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PAT NEAL: Does it always rain here?
With the blustery weather we have been experiencing lately, it seems like either the mildest January or the…
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PAT NEAL: Traffic jam blues
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news — when plans for the biggest traffic jam in the…
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POINT OF VIEW: Candidate forums are a core feature of U.S. politics
League of Women Voters member urges participation
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PAT NEAL: Things could always be worse
Recently, we described the deterioration of our antique transportation infrastructure on the Olympic Peninsula. State Highway 112 was…
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PAT NEAL: Olympic Peninsula driving guide continued
In last week’s episode, we were traveling west on U.S. Highway 101 and had just successfully crossed the…
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PAT NEAL: Olympic Peninsula driving guide
With the real and present danger of an imminent tourist invasion, it’s time once again for the Olympic…
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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Music from home — and around the world
“That was powerful,” Amy McIntyre said as we stood up and walked, on air, out of the auditorium.…
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PAT NEAL: No selfies in the outhouse
From our majestic melting glaciers to the acidified ocean, and all the scenic splendor in between, this year’s…
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PAT NEAL: The voyage of the Lydia
In last week’s episode, we discovered the unhappy coincidence of the Lewis and Clark Expedition spending a hard…
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PAT NEAL: A saga of spring, salmon and supplies
Spring is a time of spiritual renewal along with Easter, Ramadan and Passover. There is, however, another seasonal…
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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Some adventures give you butterflies
Riding a horse up the side of a mountain isn’t easy. This was the ultimate leg on a…
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PAT NEAL: A short history of fishing laws
In last week’s episode, we were exploring a bizarre bit of bureaucratic bungling where the state of Washington…
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PAT NEAL: April Fools’ fun with fisherman
And so, my favorite holiday, April Fools’ Day, passes astern. Here’s hoping yours was the best ever!
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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Finding grace in the face of tragedy
I can barely breathe when I think of it: A husband and wife, not unlike myself and my…
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PAT NEAL: They clearcut the ‘Tunnel of Love’
SOME NIGHTS, I dream of rivers. Ones I have floated and others that exist only in dreams of…
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PAT NEAL: The Russians (still) aren’t coming
It was another tough week in the news. All of the rabid chickens came home to roost.
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Retiring reporter: Time to lay down the pen
I look up words all the time as a journalist, and lately, “retire” has been at the top…
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PAT NEAL: Finding work when there’s no fishing
My life sucks ever since they shut down the fishing season. Without fishing, my life has had no…
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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Novel follows paths of characters transformation
“Come As You Are,” a novel just unleashed into the world, starts out with two kids baptized by…
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PAT NEAL: Are the Russians coming?
It was another tough week in the news with a feeling of history being repeated as Stalin’s “Iron…