The best part of this new year or that which we are most grateful for is the simple fact that we are both alive and… Continue reading
Some people face the future with joy. Others — like me — tend toward dour. If you are in the first group, you may wish… Continue reading
Increasing river flows to wash young salmon to sea works; however, once water goes down stream, it is gone. What if we could recycle it… Continue reading
After two years of COVID-19, many Washington state families and small businesses could use a break. Fortunately, the state legislature has the means to help.… Continue reading
’Tis the season when we take stock of our lives and wonder if we are better off. It prompts memories of “Christmases Past” and wonderment… Continue reading
I bet you didn’t have a morning coffee conversation with your partner about “chickens coming home to roost.” It might help to understand the importance… Continue reading
As we look forward to the rapidly approaching new year, I invite you to take a moment and to mentally look over this last year.… Continue reading
This holiday season, law enforcement across Washington state will be proactively checking the roadways for who’s naughty or nice. They’ll make lists, and judges will… Continue reading
The un-retired are those who are retiring from retirement. They are those who have either reached an established retirement age or are otherwise (financially) prepared… Continue reading
Remember the television ad where the auto mechanic looks viewers straight in the eye and says: “You can pay me now or pay me later!”… Continue reading
Throughout Washington state, the leaders of local chambers of commerce are busy delivering bags of toys to rural fire departments, enabling the firefighters to play… Continue reading
Like many of you, I was a “latch-key” kid, only I don’t remember having a key or how I entered our house after school. My… Continue reading
To “Build Back America” people must return to work! In a U.S. Chamber of Commerce poll released in early December, the findings spell trouble for… Continue reading
Remember the monolith in the movie, “2001: A Space Odyssey”? Stanley Kubrick uses it as a metaphor that tested the intellectual progress of the human… Continue reading
I first started using email literally a generation ago. I don’t remember when I first started using email, but I was well into daily use… Continue reading
I had a terrific Thanksgiving. I proved to be a carving failure, however; by the time I served, the bird was literally a hot mess.… Continue reading
An email arrived last week that set me on a path of researching voter participation in our community, in this case Clallam County. The email… Continue reading
