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Think About It: Nonsensical
“Nonsensical” is the musical way of saying something is nonsense, ridiculous, absurd and irrational. The word seems old-fashioned,…
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Guest opinion: Brighter future for papermakers
In recent years, papermakers in Pacific Northwest have been losing ground. However, today there is a ray of…
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Being Frank: Pollution-based economy cannot be sustained
On April 16, as the coronavirus attacked communities across Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that…
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Guest opinion: Coronavirus, work must coexist
By now it is apparent that, barring a miracle, a cure for COVID-19 will not happen soon; however,…
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Water Matters: Raised consciousness
As a “non-essential,” mostly-office worker, I’ve been in a lot of Zoom meetings lately with others also working…
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Guest column: Back to the wild, in a whole new outdoor recreation world
Exploring the outdoors feeds our souls and helps keep us healthy, when done responsibly. Yet, as we begin…
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Guest opinion: Unemployment payments provide necessary cushion for jobless Americans
America’s unemployment rate is suddenly approaching historic levels. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began almost two months ago, roughly…
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Think About It: The eyes have it
“Bertha? Is that you?” The question came from the person standing at the other end of the wine…
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Guest opinion: Apples, potato keys to post coronavirus recovery
Our state is blessed with some of the most creative people and businesses in the world. Many of…
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Think About It: Conflicting thoughts in small spaces
“In nursing (and medicine), the worst outcome is death.”
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CommunityPlus: COVID-19 and fear
As I write this in late March, we are in the midst of a global crisis none of…
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Aging Successfully: Putting our affairs in order
This time of self-isolation is the perfect time to put our affairs in order, or at least to…