantee their tenants a dwelling unit, whether or not rent is paid. These two wishes are in conflict …
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Dear Lexis,
My daughter has really been struggling this year. She missed out on most of the traditional events during her senior year and had to begin her first year of college online. I recently …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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2/8/21
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When I was a young man growing up in rural Oregon, there was a term for people like me: “gun nut.”
By my twenties I had a sizable collection of rifles, pistols and shotguns. Some …
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In another life, I was the director of programs for 20 active senior communities across the great state of Texas. My role, in a nutshell, was to offer programs and activities that would keep the …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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2/3/21
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I attended a ranger program recently dealing with Leave No Trace. The ranger showed a picture of rock art, or “ancestral inscriptions” as archaeologists often refer to the practice.
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By Marjorie “Slim” Woodruff
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2/2/21
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Dear Lexis,
I’ve struggled with suicidal thoughts throughout my life, and while I’ve gotten some help from a therapist, I wondered if you have some suggestions that could …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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2/1/21
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The time has come for the City of Olympia to Choose.
On February 9th, the Council will vote on a Comprehensive Plan amendment submitted by a grassroots coalition to remove a road planned to be …
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Retirement is not what it used to be.
Fewer and few retirees are going home and staying there. The fact is after retirement from one career, thousands are beginning new ones. Decades ago, Del Webb …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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1/27/21
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The JOLT is pleased to welcome Olympia-based cartoonist Chelsea Baker, whose dull wit and sharp pen (or is it the other way around?) brings to a point issues and events relevant to us here in …
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Dear Lexis,
People call me naïve. They tell me that I don’t understand how the world works and that I should basically keep my mouth shut. I don’t understand why they say …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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1/24/21
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I am a noodler. For those who may not be familiar with this term, it simply means “one who noodles”.
Noodling is also another name for daydreaming or spacing cadet, and it can be …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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1/20/21
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