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Garry Clark: Black parents can only prepare kids for racism
We couldn’t shield our teen daughter from hateful words. But we prepared her and she relied on her…
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Dan Hazen: We can speak our minds but can we learn to listen?
Our opinions are only half of the discussion. We have learn to accept when we’ve lost an argument.
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Shirley Kaikai: Family inspired nursing dream; STEM laid path
Running Start courses in anatomy, biology and chemistry have prepared further studies at WSU.
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Rubatino family: There’s more to family’s trash-collection story
Two members offer additional information about more than a century of ownership for the Everett family.
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Katherine Schiffner: Hope isn’t a refuge; it’s a starting point
A visit to Pearl Harbor prompts thoughts about the hope that pushes us to work toward our goals.
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Ken White: Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ still screams worldwide warning
The mural, back on display at the U.N., tells of horrors now being relived in Ukraine and elsewhere.
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Cory Armstrong-Hoss: Hey, parents of ‘quiet’ kids, we see you
Patience, parents; it takes time for some kids to find their interests and ‘their people.’ But they will.
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Edie Everette: Rather than curse the darkness, pick up a book
A recent power outage offered a chance for an older, simpler pursuit: reading a book in one night.
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Dan Hazen: Last resort takes blame when things go sideways
When others pass on resolving issues, police have to act, then are often criticized for the outcome.
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Cydney Gillis: Will my Bartell Drugs survive corporate owner?
Once locally owned, its well-stocked drugstores are now in the less-sure hands of the Rite Aid chain.
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Kathy Solberg: Taking what we learned from two years of change
Life and we have changed. So how do we discern what to take with us and what to…
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Jordan LaCroix: Park issue isn’t about bikes; it’s about us all
The debate over mountain bikes at Lord Hill Park ignores the need for access for all residents.
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Jeff Brown: Late Mukilteo climber inspired my own summit hike
The mountaineering success of Richard Thurmer, who died in a climbing accident, led me to my summit.
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Edie Everette: Fleeting as they are, take notice of blossoms
Cherry and other flowering trees urge us to look up from our lives and recognize the beauty around…
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Jay Cook and Steve Campbell: Doctors Day timely this year
No one would have imagined the hardships of the covid pandemic. Take a moment to show your appreciation.
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Edie Everette: A weather cam in Kyiv provides intimate view
Concern for Ukraine and awareness of its difficult history intrudes on a calm scene of birds and people.
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Dan Hazen: Emotions whirl when picking up after litter bugs
Anger and apathy compete to win over the other, until comedy comes along to provide perspective.
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Kathy Solberg: Ukraine’s Zelensky models traits for our lives
In the Ukrainian leader’s fight for his country he offers lessons for our professional and personal lives.
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Juan Peralez: We can’t afford foreign policy of armed conflict
U.S. citizens and Congress should consider the costs in lives and dollars that recent wars have meant.
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Sid Roberts: Cheer people from the sidelines of their lives
Encouragement can mean so much to us; we should look for moments when we can be cheerleaders.