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A few years back, a bumper sticker with a blunt message enjoyed some fleeting popularity in a few of the Northwest's outer reaches: "We don't give a damn how they did it in California." And … more
You might consider her a Christmas elf — at least a woman with a spirit of giving. Every year, Charlene Scott crotchets 100 colorful caps using donated yarn and gives them away in the … more
Walking down Centralia College Boulevard on a recent Saturday evening, through the floats lined up ahead of the Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade, I had an amazing moment. To the left, I could … more
In the 1990s, “things go better with Coca Cola” was the catchy slogan that dairy farmers dreaded. At the time, milk producers were in a head-to-head battle with soft drink giants and … more
Seven years ago, I was certain I’d never live in Lewis County again. Certainty, I’d learn, is fickle at age 18. On March 15, 2021, 10 days after my 23rd birthday, I entered the … more
Traditions are a mysterious thing. Some are created and passed down with great fanfare and solemnity. But others are born quietly and enter our lives unnoticed. After just a little repetition, … more
“I love jumping into icy cold water in January,” said nobody. That’s what I thought, anyway. However, a group of brave volunteers will plunge into Mayfield Lake on Jan. 27 to … more
I read an interesting question posed by a columnist a while back asking how long before artificial intelligence (AI) would be smarter than humans.  I’ll admit, I don’t fully … more
“Life seems to go without effort when I am filled with music,” George Eliot once said. Every year around this time, my mom and dad would bring out our Christmas albums.  I … more
A woman in Washington, D.C., emailed me last week about the heart-rending column I wrote about my niece’s stillborn baby. Elizabeth “Liz” O’Donnell’s baby, Aaliyah, … more
Does anyone else feel a little snowed in by Christmas season events?  I try to say “Yule see me there” to just about everything in December, but there are simply too many … more
The Evergreen State has always been one of the safer places to live, work and raise a family in America, going back at least as far as 1960.   Tragically, as of 2022, that’s no longer … more
People of my generation and a bit younger probably remember Aesop's fable “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.” The moral it taught was that living in poverty with security is better … more
It is that time of year when people put up their outside holiday lights and displays. Judging from our neighborhood, they are decorating more than usual. In our country, 90 percent of … more
On Tuesday down in Olympia, in a hearing about the crime surge that swamped America during the pandemic, the committee chairman said he had one big question. "I want to frame this around what … more
After a long run of strong spending, there are signs that consumers are beginning to slow down the pace of purchasing just a bit.   U.S. retail sales fell 0.1% in October, the first decline … more
Thirteen-year-old Bill Murdock’s district sales manager called on a Sunday in early December. The Oregon Journal printed a special edition for him to sell on the streets of Astoria that blared … more
You know what makes the most wonderful time of the year even better? Getting out and getting together as you give back to our community.  There are a lot of ways to do that in the weeks … more
Oct. 7 should have been an open-and-shut case of moral condemnation. During peace and holiday, invading Hamas gunmen murdered, tortured, mass raped, decapitated and mutilated some 1,200 … more
As the 50th anniversary of the Boldt decision nears, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has room to improve as co-managers with treaty tribes. Judge Boldt’s 1974 ruling in U.S. v. … more
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