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Guest opinion: Eyes wide shut
Remember the monolith in the movie, “2001: A Space Odyssey”? Stanley Kubrick uses it as a metaphor that…
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Think About It: Counting votes
An email arrived last week that set me on a path of researching voter participation in our community,…
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From the Back Nine: Old dogs, new tricks
I had a terrific Thanksgiving. I proved to be a carving failure, however; by the time I served,…
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Guest opinion: RIP Colin Powell
Colin Powell was one of those rare breeds; a political figure known, not for grand schemes or visions…
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Guest Opinion: Taiwan, why the fuss?
Unfortunately, what happens in Taiwan doesn’t just stay in Taiwan, it impacts us. So, when President Xi Jinping…
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Aging Successfully: The ‘Thanksgiving Countdown’
On Facebook some years ago, an unknown person started a “Thanksgiving Countdown.” Fortunately it caught on and was…
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Guest opinion: By George, McGovern was right
Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota was never a darling of conservatives; however, in his later years he…
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Think About It: Being an annoying centrist
I received two responses (not published) through the Gazette to my recent column, “Is democracy worth saving?” (Oct.…
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Guest opinion: Honoring fallen heroes goes beyond lowering flags to half-mast
Lowering our flags to half-staff seems to be an all too familiar sight these days. It is a…
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Being Frank: How do we stop tire debris from killing coho salmon?
Now that we know a chemical in our car tires is killing salmon, we have to act urgently…
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Guest opinion: Local news hangs in the balance
The Senate is now deciding the fate of local news.
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Guest opinion: Ban Inslee’s natural gas ban
Gov. Jay Inslee’s end run around the legislature banning natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings is…