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From the Back Nine: Weather and other monsters

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From the Back Nine: Weather and other monsters

I sunburn, bright light hurts my eyes, and I hate to sweat. So why is it that I…

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Guest opinion: More headstones will not make for a more peaceful world

On Aug. 13, 1970, my brother, 1st Lt. Lawrence Gordon Swarbrick, was killed in Vietnam. He was one…

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Guest opinion: Coping with COVID

All of us are acutely aware of the many challenges associated with the spread of COVID-19. Unanswered questions…

Aging Successfully: Sequim outreach during pandemic

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Aging Successfully: Sequim outreach during pandemic

At a reader’s request I am making a brief, public comment on the resources I used for last…

Think About It: When the air clears

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Think About It: When the air clears

Pandemic has made it harder to escape a dark reality for too many people and explain our inaction

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Guest opinion: Living globally

Columnists Pat Buchanan and Cal Thomas, among others, decry the impact of globalization. They complain that it destroys…

Guest opinion: New Green Deal is incomplete

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Guest opinion: New Green Deal is incomplete

Our environmental quality strategy must be encompassing and not just focus on climate change.

Water column: Slow flow, Part I

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Water column: Slow flow, Part I

The dog days of summer are here at last, giving us a great excuse to simply hang out…

Guest opinion: Honoring World War II, VJ Day

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Guest opinion: Honoring World War II, VJ Day

We must all understand and understand deeply that the soul of a people may be likened to the…

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Letters to the editor — Aug. 12, 2020

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Think About It: An impossible year, part II

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Think About It: An impossible year, part II

“Would there even be a place for contemplation and peace during a year that promises swarms of competing…

Guest opinion: Pacts offers path to streamside habitat protection

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Guest opinion: Pacts offers path to streamside habitat protection

The most powerful actions we can take to recover our region’s salmon are to give our rivers and…

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Guest opinion: Tax credit proposal would aid local journalism

There’s a hunger for accurate and useful news coverage right now — even more so than usual —…