Introducing you to new locally-owned businesses… BAR FRANCIS Michael Elvin opened Bar Francis, honoring his son Miko’s middle name, in December 2012 during what Michael calls ‘the dark of… ☞
Be The Yogurt 7-10-13
by Gaia Thomas
Why “be the yogurt”? Gandhi said, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world”. For survivors of abuse, the change we want to see is cultural:… ☞
Be The Yogurt
by Gaia Thomas
Healing from shame and abuse is a way to be the change we wish to see in our culture. These stories are about my adventures on the road back to… ☞
Auntie MacKenzie reminds us to Stay Safe
Recently, as I was researching information for another column, I kept coming across news stories about crime in Olympia. Okay, I know that crime happens everywhere, not just Olympia. And… ☞
Auntie McKenzie’s Unsolicited Advice
As I was strolling through The OFS Annual Academy Awards Oscar Party, I was stunned at the mediocrity of style. I’ve been attending that party for many years now and… ☞
Auntie McKenzie’s Unsolicited Advice
The weather over the last few weeks has been absolutely (and unseasonably) beautiful, which created a strange phenomenon in the Pacific Northwest. On one side of the street stands you,… ☞
Dear, We Need to Have a Chat
It seems odd to not be answering a letter from a loyal reader, but I think it’s time I speak my mind. How about that weather? The weather is a… ☞
Dear, We Need to Have a Chat
Dear Auntie MacKenzie, I have made a resolution to remove the haters from my life. But I don’t know how to implement my resolution. Can you please help me? Now… ☞
by StevenL The private life is indeed dead. Cell phone conversations being in held in public provide better entertainment than the old days of party lines since now we can… ☞
Dear, We Need to Have a Chat
Dear Auntie MacKenzie, My family never comes to see me for the holidays. Why do I always have to see them? Should I cut back the time that I am… ☞
