While the coronavirus and its devastating effects on people and economies worldwide were unfortunately the top 2020 stories, the massive impact of western wildfires can’t… Continue reading
I hope by the time you read this column I will have sent some sort of holiday greeting which at this writing has become a… Continue reading
Do you remember last year, December 2019? Were you looking forward to this year 2020 and a new, fresh start? Not one of us could… Continue reading
Christmas is an especially difficult time for anyone grieving for lost loved ones. Try adding a crippling killer virus into that mix. That is the… Continue reading
“Santa Claus is coming to Sequim,” I sing. “It’s coming to TOWN, dad!” my 6-year-old clarifies. “Well, Sequim is a city because … ” I… Continue reading
One of the biggest challenges of the 21st Century is dealing with the progress of the 20th Century - especially old computers, monitors, cellular phones… Continue reading
“Is the Sequim City Council political?” asks the Dec. 9 guest opinion column (Sequim Gazette, page A-12). We would ask a different question: Are the… Continue reading
Twenty-four percent more Christmas trees have been sold this year than at this same time last year. Either we don’t have anything else to do… Continue reading
We are aware of some who say the Independent Advisory Association has politicized the Sequim City Council. That’s obviously silly – the Sequim City Council,… Continue reading
Before the Legislature arrives for the 2021 session, some businesses in Washington will already be facing the very real prospect of a 500 percent tax… Continue reading
It’s time to get rid of the Electron Hydroelectric Dam on the Puyallup River that has been killing salmon, steelhead, bull trout and other fish… Continue reading
This holiday season has been accompanied by a boatload of sadness and sense of loss. So I’d like to tell you about an event that… Continue reading
If it was not enough for small businesses to be suffering due to the pandemic, now they are threatened by an attack on our democracy.… Continue reading
Beats me what’s “normal” nowadays. Normal may have gone the way of 8-track tapes and writing a letter using an ink pen on paper. Fast… Continue reading
Have you ever stopped to consider the differences between the words gratitude and thankfulness? Since we Americans tend to interchange different words with similar meanings,… Continue reading
It’s no secret that airlines and airplane manufacturers have been clobbered by the coronavirus pandemic. Particularly hard hit are international flights traditionally flown by jumbo… Continue reading
It’s no secret that the Coronavirus pandemic has made a huge impact on how Washington retailers and restaurants operate. With additional restrictions implemented at the… Continue reading
“Well, that’s weird!” Bill said of the funny coincidence. “No, that’s just 2020!” Hazel replied. And for about a month-and-a-half, Bill, Hazel and all of… Continue reading
This fall marks the 50th anniversary of an event that sparked the landmark ruling by federal Judge George Boldt in U.S. v. Washington that upheld… Continue reading
An apology to family and friends: I have been well prepared by education and experience to understand the climate changes being brought about by the… Continue reading
