Opinion
Think About It: Gifts of grief unbounded
Breaking news interrupts the newscast — as it often does — and my Saturday afternoon ironing. I mentally…
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Think About It: Women and children first
July Fourth, 2018, Independence Day, the 242nd anniversary of the birth of our nation, an intentional democracy designed…
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Think About It: Four among many
I arrived at Fire District 3’s main station promptly at 8 a.m. I was dressed in the required…
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Think About It: A picture worth 1,000 guns
I wrote this column following the Parkland shooting after thinking about ways to move beyond our inaction to…
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Think About It: Who does 911 call?
The reward for good work is usually more good work. This is certainly the case for Fire District…
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Think About It: The cost of free speech
The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America is the powerful statement of the…
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Think ABout It: Addiction or staying connected?
Am I just old and out of the loop or is there really something unsocial about social media?…
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Think About It: Fish story
Wild Pacific salmon and I have a history. My dad was a commercial fisherman who fished the waters…
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Think About It: And, children will lead you
“Not again; please … not again. We were having coffee the last morning before our return from what…
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Guest column: Beginning the conversation
The human brain is said to fully develop sometime between our mid-twenties and 30 years of age. As…
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Guest column: Breaking the silence
Editor’s note: The following column includes sensitive subject matter. — MD
Opinion
Think About It: I’m from Norway!
I’m from Norway! Well, not really. I was born in Seattle, but my father and three of four…