BY RUBY THOMPSON Dear New Editors: Good Lord, the cover was impossible to read this time around. Ray, you’re leaving this rag in tatters. Make sure the name of your fine publication is legible. At first I wasn’t sure what I was looking at there. Try again, Mr Riggs. The […]
Medical Marijuana Can Help You Shine
OWNER OF SONSHINE ORGANICS NETWORK SHARES HOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA HAS HELPED HER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY BY RAY STILL “I have seven doctors,” said Serena Haskins, the owner of Sonshine Organics Network. “Air, water, rest, exercise, diet, sunshine, and cannabis.” Sonshine is a non-profit member cooperative that opened in 2010. The different […]
“Les Flics Sont:” May Day in Paris
MAY DAY IN PARIS BY PATRICK STEWART It was drizzling lightly in Paris when I woke up at the crack of 11:00 a.m. on May the first. A full three hours passed when I had planned on meeting the Confederacion Nacional de Trabajo (National Confederation of Workers, or CNT), an […]
Heroism is and Heroism Does
ARMY VETERAN SAVES FELLOW STUDENT’S LIFE STUDENT SUBMISSION: BY BENJAMIN DUGGAN It was one of the most emotional event I’ve ever seen at Evergreen. Barreling over a set of chairs and a few students in less than a heartbeat, U.S. Army veteran Scott Bradley jumped into action, saving a woman […]
FCC Shifts Position on Net Regulation
NEW PROPOSAL ALLOWS PRICE DISCRIMINATION, THREATENS OPEN INTERNET BY SERENA IMANI KORN A new proposal of Internet regulation from the Federal Communications Commission could threaten the notion of an open and equal internet, known as net neutrality. The new proposed guidelines from the FCC allow content companies, like Netflix, to […]
The Naked Truth
STUDENT SUBMISSION BY CODY BYRE PepsiCo is the world’s second largest food and beverage company, owning select retail Starbucks drinks, Seattle’s Best Coffee, and Naked. Naked is a fruit smoothie drink that was originally touted as all natural and non-GMO. It was discovered by a consumer, Natalie Pappas, that the […]
From Earth Day to May Day
BY JOSH WOLF AND RAY STILL Some came to demonstrate for workers and immigrant rights. Some came to celebrate the coming of spring. Whatever the reason, May Day in Olympia turned Sylvester Park into a small hub of music, community discussion, and activism for anybody aiming to reform local and […]
Beyond the Barbed Wire
“I’D PUT PRISON NEXT TO COLLEGE AS THE BEST PLACE FOR A MAN TO GO IF HE NEEDS TO DO SOME THINKING. IF HE’S MOTIVATED, IN PRISON HE CAN CHANGE HIS LIFE.” – MALCOLM X BY JAMES GUTSCH When I first heard about Gateways for Incarcerated Youth three years ago, […]
Excuse me, Fashion is Art
BY SARA FABIAN This article was inspired by interaction with some folks at Olympia’s Spring Arts Walk. After introducing myself as a style columnist, I asked this group of stylish women if I could take a picture and document some of their unique articles of clothing. Not only did they […]
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