Local parents unite to create the Mid-Columbia Children’s Museum “By supporting the establishment of Mid-Columbia Children’s Museum, you're not just investing in a building; you're investing in the future of our children and the prosperity of our community.”
Fostering Saves Lives “We often intervene on behalf of dogs that are significantly ill or injured, or who simply find the shelter environment stressful.”
Methane as a Greenhouse Gas “We can therefore reduce the radiative forcing of global warming by 14% within decades if we can eliminate methane emissions from human activity.”
Golden Paladin: Land of Chaos #39 “The silence in the war room was the thick tenor of many people anxiously and impatiently waiting.”
27 years of baked potatoes (feeding the Tumbleweed music festival) “Armies march on their stomachs, and so do the over two hundred musicians, volunteers, and vendors that come in and out for breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the festival.”
Review of “Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy” by Whitney Goodman “The process of toxic positivity results in the denial, minimization, and invalidation of the authentic emotional experience.”
The dangerous politics of woke “The idea of staying awake in the face of oppression has been around for at least a hundred years.”
Boost your immune system with traditional Chinese medicine “Traditional Chinese medicine can play a vital role in strengthening and treating our immune system directly and in combination with adequate sleep, proper nutrition, and exercise.”
The Queer Corner: October “This life is not the competition that society keeps trying to tell us it is.”
Tri-Cities largest rap show is back with Spooky Island II “Spooky Island II Returns October 27 at The Uptown Theatre for Tri Cities' biggest Halloween party!”
The Emerald of Siam Turns 40 “The Emerald of Siam, now under the ownership of Ravadi’s son Bill and daughter Dara, is celebrating forty years with a weekend of music, dance, poetry, and amazing food.”
October Movie Reviews Check out this mixed bag of movie reviews for October featuring No Hard Feelings, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Asteroid City, and The Flash.
The trees around us “In the Tri-Cities, you see the result of poor tree choices: dead trees, half dead trees, or trees with leaves half burned.”
Game Review: Capital Lux 2 “There are a handful of games that are way, way better than they have any right to be from just the description; this is one of them.”
Coalition unites to stop gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest “Some of the project’s worst environmental impacts — hidden from local communities — stem from extraction of the gas itself.”
Children's Developmental Center: Board Members “The Children’s Developmental Center is thriving in the way that it serves children and families in the Benton-Franklin community.”
Tarot Time: Harvest Time “Fall is all about assessing our harvests and beginning the process of turning inward.”
Tri-Cities Native Releases Third Jazz Album – It Comes in Waves “It Comes in Waves features eight new compositions by Slage-Koch along with his arrangement of the Tears for Fears classic 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World.'“
TRIFI Film Festival 2023 “The 15th Annual Tri-Cities International Film Festival (TRIFI) will kick off on Friday, October 13, celebrating 15 years of showing independent national and international films”
Fringe extremist group fails to shutter Dayton library “Book challenges continue across the country. Sometimes the Republican legislators threaten to ‘defund’ the libraries.”
Exhibition of Maja Shaw watercolors and jewelry from incarcerated youth "This October, the Gallery at the Park presents an exciting new 2D and 3D exhibition!"
October 2023: Raise some hell! "Whatever you celebrate this time of year, make sure it’s creepy and kooky!" —Katie Baker
Democracy needs free press to survive “The freedom to report on the government and its leaders without censorship is a fundamental principle of a functioning democracy.”
Game review: For Northwood! (solo game) “I very rarely play solo games. Even board games with solo modes rarely get me to the table. But For Northwood! is a fantastic exception.”
