I don’t know how you can be against clean water, but some of the industries in our state are. They have convinced the U.S. Environmental… Continue reading
Did you miss me? Not really? Even so now that you know, you might be interested in where I’ve been. I paused to take on… Continue reading
Every town, no matter how straight-laced, has a few odd balls who do not fit into the conventional mold. My hometown, Sequim, is no exception.… Continue reading
On April 21, 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened. The “Century 21 Exhibition” ran for six months, drew 11 million visitors, turned a profit and… Continue reading
In the final round of bill signing on May 21, Gov. Jay Inslee unleashed a one-two combo of executive power the likes of which state… Continue reading
Drought! Gesundheit! Oh, what did you say? Drought was just declared for the Olympic Peninsula! I don’t believe it … it’s been raining. And it’s… Continue reading
There are dams that should come down and those that shouldn’t. Hopefully, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts its review of the 14… Continue reading
If you stop and think about it, we all have the need to be needed; the need to feel we are useful and can contribute… Continue reading
What is it that makes civility seem so challenging? Should we always be civil? Are there circumstances when being civil is wrong? Can civility be… Continue reading
President Donald Trump is ready to give Washington the clean water rules its leaders requested. Did he get an ounce of gratitude when the Environmental… Continue reading
Dear Sequim Community, Last week the School Board approved my resignation as superintendent, effective June 30. While I am excited for what’s next in my… Continue reading
The Frank Chopp era is over. Washington state’s longest-serving speaker of the state House of Representatives quietly exited on Friday, May 3, from the seat… Continue reading
With the dust settling from the 2019 legislative session, the focus is assessing the impacts on taxpayers and our economy. Our state’s budget grew by… Continue reading
Each April for the past 35 years I’ve said the same thing: This was the most challenging North of Falcon process we’ve ever had. Every… Continue reading
Democratic lawmakers greeted the end of the 2019 legislative session with warm embraces, wide smiles, and for some, irrepressible joy. There was no visible residual… Continue reading
Attcking the messenger Dick Pilling, former chair of the Clallam County Republican Party, is surprisingly correct in stating “collusion is not a crime” (“Not conspiracy… Continue reading
I believe this is going to be an article about life gone awry and learning to deal with it. We’ll see. These things have a… 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
WashingtonVotes.org is a project of the Washington Policy Center. See www. WashingtonVotes.org. Senate Bill 5825, Addressing the tolling of Interstate 405, State Route 167 and… Continue reading
More than 25 years ago I wanted to share a hydrologist’s delight that Sequim’s annual Irrigation Festival coincided with “National Drinking Water Week,” and the… Continue reading
