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To say that 2021 started out a little rough may be an understatement. It’s hard not to feel overwhelmed by the politics, by the pandemic, by the long road ahead. I think all of us can …
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Anne Nesbit
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1/27/20
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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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To my knowledge, scientific inquiry into the topic of Corpulent Polarity is limited. My serious research began in the early 1980s, …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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7/1/19
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
Coping with Dragons
Years ago, I bought a small, exquisite piece of framed calligraphy that now hangs in my laundry room, where it speaks a simple truth:
There have …
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4/1/19
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
Longbranch Christmas: Something Different
Way back when the grandkids were embarking on their individual treks through the school system, our son-in-law, Matt, had a …
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12/1/18
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
Blue Organdy
A couple of my early formative years were spent in El Paso, Texas. There are random snapshots in my head of San Antonio, but I have clear memories of the El …
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9/1/18
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
Shaking off the winter garb, I step into spring and my garden ritual begins. Just being in the garden brings back memories of our first Longbranch neighbor. I like the …
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6/1/18
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
Aging and the Insults Thereof
Aging is the preferred alternative, but age is also encumbered with a variety of afflictions, inconveniences and personal insults.
One …
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3/1/18
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Carolyn Wiley
Stop Showering: Lose Weight
I have long suspected that ankles, knees and hips would function better with a lighter load, so it was no surprise when my doctor noted at my annual …
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8/1/17
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Carolyn Wiley
State budget views
What’s Happening with McCleary and fully funding state K-12 education?
On day 91 of the 105th day of the 2017 Washington State Legislative Session, it …
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4/29/17
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Carolyn Wiley
The 2017 Legislature is faced with difficult decisions as it tries to comply with the state Supreme Court’s 2012 McCleary ruling ordering the …
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3/2/17
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Carolyn Wiley
Blue-Tarp Beautification and Appliance Migration
People lucky enough to reside in areas of great beauty are naturally inspired to delve into artistic expression. The side effect …
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1/29/17
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Carolyn Wiley
Second chances
I grew up deep in the heart of Texas, in a family with an entrenched church-going tradition—not a meandering Methodist among us until I came along. There at the …
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1/1/17
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Carolyn Wiley
Fifteen Years Later
Party-time banter was just that, party-time banter.
It was more than a decade after 9/11, and more years have gone by since, but impressions of that night …
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9/27/16
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Carolyn Wiley
The Group Dynamic
Volunteerism is a way of life on the Key Peninsula and whether you have volunteered for an on-Key group—or in the off-Key world—you are aware of the …
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7/15/16
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Carolyn Wiley
A Sign for Our Times
I am driving up the Key when I spy the sign—actually my favorite sign—and growing more so as the county works to stabilize the east side of the road …
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4/30/16
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Two and a half years ago, I moved to the Key Peninsula. This is such a beautiful area, I can’t think of any other place prettier that I have been.
However, six weeks …
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1/1/04
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The story (see "Live-aboard deemed illegal") began as every piece of investigative journalism should: with a mysterious phone call. It seemed that a source, we’ll call him …
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1/1/04
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