I look up words all the time as a journalist, and lately, “retire” has been at the top of my list. Lots of 60-something Baby… Continue reading
“Come As You Are,” a novel just unleashed into the world, starts out with two kids baptized by Seattle’s grunge music scene. Author Jennifer Haupt… Continue reading
My life sucks ever since they shut down the fishing season. Without fishing, my life has had no meaning. Each day became a long dreary… Continue reading
It was another tough week in the news with a feeling of history being repeated as Stalin’s “Iron Curtain” morphed into Putin’s pipe dream of… Continue reading
IT GIVES ME great joy to write about other people’s art. Whether it’s painting or sculpture or
choreography, I thrive as an observer. As in… Continue reading
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news, where this column’s prediction that the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife would execute an
emergency… Continue reading
For the past 35 years, nearly every U.S. president has given a State of the Union speech attesting to the fact that the state of… Continue reading
It was another tough week in the news. The Washington state Department of Wildlife threatened us with yet another emergency closure. We were warned last… Continue reading
When you live in a rural community and experience a life-threatening accident or illness, you need a finely tuned regional healthcare system to get you… Continue reading
The zoom call ran less than half an hour, but it blew my mind wide open. On my screen was Chris Harris. He’s a cook,… Continue reading
It was the American author John Steinbeck who said, “It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against… Continue reading
They say we live in an age of disinformation. I can think of no greater example of this modern-day dilemma than a recent reoccurring theory… Continue reading
Lauren Davis’ “Home Beneath the Church” out now
Back on the farm, we used to say, all the animals go to heaven. There was great reminder of this eternal truth when a picture… Continue reading
It was another tough week in the news. Legislation to eliminate the hated Discover Pass has been introduced in the state Legislature. The $30 Discover… Continue reading
There is a new outdoor adventure sport making waves all across this green emerald recreational paradise we call the Olympic Peninsula. While this new sport… Continue reading
Thank you for reading this. Somebody must. I know this from all of the wonderful cards and letters you send. In this country, we have… Continue reading
So here we are again. On the verge of locking up and locking down. Our children. Your children. Missing out on some of the best… Continue reading
Part amusement park, part magic mushroom-like trip, the Van Gogh Immersive Experience puts you in a room that blooms, shimmers and rains flowers. It is… Continue reading
