Until we take real action to protect and restore salmon habitat, we are looking toward a future with more tightly…
Before starting this month’s column, I want to share how reader Karen Whiteside emailed with wise suggestions for putting our…
By Ken Stringer
“Nonsensical” is the musical way of saying something is nonsense, ridiculous, absurd and irrational. The word seems old-fashioned, which I…
In recent years, papermakers in Pacific Northwest have been losing ground. However, today there is a ray of hope.
On April 16, as the coronavirus attacked communities across Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is…
By now it is apparent that, barring a miracle, a cure for COVID-19 will not happen soon; however, to make…
As a “non-essential,” mostly-office worker, I’ve been in a lot of Zoom meetings lately with others also working from home….
Exploring the outdoors feeds our souls and helps keep us healthy, when done responsibly. Yet, as we begin to once…
America’s unemployment rate is suddenly approaching historic levels. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began almost two months ago, roughly 30.3 million…
By Linda B. Myers
“Bertha? Is that you?” The question came from the person standing at the other end of the wine aisle. He…
Our state is blessed with some of the most creative people and businesses in the world. Many of their innovations…