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PAT NEAL: The problem with cougars
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news. An 8-year-old was attacked by a cougar at Lake Angeles,…
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PAT NEAL: The summertime blues
Summertime is garden time. Growing vegetables is a good way to confront the outrageous price of groceries. Until…
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PAT NEAL: The new fishing regulations
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news. The good news is the 2023 Washington State Sport Fishing…
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PAT NEAL: It’s always been a Navy town
IT WAS GOOD to see the Navy back in town to celebrate the Fourth of July in Port…
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PAT NEAL: Bee ware of stings
THESE ARE THE mornings I’ll remember all winter. As the sun rises over the flank of Mount Olympus…
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PAT NEAL: Berry picking season
THIS IS THE season wild creatures wait all year for — when we can walk in the woods…
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PAT NEAL: Lessons of the lost
GETTING LOST IN the woods is a proud American tradition that goes back to before the days of…
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PAT NEAL: Graduates: Dare to imagine
THIS WEEK’S COLUMN is dedicated to all our graduates. We are so proud of you. You are limited…
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PAT NEAL: The house of the salmon
FOR SOME, THE new year begins in January. On our rivers, the new year begins with the first…
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PAT NEAL: The anti-vaxxers
BY NOW, I think we’ve all had it up to here with know-it-all newspaper columnists spewing about vaccines.
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PAT NEAL: The return of fire season
“ALL YOU NEED is three days of hot sun,” the old logger said, “to make the woods dry…
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PAT NEAL: The green crab crisis
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news. The green crab crisis reared its ugly head.
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PAT NEAL: Good news and bad news
WHO SAYS THERE’S no good news? The Lower Elwha Klallam Ceremonial and Subsistence Fishery will open for coho…
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PAT NEAL: The great clam hunt
WITH THE ENDLESS rain, wind and gray skies we’ve had lately, many outdoor activities have been put on…
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Point of View: Partnership for the Planet: Some Earth Day thoughts
ALL OF US have made a conscious decision to live on the Olympic Peninsula. We need only step…
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POINT OF VIEW: College-to-career pathways offered at Peninsula College
WHAT’S THE VALUE of higher education these days?
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PAT NEAL: Happy Earth Day, Elwha
I remember the first Earth Day. We were in high school. We watched a movie about the Earth…
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PAT NEAL: A short history of steelhead fishing
The first historic reference of a steelhead came on March 16, 1806, when Lewis and Clark bought a…
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LETTER: Totalitarianism
In the broadest sense, totalitarianism is characterized by strong central rule that attempts to control and direct all…
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