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Coast Chronicles: Snow days around the town
Seems like we’re going backwards with the weather. After 10-plus days of sunny, almost balmy temps in January…
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Editor’s Notebook: January is the month of newts
With their deadly foes — garter snakes — snugly curled up in their hibernacula (winter quarters), rough-skinned newts…
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Being Frank: Today’s youth are tomorrow’s salmon stewards
As tribal leaders, we are looking ahead to the next seven generations of environmental stewards to protect salmon,…
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Animal Shelter Report: Edgar has a whole lot of love to give
Edgar is a striking two-year-old white doodle with a big personality and a heart full of love to…
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Guest column: LA’s devastating wildfires must spark change
The hurricane-force winds fueling fast-moving Southern California wildfires have exasperated firefighters in western states for over a century.…
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Time Out For Faith: Believe by singing through 2025
When we feel like we need a “pick up” physically, we have many choices. For some its a…
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Commentary: WA lawmakers have options to close colossal budget gap
The definition of insanity, the aphorism goes, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting…
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Editor’s Notebook: Life on river holds enduring lessons
As a teenager I admired “The Foxfire Book” and a string of sequels, a cross between oral history…
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Animal Shelter Report: Hidden gems among our kitties
Our shelter is home to some truly special cats who are often overlooked simply because they’re a little…
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Coast Chronicles: The future’s secret sauce
What’s ahead? We made it through January 6, 2025, though for many of us our memories are full…
