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PAT NEAL: Leave your garbage-bag rain gear at home
THE RECENT MARTIN Luther King Jr. holiday is a three-day weekend that traditionally marks the peak of the…
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PAT NEAL: For deep snow, tread back in history
THE HISTORY OF the Earth goes back billions of years.
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PAT NEAL: Lions and tigers and log cabins, oh my!
IT WAS A gratifying end to the old year and a hopeful beginning to the new to read…
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PAT NEAL: Harkening back to the Christmas letter
THIS IS A special time of year when the joy and warmth of the holiday season can drive…
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PAT NEAL: Defeating Japan in World War II a family fight
“DEC. 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy …”
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PAT NEAL: The backcountry’s Sasquatch people
THE ANNUAL SASQUATCH Summit at Ocean Shores is always a hoot, and this year was no exception.
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PAT NEAL: Luck of the draw in fishing seasons
I DON’T KNOW about you, but I’ve caught the holiday spirit just in time for the most important…
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PAT NEAL: Dam removal a whale of an issue
IT WAS ANOTHER tough day for those of us who love the iconic orca, or killer whale.
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PAT NEAL: Season for stalking wild chanterelle
The wily fungus can make mushroom picking an adventure.
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PAT NEAL: Treat orca in more kingly way
The recent orca deaths beg the question: Is it worth killing killer whales for whatever data the killing…
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PAT NEAL: Fishing’s lean but bird-watching’s keen
The coho seem to be running strong just across that imaginary line that marks the boundary of the…
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PAT NEAL: Meeting challenges of hunting season
Once you get your hunting rifle sighted in, keep it locked up far away from loved ones and…
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PAT NEAL: Eating crow about Elwha salmon
It was a regrettable lapse in my search for truth that allowed me to question the salmon’s ability…
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PAT NEAL: Winter outages bring new challenges
It takes a village to get ready for the coming cold months.
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PAT NEAL: Americans work hard for ‘the dream’
The Labor Day campout was just another example of the shrinking middle class: no au jus with our…
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PAT NEAL: What good is a fishing license?
Multitudes of happy tourists fished the Hoh this summer totally unaware they were breaking the law.
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PAT NEAL: Really, how unique are Elwha steelhead?
You have to wonder if hatchery steelhead are really so bad for native ones.
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PAT NEAL: In the future, these will be the good ol’ days of salmon fishing
The corrupt and incompetent mismanagement of our fisheries will lead to fishing’s demise.
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PAT NEAL: Whales’ boundless salmon appetite
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news, but there’s another toxic concern to keep you awake at…