Opinion
PAT NEAL: Things could be worse
We’ve heard a lot about supply chain problems lately. It’s nothing new to people who hunt, fish and…
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PAT NEAL: An answer to an age old queston
It was daylight on the river. We were sitting in the vapors of a fog-shrouded valley trying to…
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PAT NEAL: The ‘Miracle of the Salmon’
This year’s big run of humpies, or pink salmon, in the Dungeness River is like a miracle. It…
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PAT NEAL: The forecast for this winter
Autumn must be my favorite time of year. If only because it helps us to prepare for winter.
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PAT NEAL: Sympathy for the Fish Cop
Thank you for reading this. You send the most interesting letters.
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PAT NEAL: Disaster Preparedness month
By now we’ve all about had it up to here with the nanny-state government telling us what to…
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PAT NEAL: The happiness of fall chores
Autumn must be my favorite time of year. When the Olympic Mountains stand so stark and tall in…
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PAT NEAL: Appreciate the labor of nation’s health care workers
Dealing with the crush of vacationing hordes that invaded the Olympic Peninsula this summer has stressed the tourist…
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PAT NEAL: Rough bar conditions
It was daylight on the water. A heaving deck and the smell of saltwater told me I’d awakened…
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PAT NEAL: Let the rain keep coming
“Does it always rain like this?” my fancy friend asked recently while huddling under a refreshing morning shower…
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PAT NEAL: Who owns the river: An apology
It was wrong to say in a recent column that bureaucrats, biologists and the bull trout owned the…
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PAT NEAL: Bureaucrats, biologists and bull trout
In our history of the Hoh River, we’ve watched the transfer of ownership from the Native Americans, to…
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PAT NEAL: Nonprofits here to help?
In previous episodes, we traced the transfer of ownership of the Hoh River from the Native Americans, who…
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PAT NEAL: The logging capital of the world
The Native Americans were the first to log the Olympic Peninsula. They cut the Western Red Cedar. Every…
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PAT NEAL: Who owns the river?
In previous episodes, we traced the history of land ownership of the Olympic Peninsula in general and the…
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PAT NEAL: Continued: Who owns the river?
In last week’s episode, we were attempting to answer the question, “Who owns the Hoh River?”
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PAT NEAL: A difficult question to answer
Tourists ask many questions about this land of ours. Is the weather always like this? How deep is…
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PAT NEAL: The news from NOAA
It was another tough week in the news. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration threatened further restrictions on…