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Goose 1: Nice view up here this morning, especially toward the horizon.
Goose 2: Just reading my Goose-mail, Homo sapiens (H sap) says there’s a “tragedy …
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Rich Gelinas
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3/1/20
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I am settling in with a cup of hot coffee after a walk in the woods with the dogs. There is nothing so invigorating as the feeling that follows …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor, KP News
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1/2/20
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I don’t like talking to strangers. You never know what they’re going to say. I can do it if I have to — it’s part of being a writer, after all …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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1/2/20
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It’s early December. Fall is winding down and winter is waiting in the wings, chomping at the bit. Exhausted, the garden is lying low and catching its …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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1/2/20
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Mary’s 21-year-old son died of a heroin overdose in his dorm room at college during a break between semesters. Three days later he was discovered by a …
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Vicki Husted Biggs
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1/2/20
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Note: Rude, raucous laughter among the seals is transcribed here as: Bark-bark-bark-bark-bark. Seal 1: Hey do you guys smell that? Smells like …
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Rich Gelinas
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1/2/20
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My mum passed away in April last year. My mother was British and a British “mom” is always a “mum.” Mum was just beginning to experience the symptoms of …
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Rob Vajko
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1/2/20
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Sound View Camp, owned and operated by the Presbytery of Olympia, plans to log a number of trees on 60 of its 92 acres.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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12/30/19
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No child enjoys being scolded, especially by a beloved adult, but being personally reprimanded by Santa Claus is a special burden. It was 1966 or ’67. …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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12/6/19
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As 2019 rapidly comes to a close it’s natural to take a few minutes to reflect on the past year. If your year was anything like mine it flew by in what felt …
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Meredith Browand
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12/6/19
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Some words change our lives. “You have a full scholarship.” “The cancer is in remission.” “You will be giving birth to twins.” The words loom in our …
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Phyllis Henry
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12/6/19
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The darkness always surprises me. Our languid days of summer too quickly give way to winter’s darkness and, here on the peninsula, the …
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Dan Whitmarsh
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12/6/19
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My paternal grandmother was tiny, about 94 pounds fully-clothed and dripping wet. I seriously doubt that anyone ever described her as a …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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11/1/19
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Fir: Hey Cedar, have you heard anything lately from your cousins, the white and black spruce trees in Alaska? I’m getting worried that they are dying because of …
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Rich Gelinas
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11/1/19
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As the rain returns to accompany us through winter, so do the banana slugs. It’s not that they go somewhere else for the summer — …
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Nancyrose Houston
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11/1/19
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If you find yourself in a rut and thinking you don’t have any opportunities to better your life, take the time to talk to someone who has immigrated to the …
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Jeff Minch
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11/1/19
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Facebook would seem like the perfect platform to share political views. It isn’t. Let me explain why your political posts aren’t going to …
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Rob Vajko
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10/1/19
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Of the many questions we seek answers to across the infernal expanse of the internet, surely there was never one more …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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10/1/19
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On the 50th anniversary year of Woodstock, we look back on the pictures of that event with wonder. Thousands of strangers sharing music, …
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Vicki Husted Biggs
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10/1/19
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Clam: Ouch! Watch where you’re walking. Homo sapiens (H sap): What are you doing on top of the sand? You’re usually buried a foot or so …
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Rich Gelinas
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10/1/19
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