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Graphic notes on local life
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José Alaniz
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7/31/23
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With my daughter moving on to Key Peninsula Middle School this fall, I wanted to extend my thanks to all the teachers and staff at Minter Creek Elementary that guided her from kindergarten to the …
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6/28/23
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A fight has been brewing over the fate of a beautiful estuary just north of Purdy Spit. On one side of the tug-of-war is Taylor Shellfish Co., which owns the leases and is turning the beaches into an …
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6/28/23
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I moved to Herron Island from Seattle around 2015 after being a weekender for years.
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Joseph Pentheroudakis
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6/28/23
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Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. That warning is a paraphrase of a passage from the Gospel of Matthew. As a much younger man I made my living as a carpenter. It seems like a lifetime ago, …
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Mark Michel
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6/28/23
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During a recent chat with my 14-year-old niece, I was surprised to learn that she takes her phone to school every day. Not only that, but she uses it while she’s in class, with no …
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April Godwin
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6/28/23
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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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Who among us on the Key Peninsula has not been wounded by blackberries? Even when taking the utmost care, those persistent vines can open up an ugly wound quicker than you can say ouch. It is …
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Vicki Biggs
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6/28/23
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Morning comes early in summer. Between the light and the rising chorus of birdsong, catching a few extra winks of sleep is hard to do.
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor
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6/28/23
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Graphic notes on local life
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José Alaniz
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5/31/23
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If I was indoctrinated into anything during my years of public school, it was the right to a long summer vacation. I remember the countdown to the last day each school year with the …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor
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5/31/23
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I have been in Ukraine all but 11 weeks since March 2022, most of it volunteering for K9 Rescue International. I’ve rescued and evacuated animals. Brought food to the hungry. Traveled through …
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5/31/23
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I always wanted to be in high school. The Disney Channel glorified high school life and I couldn’t wait until that was me. The life of a high schooler is a roller coaster ride, there are …
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Grace Nesbit
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5/31/23
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These are momentous days in our household. This spring four of us are graduating — from grad school, from college, and the two youngest from Peninsula High School. I have mixed feelings about …
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Dan Whitmarsh
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5/31/23
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As I write this I have not put food in my body for over 48 hours.
Over the last three months, I have been intermittently fasting — going up to three days with no food — and I feel …
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José Alaniz
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5/31/23
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We pay about 6 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity in Washington state, much less than the national median of 15 cents per kilowatt-hour. Here I’m just comparing the electricity costs, not the …
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Richard Gelinas
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5/31/23
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Riddle me this: What do iceboxes, typewriters and videotapes have in common?
Outdated technology, right? …
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Dan Clouse
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5/31/23
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Harlan Howard gets credit for this summary of country western music, but its simple wisdom has been validated by many over the years, from Johnny Cash to Van Morrison. Harlan knew what he …
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Jack Dunne
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4/27/23
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Earlier this year my husband and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary at a resort in Fiji. Situated on an island in the Beqa Lagoon south of the Fijian mainland, the resort was an absolute …
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Meredith Browand
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4/27/23
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