Opinion
10 new books that neither fire nor lies can kill
DEAR READER: “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading…
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Rainforest expedition stranded on the Hoh River in the winter of 1809
IT WAS A dark and stormy night. Inside the cabin, the wood stove glowed red with venison stew…
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PUD’s 85th year is one of change and accomplishments
As the Grays Harbor PUD reaches the end of its 85th year of service, I could not be…
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AG Brown is on the right track with transparency reforms
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown thinks the public too often waits too long to receive public records. He…
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As lawmakers face budget trouble, take care of our seniors
My first term as a newly elected representative in our state Legislature was a harrowing one. In 1981,…
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Turning off traffic cameras protects privacy
The use of traffic cameras by law enforcement raises important questions about personal privacy vs. public safety, state’s…
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Remembering Dr. Jesse Chiang: ‘History is not immutable’
DEAR READER: At 17, impertinence propelled my college career to a rocky start. In the fall of 1961,…
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I’m not political, but enough is enough
I have been trying to write about this subject for quite a while. And every time I get…
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Cracking down on copper theft to protect our communities
Washington is seeing a sharp rise in copper and fiber-optic wire theft. It’s not just an inconvenience —…
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Are you shades of green, red and brown? You could be spawned out
MAYBE YOU’VE HAD one of those days. You wake up in the morning and everything hurts. None of…
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Social media does little to encourage listening
The age of social media has left our society with copious outlets for outrage and little room for…