Opinion
PAT NEAL: More research is needed
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news, where this column’s prediction that the Washington state Department of…
Opinion
DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Being one’s own art therapist
IT GIVES ME great joy to write about other people’s art. Whether it’s painting or sculpture or
choreography,…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: State of the union
For the past 35 years, nearly every U.S. president has given a State of the Union speech attesting…
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Fishing without hooks
It was another tough week in the news. The Washington state Department of Wildlife threatened us with yet…
Opinion
POINT OF VIEW: Proposed legislation fails to solve problem of nursing care
When you live in a rural community and experience a life-threatening accident or illness, you need a finely…
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Fish are getting smarter
It was the American author John Steinbeck who said, “It has always been my private conviction that any…
Opinion
DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Serving up history at hospital cafe
The zoom call ran less than half an hour, but it blew my mind wide open.
Opinion
PAT NEAL: A crazy way to stay sane
They say we live in an age of disinformation. I can think of no greater example of this…
Opinion
Diane Urbani de la Paz: Poet shares the personal, vulnerable
Lauren Davis’ “Home Beneath the Church” out now
Opinion
PAT NEAL: A new adventure sport
There is a new outdoor adventure sport making waves all across this green emerald recreational paradise we call…
Opinion
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…
Opinion
DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Immersing yourself in the art of Van Gogh
Part amusement park, part magic mushroom-like trip, the Van Gogh Immersive Experience puts you in a room that…
Opinion
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…
Opinion
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…
Opinion
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…
Opinion
John, Paul, Steve and Rita
Very big deals, cinematically speaking, have just overtaken our screens.