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From the Back Nine: Escaping the news
My friend Heidi Hansen and I founded an organization called Olympic Peninsula Authors. We help local writers meet…
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Think About It: Collecting grief
The enormity of the tragedy of another school shooting overwhelmed me. I cried when I heard 14 children…
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Aging Succesfully: Health benefits in nature
In 1982 the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries coined the term shinrin-yoku. This term can be…
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Guest opinion: Candidate forums are a core feature of U.S. politics
Candidates are already stating their intentions to run for public office. The League of Women Voters of Clallam…
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Guest opinion: The key question to ask to get things done
It seems that everywhere we look, from broadcast news headlines to conversations with friends or family members, in…
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Think About It: Reluctant witness
Birth control was legalized in 1965 just in time for my first experience at marriage. The Supreme Court…
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Guest opinion: Seattle World’s Fair highlighted electric transportation network
Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair was awe-inspiring. It previewed developments that would improve our daily lives in the next…
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Guest opinion: To save salmon, we have to slow climate change
No one in the Pacific Northwest is exempt from the impacts of climate change.
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Think About It: What and when’s normal?
Two years ago, about one month into the pandemic, I wrote a column called “On Hold.” I lamented…
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Guest opinion: Survey shows inflation tops long list of employer challenges in 2022
The soaring inflation rate has turned trips to the gas station, grocery store, shopping mall and restaurants into…
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From the Back Nine: Chip shots
I have a new chair. I can see why you may think this is not exactly newsworthy, but…
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Guest opinion: Loss of glaciers a stark warning sign
The announcement that we would be losing our critical glaciers in 50 years now is front page news…
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Guest opinion: Look north to increase gas supplies
The news that President Biden plans to resume leasing of federal land for oil exploration may be good…