I’ve never been very good at being on hold. I generally pace and wonder when the person on the other end of the line is… Continue reading
I didn’t have children. Like Butterfly McQueen, I suffer from KNBBBD also known as ‘Know Nothin’ ’Bout Birthin’ Babies Disorder.” Everything today is a syndrome,… Continue reading
Looking for a way to connect with people and lift their spirits in this time of “physical distancing,” my wife put up some Christmas lights… Continue reading
A bike ride or a LEGO-building session with my boys seems to bring the humor. While making the loop around our neighborhood, we saw some… Continue reading
In America today with our around the clock news and instant texting, can you imagine anyone not hearing about our coronavirus pandemic for nearly a… Continue reading
Years ago, as part of my personal search, I put myself on the email list of a few spiritual leaders. Every so often I receive… Continue reading
If you think the run on toilet paper is just an American thing, think again. On March 10, Business Insider reported: “The spread of the… Continue reading
The 2020 regular legislative session is coming to a close. It didn’t unfold the way anyone thought it would, nor is it ending as any… Continue reading
It all started with oysters. Now, get your head out of the gutter – I’m talking about cleaning up Dungeness Bay. But gutters have a… Continue reading
Nobody knows how deep the impact of the coronavirus will be, but one thing that it is destined to test is how effectively people will… Continue reading
Let me start this article by congratulating Port Angeles School District on recently passing their capital projects levy! We look forward to watching the process.… Continue reading
As state lawmakers in Olympia enter the final turn of the 2020 session, a few big tussles stand between them and the finish line March… Continue reading
WASHINGTONVOTES.ORG As this year’s legislative session heads into its final week, lawmakers were considering hundreds of bills in marathon floor sessions ahead of the Friday,… Continue reading
Family stories are uplifting Thanks to Matthew Nash for sharing his Family Circle with us (“Finding my ‘Family Circus’,” Sequim Gazette, March 4, page A-12).… Continue reading
My first full-time professional job as a registered nurse was as a public health nurse with the Seattle-King County Health Department. I spent a quarter… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee and state lawmakers moved swiftly during a 2013 special legislative session to give the Boeing Co. a lengthy extension of tax incentives… Continue reading
Ongoing political debates. Looming ecological threats. It’s hard to escape the uneasiness of some news. As a reporter I often see things at the ground… Continue reading
Now that you might be quarantined for the entire length of your journey, cruising doesn’t sound as much fun as it used to. I must… Continue reading
Don Brunell’s recent column titled “Dams are the Northwest’s Flood Busters” (Sequim Gazette, Feb. 19, page A-10) relies on fear-mongering, rather than facts, to make… Continue reading
Washington and Oregon lawmakers want to end their legislative sessions; however, accounting for the costs of carbon emissions is a major road block. In Salem,… Continue reading
