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PAT NEAL: A good horse
Back on the farm, we used to say, all the animals go to heaven.
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PAT NEAL: A new adventure sport
There is a new outdoor adventure sport making waves all across this green emerald recreational paradise we call…
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PAT NEAL: Thank you for reading this
Thank you for reading this. Somebody must. I know this from all of the wonderful cards and letters…
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PAT NEAL: A really hard winter on the Peninsula
It was daylight in the swamp. Last week’s snow was melting in the rain. It turned into a…
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PAT NEAL: A miserable memory of a New Year’s Eve
In last week’s episode, we were sharing the yuletide joy of an 1859 Christmas cruise on the Strait…
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PAT NEAL: A Christmas canoe cruise continued
LAST WEEK, WE were comparing our modern system of transportation with a Christmas canoe cruise from Neah Bay…
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PAT NEAL: A Christmas canoe cruise
As the holiday season progresses, we ask ourselves the question, “will we be at home or on the…
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PAT NEAL: Extinction for profit
It was another tough week in the news. A decision was made by the state Department of Fish…
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PAT NEAL: Razor clamming best way to avoid post-holiday chores
Now that Thanksgiving is over, only the drudgery of cleanup remains. Don’t get bogged down in the details…
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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…