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Bertha Cooper

Opinion

Think About It: The tyranny of certainty, Part II

The COVID-19 pandemic proved fertile ground for escalating the political divisions of our country into what could cause…

Bertha Cooper

Opinion

Think About It: Democracy drowning in tears

I beg your pardon that part two of “The Tyranny of Certainty” will be delayed. My intellectual and…

Bertha Cooper

Opinion

The tyranny of certainty, Part I

I sure hope the predictions are right that COVID-19 and all its relatives will move on from being…

Bertha Cooper

Opinion

Think About It: All roads lead to Sequim

My husband and I had the good fortune to spend a week in a remote small French village…

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Opinion

Think About It: Why me? Why not

We can all use a humbling experience once in a while to remind us that best intentions and…

Bertha Cooper

Opinion

Think About It: The supreme state

I must be honest: The first image that comes to mind when I hear “Supreme” is Diana Ross…

Bertha Cooper

Opinion

Think About It: Looking on the bright side

The best part of this new year or that which we are most grateful for is the simple…

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Think About It: What will the chickens do?

I bet you didn’t have a morning coffee conversation with your partner about “chickens coming home to roost.”…

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Think About It: Family friendly?

Like many of you, I was a “latch-key” kid, only I don’t remember having a key or how…

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Opinion

Think About It: Counting votes

An email arrived last week that set me on a path of researching voter participation in our community,…

Bertha Cooper

Opinion

Think About It: Being an annoying centrist

I received two responses (not published) through the Gazette to my recent column, “Is democracy worth saving?” (Oct.…

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Opinion

Think About It: When privacy protections don’t protect

When it comes to unresolved legal and personnel issues, privacy and transparency can’t seem to co-exist in the…

Bertha Cooper

Opinion

Think About It: Tripping the light

We, that would be my husband and me, decided it was time to get out of the house,…