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PAT NEAL: The autumn harvest
FALL MUST BE my favorite time of year — when the rain and wind wash the dust away…
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PAT NEAL: Back-to-school drugs
BACK TO SCHOOL. I wonder if any if any three words in the English language can shoot such…
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PAT NEAL: Why I did not go to work today
They say there’s a shortage of folks willing to work in these United States. From what I gathered…
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PAT NEAL: Real tourists with real questions
Every tourist season brings a new crop of tourists.
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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…