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Time is moving on. I know this firsthand because it is quite obviously leaving me behind, and that’s set me to thinking.
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Carolyn Wiley
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7/29/26
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I recently visited family in Texas, and
many discussions focused on past events.
I frequently found there were times when
I was at a loss to determine the WHEN
of our shared life …
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Carolyn Wiley
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5/27/26
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Some of my favorite people are librarians. They spread joy, answer questions, solve problems, and if they don’t know an answer, they know how to find it.
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Carolyn Wiley
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1/1/26
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I was chair of the Kent Arts Commission in 1979 when the King County Arts Commission sponsored a symposium called “Earthworks: Land Reclamation as Sculpture.” It was organized by the KCAC …
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Carolyn Wiley
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10/1/25
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I meet regularly with a group of writers, but I’m not writing. When I start to write my mind fills with news of the day. What is happening in our country comes across as uncaring and heartless: …
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Carolyn Wiley
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7/2/25
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I believe in a Supreme Being: a supreme force of nature and energy; something greater than me; something greater than us; something greater than here and now.
But there are limits to my belief.
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Carolyn Wiley
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1/1/25
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I was just mindin’ my own business for a change, and listenin’ to the radio. Coming through the airwaves at me was a litany of complaints. We’ve all heard them:
“Who are …
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Carolyn Wiley
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10/2/24
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Gretchen Schowalter was awarded a Minerva Scholarship to pursue advanced studies in physics at the University of Copenhagen.
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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8/28/24
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The Lakebay school has successfully incorporated outdoor experiential learning and will launch its “Eagles’ Quest” program for highly capable students in the fall.
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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6/26/24
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An early spring sailing regatta out of Shilshole Bay got me thinking about reassessing my definition of fun.
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Carolyn Wiley
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5/1/24
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Although I do not possess the courage to make formal New Year’s resolutions, I am on the annual lookout for character flaws in myself (and others).
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Carolyn Wiley
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1/31/24
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As the countdown clock ticked away the waning days of summer, school and library boards around the country were besieged with demands to limit access to an ever-expanding list of books.
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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11/2/23
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Practicing medicine requires training and certification. Few legislators are qualified, so can they be held liable for practicing medicine without a license? Since June 2022, 24 states including my …
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Carolyn Wiley
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6/28/23
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The Key Peninsula Historical Society will honor local veterans all year in 2023 with an exhibit at its museum in the KP Civic Center.
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Carolyn Wiley and Ted Olinger, KP News
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5/21/23
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Minter Creek Elementary School Principal Todd Hering is enthusiastically supportive of the Makers Space program launched in January 2023. The program is set up to serve one grade level per session, …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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3/29/23
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Election season is creeping up on us and, unsurprisingly, tribal power games are becoming more inflammatory. Hair-on-fire-reporting fills the airwaves, and my hair is getting singed.
For …
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Carolyn Wiley
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3/29/23
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Zoie Ewald of Gig Harbor began raising money for Food Backpacks 4 Kids at a very early age.
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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9/28/22
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Fortunately, in our little corner of the world we are immune to the most vile and incendiary campaign rhetoric. Sure, there are instances where messages reflect the pervasive incivility that seems to …
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Carolyn Wiley
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8/31/22
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At the end of the school year, the big question for parents is: “How will my kid spend the summer?” The Red Barn Youth Center’s summer program may have an …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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6/29/22
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When driving along the Key Peninsula Highway through Key Center, pay attention to the litter-free roadside and notice the hanging baskets, large flower-filled pots and weeded beds along the road. The …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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6/29/22
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