I read a Page 1 New York Times profile last week about much-missed comic George Carlin. There’s also a new HBO special premiering this weekend about the feisty, often brilliant comedian and …
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Bill Mann
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5/19/22
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Resilient gardens work in concert with nature. They take advantage of their surroundings and support native wildlife. They also embrace the ways plants actually want to grow.
Sarah Fairbank, WSU …
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Barbara Faurot
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5/19/22
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You may recall that last week I included in this column the Associated Press article about the woman who fell through the “hole” in the outhouse on the trail at the top of Mount Walker. …
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Ned Luce
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5/13/22
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It was a special Mothers’ Day on several levels.
Hard to miss were the Major League baseball teams sporting uniforms incorporating the color pink, I suppose as a reminder to check for …
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Ned Luce
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5/12/22
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Spring salads are here, and there’s a playground of possibilities for dressing up your greens. Making homemade salad dressing is a skill you’ll be thankful for every salad …
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Sidonie Maroon
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5/11/22
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Notes from the Twitterverse — and elsewhere:
Why am I on Twitter? Mostly, for the laughs. Certainly not for the snark, and there’s plenty of that.
I do hope Elon …
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If you’re feeling a mild case of that ol’ “Spring Fever,” take heart — you’re not alone!
All across the continent, a spring tide of migrating birds …
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Gary Eduardo Perless
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5/4/22
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As the last of spring settles in, making way for summer, the Jefferson County community has come up with a way to start the season off strong: On June 1, several organizations are partnering …
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Julia Neville
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5/4/22
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Wow, pick your disaster.
There is a dangerous war in Europe. Climate change is accelerating. Inflation is chewing us up. An earthquake is right around the corner, within 35 years or so. …
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Ned Luce
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4/29/22
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A windstorm destroyed the old maple across the street last winter, but the ring of daffodils has sprung up around its shattered stump like always.
It’s a spring like any other, but it feels …
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Nathan Barnett
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4/29/22
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This spring, I’m making lots of Kuku-ye Sabzi, a Persian egg dish popular for Norooz, the Iranian New Year, celebrated at the Spring Equinox.
Egg dishes are popular throughout the …
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Sidonie Maroon
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4/29/22
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As noted in last week’s column, the annual meeting of the Ludlow Maintenance Commission, the LMC, was held last Saturday.
There were about 60 folks who showed up, a crowd that would …
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Ned Luce
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4/22/22
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Once in awhile, it’s good to get outta Dodge ( i.e., PT).
To use the famous rallying cry of Otter and Boon in “Animal House”: “Road trip!”
Here, that often means …
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Bill Mann
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4/20/22
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April is Native Plant Appreciation Month in Washington. It’s a time to enjoy the beauty of our native plants and celebrate the gifts they offer to pollinators and wildlife.
Why, then, …
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Barbara Faurot
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4/20/22
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Last week my husband and I had the opportunity to try out Jefferson Transit’s new No. 14 Kingston Express bus service.
This service is an express bus from Port Townsend to the ferry terminal …
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Cindy Jayne
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4/20/22
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Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) recognizes the opioid crisis in Jefferson County and continues to combat misinformation. Since 2016, JCPH has been providing opioid overdose medication at no …
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Jefferson County Public Health
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4/20/22
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For a number of reasons, it has recently been a challenge to create something for this column that even I would find interesting, let alone you.
However, I did hit upon a theme I think I can …
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Ned Luce
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4/20/22
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Candidates are already stating their intentions to run for public office, and as we approach the May 16 — May 20 candidate filing period for the 2022 elections, the League of Women …
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Angela Gyurko | League of Women Voters-Jefferson County
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4/13/22
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On the far side of open pasture, the trail curves and under a hedge of thimbleberry canes, I see emerging stinging nettles. They’re the perfect size for harvesting.
I’ve brought …
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Sidonie Maroon
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4/13/22
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Several nice people graciously responded to last week’s column where I wrote about mine, and my family’s, response to my bum hip.
I appreciate their empathetic sentiments and …
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Ned Luce
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4/8/22
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