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Check your mailbox this week. Many of you will find a mailer inviting you and your household to…
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LA’s wildfires must spark change in our neck of the woods | Brunell
The hurricane-force winds fueling fast-moving Southern California wildfires have exasperated firefighters in western states for over a century.…
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Confessions of a klutz: Was I cursed from the cradle? | Whale’s Tales
For most of my life, that’s how I felt about myself.
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History has always been about human beings | Whale’s Tales
Years ago, the late journalist Harry Reasoner said this on a CBS historical documentary: “The past is like…
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Strange tales from life at University of Washington | Whale’s Tales
I have many treasured memories from my four years at the University of Washington, and to this day,…
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Let’s leave bridge building to the bridge builders | Whale’s Tales
I have been thinking a lot about an alarming trend in this nation that appears to elevate ignorance.
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Is the Northwest ready for our ‘Big One?’ | Brunell
When President Biden warned FEMA does not have enough money to finish the hurricane season let alone the…
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Another invisible child: Interview with a survivor of familial trafficking
I met Jessica (pseudonym), a survivor of familial sex trafficking, and Audrey Baedke from the nonprofit REST (Real…
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Consider the influence of those annoying ads | Whale’s Tales
Because what we know about this election is that other nations that mean us ill — for example,…
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Natural gas is under siege in Washington state | Brunell
Whether you call it a ban or a significant deterrent to future natural gas consumption, voter approval of…
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Winning the battle against cancer by a whisker | Whale’s Tales
It all came to my attention one morning that formerly bewhiskered areas of my face were now bare.
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Farewell to Carnation’s outgoing city manager | Kathy Lambert
The city manager for the last three years, Ana Cortez, completes her last day on Sept. 3.
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We are facing an epidemic of blame shifting | Whale’s Tales
Now I’m starting to do all the healthful things I should have been doing all along. It won’t…