WHEN THE 124-FOOT hemlock fell with its top right in the fire, it could not have been more perfect. The evening was fairly dark, much… Continue reading
By Paula Barnes In Washington, it’s easier to buy a semi-automatic assault rifle than a handgun. Initiative 1639 applies the same restrictions to semi-automatic rifles… Continue reading
AUTUMN IS A time of gathering the wild abundance that grows all around us. There are so many hidden treasures to discover, it’s hard to… Continue reading
By Seth and Rebecca Larson Here at FREDS Guns our focus is always on safety and how we can better our community. Initiative 1639 would… Continue reading
FALL MEANS HIGH time for change. Me, I could use a change in my electronic habits. May I order a digital detox weekend? This weekend,… Continue reading
if only for a brief moment — there is hope… Continue reading
TO PICK UP a pair of binoculars and see the business end of a rifle pointed directly at you is not a pleasant experience. It… Continue reading
HOW WAS YOUR Indigenous Peoples Day? Formerly known as Columbus Day, the Port Angeles City Council voted to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day on the second… Continue reading
“MUSH LOVE,” SHE signs her posts. And LiLy Athair can get mushy as she moves through the world. A single mother and a woman of… Continue reading
ALONG ABOUT THIS time of year we get a run of salmon up the rivers. That’s where some folks prefer to fish for them: Where… Continue reading
THE TEXT FROM my mom saying she had just come home as the ambulance was leaving with my dad marked the beginning of nearly two… Continue reading
AUTUMN IS IN the air. There is the smell of wood smoke, the calls of the geese flying south and the sound of the rivers… Continue reading
if I pay attention. Take last Friday afternoon. I got an email from Jan Halliday, Port… Continue reading
THERE ARE ONLY two types of mushroom pickers. Those that have gotten lost in the woods and those who haven’t, yet. The sudden arrival of… Continue reading
By Eric Lewis Chief Executive Officer Olympic Medical Center CLALLAM COUNTY’S HEALTH care is threatened by a federal agency proposal to cut payments by 60… Continue reading
TRINITY HANNING, 16, told me her stagecraft teacher said “she is possessed by a demon again,” because of wearing her deep red-colored contacts to school.… Continue reading
THERE’S NOTHING QUITE like the sound of rain on the roof, unless you have a leaky roof. And the roof is a chunk of leaky… Continue reading
IT’S A NEW, old story. About 20 years ago, Carol Swarbrick and Jim Dries went out on a blind date. He was a schoolteacher from… Continue reading
THANK YOU FOR reading this. Sometimes
I think if you didn’t read this no one would. But you do. I know that because of all… Continue reading
WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS “the best laid plans” and leaves the words to hang in the air like smoke, they are generally not describing a successful… Continue reading
