WEST END NEIGHBOR: What to do when the trees fall

Opinion

WEST END NEIGHBOR: What to do when the trees fall

WHEN THE WINDS on the West End violently abuse the forest, trees fall.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Steelhead fishing in the good old days

WINTER MUST BE my favorite time of year.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: The day after the subduction

EDITORS NOTE: This month marks the 318th anniversary of the Jan. 26, 1700 Cascadia Subduction event that produced…

WEST END NEIGHBOR: West Enders seek warm meals, generators and water

Opinion

WEST END NEIGHBOR: West Enders seek warm meals, generators and water

THE POWER GOING out was fairly predictable, given the stormy weather Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

Opinion

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Extravagance of our longing

WE’RE HUNGRY, WE humans, sometimes starving: for splendor, love, experiences that make us feel alive.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Fish, orca and humans all doomed

WHEN I’M WRONG I’m wrong and I ain’t ashamed to admit it.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: A new cure for cabin fever

THE HOLIDAYS ARE over. Only the mess remains.

WEST END NEIGHBOR: The how and why of Lake Pleasant plungers

Opinion

WEST END NEIGHBOR: The how and why of Lake Pleasant plungers

THIS YEAR, I thought about joining the Polar Bear Plunge at Lake Pleasant in Beaver on New Year’s…

POINT OF VIEW: Not all net pens are created equal

Opinion

POINT OF VIEW: Not all net pens are created equal

By Kurt Grinnell

Opinion

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: The Advice Lady’s secret

I WAS CURIOUS about this woman, this traveler.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: New Year resolutions pointless to keep

BY NOW WE’VE all had it up to here with newspaper pundits preaching New Year’s resolutions that they…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: If we could talk to the animals

THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND around the world, man has studied the ways in which animals communicate in an effort…

Opinion

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Another kind of year-end list

THE WORDS OF Salvadoran priest Oscar Romero (1917-1980) are a salve to me, a meditation to which I…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Gift ideas for fishermen

DURING THE HOLIDAYS we often wonder what to get the fishermen on our gift list.

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays

Opinion

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays

By Marc Abshire and Richard Stephens

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Authors cookin’ up books on West End life

Opinion

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Authors cookin’ up books on West End life

THE MUSIC WAS too loud, though I’d never admit it was because then some smarty pants would say…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Visions of Christmases past

THE EXPERTS ALL agree.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Prognosticating the steelhead season

LATELY I’VE HEARD people say this is the most wonderful time of the year and who could argue…

Opinion

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Getting by with a little help from your friends — and fellow singers

AS WE NAVIGATE these rough times, I’m advocating an activity, one I believe builds health and community.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: An amazing new fish recipe

NOW THAT IT’S almost steelhead season it might be a good time to review the latest rule changes…