I’M WRITING THIS not to get you to take sides. Instead, I invite us all to take a pause. Two weeks ago, my PDN column… Continue reading
Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton is a elitist. During a Zoom meeting on Monday, June 14, Brotherton said commissioners Kate Dean and Heidi Eisenhour were… Continue reading
Jefferson County Commissioner George Brotherton is proposing the county build a homeless encampment on Cape George Road near our community. We are a largely rural… Continue reading
It was another tough week in the news. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration threatened further restrictions on salmon fishing from California north to the… Continue reading
Every year along about this time, I think about the good old days. That was back when the Olympic Peninsula lowlands were filled with farms.… Continue reading
President Biden has just “pointed at Vice President Harris to handle voting rights legislation,” according to Politico’s website. If she handles this assignment with the… Continue reading
I must comment on Gail Collins’ column on May 14-15, 2021 “Nobody’s telling who sold the gun.” She’s a journalist for the New York Times… Continue reading
Our everyday talk equals poetry, Naa Akua told us. This was Saturday afternoon in a spoken-word poetry workshop, where I certainly didn’t belong. Or so… Continue reading
In regard to “Other’s Racism” (PDN, May 27): True, America did not use slaves to build the Colosseum or the Parthenon, but since both of… Continue reading
Now that the tourists are here, it’s easy to see why we put a season on them in the first place. From the acidified ocean… Continue reading
There are stories in the news lately about some of the lucky people winning lotteries and various prizes for finally getting their COVID vaccinations. This… Continue reading
America is racist and evil. Oh, really? America did not slaughter 6 million European Jews. Germany did that. America did not rape Nanjing. Japan did… Continue reading
For some, the New Year begins on Jan. 1. Out on our rivers, the new year begins with the emergence of the baby salmon from… Continue reading
We’re too close to take unnecessary chances now. I own and operate Sequim Valley Ranch, a large multi-operational ranch east of Sequim. Ninety percent of… Continue reading
People’s faces lit up. Seeing their astonishment was just as much fun as watching the performers: the dancers of Ballet Victoria, just arrived on the… Continue reading
I don’t know what made me say I was the fastest clam digger in the west. It must have been the COVID-induced cabin fever talking.… Continue reading
Mr. Armacost complained that he was unaware of paparazzi, and he felt being photographed in public was “being spied on.” As the mayor, he is… Continue reading
