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    Articles by Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: Gifts of grief unbounded
    Think About It: Gifts of grief unbounded
    By Bertha Cooper • August 1, 2018 1:30 am

    Breaking news interrupts the newscast — as it often does — and my Saturday afternoon ironing. I mentally gear for…

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    Think About It: Build it and they will come
    Think About It: Build it and they will...
    By Bertha Cooper • July 18, 2018 1:30 am

    And they have.

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    Think About It: Women and children first
    Think About It: Women and children first
    By Bertha Cooper • July 4, 2018 1:30 am

    July Fourth, 2018, Independence Day, the 242nd anniversary of the birth of our nation, an intentional democracy designed to be…

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    Think About It: Four among many
    Think About It: Four among many
    By Bertha Cooper • June 20, 2018 1:30 am

    I arrived at Fire District 3’s main station promptly at 8 a.m. I was dressed in the required uniform of…

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    Think About It: A picture worth 1,000 guns
    Think About It: A picture worth 1,000 guns
    By Bertha Cooper • May 23, 2018 1:30 am

    I wrote this column following the Parkland shooting after thinking about ways to move beyond our inaction to answering, truly…

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    Think About It: Who does 911 call?
    Think About It: Who does 911 call?
    By Bertha Cooper • May 9, 2018 1:30 am

    The reward for good work is usually more good work. This is certainly the case for Fire District 3 providing…

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    Think About It: The cost of free speech
    Think About It: The cost of free speech
    By Bertha Cooper • April 25, 2018 1:30 am

    The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America is the powerful statement of the values of…

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    Think ABout It: Addiction or staying connected?
    Think ABout It: Addiction or staying connected?
    By Bertha Cooper • March 28, 2018 1:30 am

    Am I just old and out of the loop or is there really something unsocial about social media? I may…

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    Think About It: Fish story
    Think About It: Fish story
    By Bertha Cooper • March 14, 2018 1:30 am

    Wild Pacific salmon and I have a history. My dad was a commercial fisherman who fished the waters of Alaska,…

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    Think About It: And, children will lead you
    Think About It: And, children will lead you
    By Bertha Cooper • February 28, 2018 1:30 am

    “Not again; please … not again. We were having coffee the last morning before our return from what was a…

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    Guest column: Beginning the conversation
    Guest column: Beginning the conversation
    By Bertha Cooper • February 14, 2018 1:30 am

    The human brain is said to fully develop sometime between our mid-twenties and 30 years of age. As with most…

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    Guest column: Breaking the silence
    Guest column: Breaking the silence
    By Bertha Cooper • February 7, 2018 1:30 am

    Editor’s note: The following column includes sensitive subject matter. — MD

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    Think About It: I’m from Norway!
    Think About It: I’m from Norway!
    By Bertha Cooper • January 31, 2018 1:30 am

    I’m from Norway! Well, not really. I was born in Seattle, but my father and three of four of my…

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