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PAT NEAL: The tale of the 100-pound salmon
Who says there’s no good news? A new world-record Chinook salmon weighing over 105 pounds was recently landed…
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PAT NEAL: What happened to Dollie?
IN LAST WEEK’S episode, the Press Expedition of 1889-90, a motley collection of six men, four dogs named…
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PAT NEAL: A historic hard winter
BY NOW, I think we have all had it up to here with winter — even though it…
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PAT NEAL: New Year’s resolutions
THE BEST NEW Year’s resolution I ever heard belonged to the American author Louisa May Alcott. She was…
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PAT NEAL: Finding the perfect tree
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS like the warmth and happiness of the holiday season is enough to drive the average…
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PAT NEAL: The mysteries of steelhead season
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news, when the state Department of Fish and Wildlife decided to…
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PAT NEAL: Pearl Harbor Day or how my mom won the war
“DECEMBER 7, 1941— a day which will live in infamy.” President Roosevelt said these words many years ago.
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PAT NEAL: Sympathy for the fish cop
IT HAS BEEN a long-held suspicion that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is managing our fish…
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PAT NEAL: Hunting with Bo
WAY BACK WHEN, the Olympic elk were market hunted for their meat, antlers, hides and ivory teeth or…
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PAT NEAL: Elk season
I HOPE YOUR elk season went better than mine did. Things started out bad and got worse after…
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PAT NEAL: The day after the disaster
“THE WHOLE COUNTRY is going to hell in a bucket now that we’ve elected those idiots,” my fancy…
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PAT NEAL: The great migration
IT WAS A dark and stormy night. Then, it was daylight in the swamp.
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PAT NEAL: Lost in the throes of mushroom fever
THERE ARE FEW things more comforting than the sound of a heavy rain on the roof.
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PAT NEAL: How’s the fishing?
“HOW’S THE FISHING?” If I had a dollar for every time I heard that, I wouldn’t be floundering…
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PAT NEAL: A bee-utiful autumn
IF THE FEEDBACK from last week’s episode is any indication, we are having a “bee-utiful” autumn on the…
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PAT NEAL: Bee careful in autumn woods
Thank you for reading this. Sometimes, I think if you didn’t read this, no one would. But you…
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PAT NEAL: Time to play fall sports
AUTUMN MUST BE my favorite time of year. It’s all about the sports. Baseball is building tension as…
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PAT NEAL: Disaster preparedness month
SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL Disaster Preparedness Month. It’s time to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters…
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PAT NEAL: The blue-tarp campers
THE BLUE-TARP CAMPER is named for a particular shade of inexpensive, blue plastic tarp that comes in various…