China’s growing dominance of critical metals production and its vast stockpiles is setting off global alarms as economies emerge from the punishing COVID pandemic. It… Continue reading
Although New Zealand and Washington state are located a half-a-world apart, they have lots in common: beautiful seashores, majestic mountains, crystal clear streams and lakes;… Continue reading
The coronavirus pandemic has shown us how easy it is to take things for granted. Family barbecues, baseball games and kids going to school are… Continue reading
When Congress established the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) in 1935, it was intended to provide temporary and partial income replacement for workers who lost… Continue reading
It is time for Seattle City Light to address the damage its three hydroelectric dams have caused over the past 100 years to the Skagit… Continue reading
After months of politics and COVID, I decided to tackle another equally important subject. I know! Kissing! You have your Louis Armstrong “kiss to build… Continue reading
We’ve all seen the episodes of “Peanuts,” as Lucy holds the football for Charlie Brown and, just as he’s about to kick it she pulls… Continue reading
“Possible word choice error” is the kindest report my computer provides me. It’s wrong most of the time. Then again, it could be more on… Continue reading
Recently while sharing with a friend that my next column would be on the subject of “leaving legacies,” she brought up the idea of considering… Continue reading
A Google search for the definition of “common sense” yields the following: • “good sense and sound judgment in practical matters” • “sound and prudent… Continue reading
On a recent excursion around town for the Sequim Sunshine Festival, my boys and I met Megan Sias, a server at Sunshine Café, during a… Continue reading
In his 1904 novel “Of Cabbages and Kings,” O. Henry introduced the phrase “banana republic” to describe a fictional country that mirrored Honduras. “El Pulpo,”… Continue reading
Editor’s note: Senate Bill 5126 was scheduled for an executive session hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations on April 20. — MD Here on… Continue reading
In recent issues of a newsletter I produce about Sequim City Council news, I have included areas that I have been working on for Sequim… Continue reading
I like to think of this column as a PSA — Public Service Announcement — for old people. Keep in mind, this is from a… Continue reading
As state lawmakers enter the final weeks of the 2021 legislative session — and the start of the second year of the pandemic — the… Continue reading
Housing specifically for veterans is non-existent in Sequim. Port Angeles has the Outpost, Forks has Sarge’s Place, and soon Hobucket House, for disabled veterans. However,… Continue reading
For anyone who loves snow in the mountains, the data say it’s party time at the Dungeness Snotel* station! On April 1, the “end of… Continue reading
I’ve been thinking about Life Segments, maybe because spring is the time for renewal, or maybe because the COVID crisis shows signs of weakening its… Continue reading
Treaty tribes and our state salmon co-managers are looking ahead to another grim year of fishing because of poor ocean conditions that reduce marine survival,… Continue reading
