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Bertha Cooper

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Think About It: Where are the peacekeepers?

Rock and a hard place.

Bertha Cooper

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Think About It: The gift of time

“Who am I?” husband Paul asked when I rolled over to say good morning.

Bertha Cooper

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Think About It: In search of empathy

“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose voters,” claimed…

Bertha Cooper

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Think About It: shutting down the wrong thing

Each week brings a slew of new stories about our government reporting serious allegations of dysfunction and if…

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Think About It: Clear as mud

Today’s column is written to answer the philosophical question that has puzzled generations of inquiring minds: “When mud…

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Opinion

Think About It: The tyranny of certainty, Part 3

I have not forgotten the tyranny of certainty series or my commitment to move on to Part 3,…

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Think About It: Bothered and bewildered

The hospice nurse got my attention when she said I was showing signs of “caregiver fatigue.” I am…

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Think About It: Who will be left — or for that matter, right?

Former President Donald Trump is in the race to become the next President of the United States. He…

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Think About It: A year of living dying

We are coming upon the time the poppy garden is in full bloom. I remember last year how…

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Think About It: Coming to a hospital near you

Some of you may recall the recent column I wrote about the health care industry-wide labor shortage causing…

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Think About It: Sequim school daze

I made the mistake once of going west from Sequim Avenue on Fir St. to attend a 3…

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Think About It: Good intentions need communities

Indeed, it was a long time ago, but I live to tell the story of my last quarter…

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Think About It: OMC’s broken supply chain

Most of us have experienced delays related to supply chain problems, resulting from nearly three years of living…