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Western Fringes

Olympiajoe

Journalist and musician writing about the American West, and empty coastlines the world over.

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It's my second first day at The Seattle Times

Seattle Times interview selfies 2026 vs 2014-

The hair’s a bit less and the beard’s a bit grayer these days. But at least I no longer look like a sketchy limo driver. We take what we can get. And with that, I’ve buried my last lede for a y...

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A Long Beach Island of the Mind

(The tourism sign at Southern Regional High in Manahawkin, N.J., which has reportedly stood there since the 1930s. Photos throughout by Joseph O’Sullivan.)

Like me, Beach Badge publisher William Patrick Tandy grew up in Manahawkin, N.J., a...

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Beach Badge: an appreciation

(William Patrick Tandy, publisher of Beach Badge and founder of Eight-Stone Press, at the Bridge to Nowhere, Manhawkin, N.J.)

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“Here’s the Sto...

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Almost a genocide, always a tariff

(Photos by Jo Arlow, see more on Instagram: @joarlowphoto)

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If president’s war against Iran ends, it won’t be because we crushed the Iranian m...

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Bodies across Washington

(Demonstrators in Centralia, Wash., Saturday for the third No Kings nationwide protest. Photos by Jo Arlow. See more of her work here.)

It’s been a spell since I got down to Lewis County, and I’ve been itching to get to Centralia. It’s abo...

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