During the past week, the news has been filled with rising COVID infections. This is not the news we were hoping to hear in the… Continue reading
Massive forest fires in western parts of our country are not only choking us with layers of thick smoke, but are leaving behind millions of… Continue reading
Are you a senior citizen who is having challenges coping with this extra hot summer weather? Do you have a loved one who is not… Continue reading
Until? Good question. I’m glad I asked it. If I ask each of you the top three things you wished were over, my guess is… Continue reading
What a difference a year makes. As Washington state emerges from the pandemic, one of the biggest challenges facing many employers is finding enough qualified… Continue reading
Last week our Dungeness and Elwha watersheds were added to the list of river basins with emergency drought declared. The Clallam Bay-Sekiu area was declared… Continue reading
The Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe are looking forward to the start of the process to untangle water rights and protect threatened salmon in the… Continue reading
Over the last 40 years our family has vacationed at the same place on the beach. While the buildings have been refurbished, the complex remains… Continue reading
Husband and I had been out of town for three days preoccupied with the intensity of his going through what would be a life-extending procedure… Continue reading
If you’ve read this column before, you know that “The Back Nine” has a whole lot more to do with old age than with smacking… Continue reading
How about some good news coming out of our record-breaking (extreme) heat wave? Luckily, we live and work in the Pacific Northwest, and are reaping… Continue reading
Last summer I was writing about what I called embedded threads of intimidation in our community. I was suggesting there needed to be a community… Continue reading
Have you had the experience, and headache of trying to deal with the belongings of a loved one who has passed away? Do you want… Continue reading
As climate change concerns grow, researchers are turning to small tree farmers for help. Actually, they have been helping for nearly a century, but their… Continue reading
It’s 10:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 19, and I’ve just returned from Rite-Aid in Sequim after getting my first dose of the Moderna vaccine. On… Continue reading
Journalists of a certain age — those on the other side of 50 — might remember watching a 1973 documentary film in college journalism classes… Continue reading
In our zest to quickly switch from gas-powered to battery-operated vehicles and to convert our power grid to wind and solar generated electricity, the impacts… Continue reading
The big news in recent weeks is Facebook’s announcement that the former president’s ban from Facebook related to postings around the Jan. 6 (invasion, insurrection,… Continue reading
We’ve seen some real progress over the past few years in efforts to prevent human waste from damaging the health of Puget Sound and the… Continue reading
Shortly after President Biden took office, he issued the sweeping executive order to transition America to total — 100 percent — renewable electricity by 2035… Continue reading
