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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…
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PAT NEAL: Fun on the farm
Every year along about this time, I think about the good old days.
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PAT NEAL: Searching for solitude
Now that the tourists are here, it’s easy to see why we put a season on them in…
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PAT NEAL: The fate of the fish ducks
For some, the New Year begins on Jan. 1. Out on our rivers, the new year begins with…
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PAT NEAL: A case of clam fever
I don’t know what made me say I was the fastest clam digger in the west. It must…
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PAT NEAL: Answering tourists’ questions
Springtime must be my favorite time of year on the Olympic Peninsula. When uncounted millions of birds fly…
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PAT NEAL: Understanding our fishing regulations
“When does the river open?” The tourist angler asked after I told him the river was closed.
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PAT NEAL: An Earth Day review
How was your Earth Day? Many hoped it would lead to some progress in reducing the pollution of…
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PAT NEAL: The Highway 101 blues
Thank you for reading this. Somebody must. Because when I mentioned in last week’s column that the Highway…
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PAT NEAL: Peninsula’s Wild West roadways
In last week’s episode, we were hurtling west of Port Angeles and, having crossed the Elwha Bridge, headed…
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PAT NEAL: The Orca Task Force
Last week we examined the tragic results of capturing the orca for captivity in theme parks and aquariums,…
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PAT NEAL: A history of whaling continued
Last week, we reviewed the industrial slaughter that pushed our large whales to the brink of extinction.
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PAT NEAL: A short history of whaling
It’s always fun to look back at this day in history to measure the changes brought to the…
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PAT NEAL: A poisonous past
What started as a simple quest to dig a bucket of clams was not as simple as it…
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PAT NEAL: A history of pandemics
IN LAST WEEK’S episode, we were discovering Discovery Bay, a favorite scenic waterway known for its beauty ever…
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PAT NEAL: Discovering Discovery Bay
IT WAS GOING to be one of those days. With the razor clam season shut down, the blackmouth…