It’s always fun to look back at this day in history to measure the changes brought to the Olympic Peninsula. These changes can be discovered… Continue reading
OUR STEELHEAD ARE in serious trouble. For the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, this realization came in early December, with projections that, for the… Continue reading
Phil confided in me as we drove toward the hospital. “I’m as excited as I was on our first date: Anxious, a little sick to… Continue reading
Thank you for reading this. After reading about my ill-fated clam dig at Discovery Bay, where the clams and oysters were all dead, people sent… Continue reading
When the state Legislature convened for a new session in January, lawmakers faced two major challenges: Helping the state rebound and recover from the pandemic… Continue reading
What started as a simple quest to dig a bucket of clams was not as simple as it seemed. There were no clams. Usually, when… Continue reading
MALDIVES OVERWATER BUNGALOWS. Barcelona five nights, $347! Such are the absurdities in my email’s “Promotions” folder from various travel newsletters. I shake my head and… Continue reading
IN LAST WEEK’S episode, we were discovering Discovery Bay, a favorite scenic waterway known for its beauty ever since Captain Vancouver anchored up in 1792.… Continue reading
IT WAS GOING to be one of those days. With the razor clam season shut down, the blackmouth salmon season shut down and the steelhead… Continue reading
Reasonable debate It’s time for a reasonable debate on the issues that divide our country. This should be held topic by topic on national TV… Continue reading
PA clinic: Wow We’d like to gratefully acknowledge those who laid the groundwork for and logistically orchestrated this past weekend’s COVID vaccinations for seniors. Port… Continue reading
The weight of words While reading the scripture selections for this Sunday from the Common Lectionary, shared by Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans and Methodists, a particularly… Continue reading
except maybe the trees. I was free to enjoy the way… Continue reading
IT WAS A dark and stormy night. The wind roared through the timber like a freight train. I thought it would rip the roof off… Continue reading
POTATOES MUST BE my favorite thing to dig, next to clams, but clam season is closed so I’m digging potatoes. I know what you’re thinking,… Continue reading
THE SECRET SOCIETY of Sequim is in session. Both the Sequim City Council and the Sequim School Board are taking actions of great importance to… Continue reading
I TRIED TWICE to arrange a phone interview with Joy Harjo, the artist, musician and U.S. Poet Laureate. Wonder of wonders, she’ll give a Peninsula… Continue reading
IT WAS GOING to be one of those days. I remember it like it was yesterday, because maybe it was. It all started with a… Continue reading
THAT WAS YET another bad idea in last week’s column. When out of concern for the well-being of our fellow sportsmen and women who pursue… Continue reading
TODAY IS EPIPHANY, aka Three Kings Day. On the Christian calendar, Jan. 6 is when the Magi discovered the baby Jesus had been born, and… Continue reading
