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Tell PETA Phil has it made; we need levity
Hey, Punxsutawney Phil, we sure need some of your levity right now. It’s so cold, Republicans switched their…
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Favorite team? Not Bills, but Buffalo Wild Wings
I’ve never managed to get into football, a fact I attribute to being short and a girl. But…
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A life is infinitely more important than a game
Coming to within one game, one fanatical cheer, one breath of the Super Bowl is normally a beautiful…
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Tariffs will hurt us, not other countries
The voters made clear their views on what Team Biden had done to the U.S. economy in November.…
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Registration, license not needed for e-bikes that don’t exceed 28 mph
Q: The law requires registration and license plates “to operate any vehicle on a public highway.” Does this…
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It’s OK to thing about the ‘one that got away’
When I celebrate Valentine’s Day with my wife, I will be totally unapologetic if my mind wanders to…
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Plenty of ‘Misdirection Academy’ graduates on Bainbridge Island
Does this sound familiar to you? Distant friends call and say they’ll be in your area and want…
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Prevent pain by reversing what you do all-day
One of the most important discoveries in the history of treating musculoskeletal pain is directional preference. It refers…
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Electric unicycles – one wheel short of a good idea?
Q: I saw an electric unicycle on a city street violating various traffic laws. I looked up what…
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Run-in with chicken coop leads to bloody forehead
In the fifty-plus years that I’ve been doing yard work, I’ve never suffered more than the occasional minor…
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How parents can balance connections, independence with their teens
AskBYS: I’m a parent of a teenager, and I’m noticing how much their needs and behaviors are changing…
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Lawmakers need to feel pain of their regulations
During the 1992 presidential campaign, then-candidate Bill Clinton famously intoned, “I feel your pain,” reassuring voters he understood…
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Turf wars: Which is better, fake or real grass?
There’s nothing artificial about the controversy that’s growing among homeowners, educators, doctors and sports administrators over fake grass.…