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    Articles by Bertha Cooper
    Think about It: Real effort needed to achieve healthcare access for all
    Think about It: Real effort needed to achieve...
    By Bertha Cooper • November 12, 2025 1:30 am

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    Think About It: Elections having meaning
    Think About It: Elections having meaning
    By Bertha Cooper • November 13, 2024 1:30 am

    I missed Paul so much that day that I wondered if it would be my hardest day.

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    Think About It: Deal breaker
    By Bertha Cooper • October 30, 2024 1:30 am

    Since I have spent more time the last two years in anywhere from two plus to four plus anxiety, I…

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    Think About It: The day after
    By Bertha Cooper • October 16, 2024 1:30 am

    The day of the planting was sunny and slightly warmer than a usual fall day in Sequim. Family and friends…

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    Think About It: Emotional concussion
    By Bertha Cooper • October 2, 2024 1:30 am

    Paul looked at his clothes hanging in the closet and softly said something like, “My clothes … my clothes.” His…

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    Think About It: Empathy caught in the divide
    By Bertha Cooper • September 18, 2024 1:30 am

    Two tasks loom large when you lose someone beloved and a deep part of your life. One is grieving the…

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    Think About It: Grief knows no words
    By Bertha Cooper • September 4, 2024 1:30 am

    Everywhere I look,

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    Think About It: A very human experience
    By Bertha Cooper • August 21, 2024 1:30 am

    The day I write this is a dreary day. Gray, cloudy, quiet and holds no promise of a cheerful sun…

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    Think About It: Near death experiences
    By Bertha Cooper • August 7, 2024 1:30 am

    Early in July, I was reminding husband Paul that my niece Karrie and her husband Dave were coming to visit…

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    Think About It: Woe is OMC
    By Bertha Cooper • July 24, 2024 1:30 am

    I do not know how many of our community that receives health care through Olympic Medical Center (OMC) know it…

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    Think About It: In search of what is...
    By Bertha Cooper • July 10, 2024 1:30 am

    The debate held June 27 featuring President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump was unlike anything I have ever…

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    Think About It: More talk about what’s important
    By Bertha Cooper • June 26, 2024 1:30 am

    Today’s column will focus on Biden policies as president. For those of you who missed the last column, I focused…

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    Think About It: Talk about what’s important to...
    By Bertha Cooper • June 12, 2024 1:30 am

    Two columns ago when I wrote “I am shocked,” I reminisced about the ‘60s and what I thought were significant…

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