“LIGHTNING BOLDT,” IS a biography of Judge George H. Boldt by John C. Hughes, Chief Historian for the Office of Secretary of State. It’s a… Continue reading
MOTHER’S DAY IS coming up. I had a great mother. I know because I am not writing this from prison. It wasn’t my mother’s fault… Continue reading
HOW WAS YOUR Arbor Day? Traditionally celebrated on the last Friday in April, Arbor Day is probably the most significant holiday you’ve never heard of,… Continue reading
There were giants in the land. We lost one last week. John Brewer died on a fishing trip on the Bitteroot River north of Darby,… Continue reading
THE BLOOMING OF the salmonberries marks a change in the season. In the old days, these blossoms signaled the beginning of the spring Chinook run… Continue reading
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news. The bad news was the loss of 25,525 salmon smolts that did not survive the March 29… Continue reading
THE END OF steelhead fishing season was the day my universe came crashing down. I remember it like it was the day before yesterday, because… Continue reading
THERE’S A DISTURBING trend in modern journalism for reporters to use fleeting celebrity references as an excuse for responsible reporting. It was never that way… Continue reading
THANK YOU FOR reading this. Sometimes I think that if you didn’t read this, no one would. You can count on me to expose the… Continue reading
Who says there’s no good news? Recently scientists claimed they are on the verge of bringing the woolly mammoth back from extinction! These large, hairy,… Continue reading
THERE MAY BE nothing more beautiful than pussywillows in the snow. Unless it’s the white blossoms of the Indian plum above the pale, yellow flower… Continue reading
Camping isn’t just for summer anymore. The woods, beaches and campgrounds are full of campers in the dead of winter. These are not the carefree… Continue reading
It was another tough week in the news. Steelhead fishing on the Olympic Peninsula has gotten so crowded you’ll want to bring your own rock… Continue reading
It’s been 50 years since the Boldt Decision of Feb. 12, 1974. The world has changed. You can see it in the barren rivers, smell… Continue reading
The green crab is in the news again. Scientists are tagging them to track their movements. The green crab is an invasive species first noticed… Continue reading
Those crazy Russians are at it again. In 2022, Russia made itself the laughing stock of the civilized world by suggesting a restoration of its… Continue reading
Like the good Book said, “There were giants in the land.” We lost one last week. If you didn’t know Bob Gooding and his tackle… Continue reading
As a kid, I remember the old-timers saying, “We don’t have winters like that anymore.” Referring to sometime in the distant past when things were… Continue reading
IT WAS A dark and stormy night. Then the power went out and it got darker. The storm got wilder. Our thoughts were with our… Continue reading
By now, I’m pretty sure we’ve all had it up to here with know-it-all newspaper columnists wasting valuable print space spouting off phony New Year’s… Continue reading
