Opinion
From the Back Nine: My mother’s pocketbook
When I was a child my mother carried a pocketbook everywhere, not unlike the Queen. It was always…
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Guest opinion: COVID, developmental disabilities and community protection
During the past week, the news has been filled with rising COVID infections. This is not the news…
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Aging Successfully: Ways for seniors to overcome hot summer temperatures
Are you a senior citizen who is having challenges coping with this extra hot summer weather? Do you…
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Thnk About It: It ain’t over until …
Until? Good question. I’m glad I asked it. If I ask each of you the top three things…
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Guest Opinion: Massive reforestation effort needed
Massive forest fires in western parts of our country are not only choking us with layers of thick…
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Guest opinion: Labor shortage emerges as major issue for employers
What a difference a year makes. As Washington state emerges from the pandemic, one of the biggest challenges…
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Water column: Drought, again
Last week our Dungeness and Elwha watersheds were added to the list of river basins with emergency drought…
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Guest opinion: Bumper car therapy
Over the last 40 years our family has vacationed at the same place on the beach. While the…
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Being Frank: Adjudication will help untangle Nooksack river water rights
The Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe are looking forward to the start of the process to untangle water…
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Think About It: Unmasked stranger
Husband and I had been out of town for three days preoccupied with the intensity of his going…
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From the Back Nine: Chip shots
If you’ve read this column before, you know that “The Back Nine” has a whole lot more to…
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Guest opinion: Power of our interconnected grid with ample supply
How about some good news coming out of our record-breaking (extreme) heat wave?
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Think About It: Who shall lead?
Last summer I was writing about what I called embedded threads of intimidation in our community. I was…