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Elusive South Sound orcas, you have a stalker

Why are the orcas avoiding me. Was it something I said? I only read “Moby Dick” in school because I had to, I swear!Click to Continue »

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Love, regret and picking up pieces of the puzzle

Nana is 96 years old. If we had a doubt in our minds that she was immortal, it left our thoughts sometime after her 92nd birthday.Click to Continue »

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Focus on what women say, not on how we sound

The other day I listened to my own outgoing voicemail and cringed at what I thought sounded like a 12-year-old. Twelve-year-olds do not come across as professionals.Click to Continue »

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For Ireland fanatic, tomorrow’s no ordinary day

I hold nothing back on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s all Irish, all day.Click to Continue »

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Risk-taking maestro leaving, but impact continues

Music will be passed between generations in Christophe Chagnard’s name. It’s an honor he richly deserves.Click to Continue »

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So I have ADD, but there’s more to – ooh! Squirrel!

I’ve lived with 16 irons in the fire, dealing with whichever was hot at the time. I took the scenic route every time.Click to Continue »

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The foothills are alive, with the sound of panting

Two months ago I did what so many misguided, out-of-shape people have done before me: I signed up for a 5K race.Click to Continue »

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When Papi spoke, we were never sure what would fly out

As much as we hated the constant bickering over debts and a house that was falling apart, my brothers and I knew in our hearts that these realities were never…Click to Continue »

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With kids 11 years apart, life’s a lot like ‘Groundhog Day’

I arrange for daycare like I did 10 years ago. I see the pediatrician for ear infections like I did 10 years ago. I go to places like the spray…Click to Continue »

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It’s spring, and time to call out the posies by name

I look forward to spring every year, and I follow a tradition my mother unknowingly started many years ago.Click to Continue »

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A lesson in wisdom from a friend fighting cancer

“Chemo and baldness have helped me shed some of my pride,” she says, “and it has been replaced by dignity.”Click to Continue »

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We with ADD are square pegs in a round-hole world

We don’t fit. I certainly never did and, much to some adults’ dismay, never wanted to, either.Click to Continue »

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Life on wheels is just the opposite of being confined

Here’s a question for you. Don’t worry, this isn’t a test. You won’t be graded. Probably.Click to Continue »

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A wealth of choices: It’s an American thing

If you want a hamburger upside down with no meat, you can get it in America.Click to Continue »

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Caged gorillas and elephants inspire me to do what I can

Stella, the elephant character in Katherine Applegate’s “The One and Only Ivan,” said: “A good zoo is how humans make amends.”Click to Continue »

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Learning lessons about life, down on the farm

When school lets out, we’re not going on vacation. My boys are going to work camp on my mother’s farm.Click to Continue »

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Sixth-graders voice wishes and give a little advice

Somewhere between the scribbled lines and eraser marks were the aches of students who just want to be heard.Click to Continue »

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Treating inmates’ ADHD could reduce recidivism

Many inmates at the jail say and do things daily that exemplify ADD/ADHD traits. Their behaviors reflect the negative self-image and poor self-esteem that go with the criticism dished out…Click to...

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My glass half empty is in danger of slowly filling up

I’m not always the biggest fan of humans. But sometimes, if you are paying attention, the world can surprise you.Click to Continue »

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At the end of the day, Stadium’s ‘Les Mis’ was a winner

Two months later, I am still humming the music and remembering the loud standing ovation.Click to Continue »

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