Opinion
Chimps are chumps; too busy monkeying around to type
Back in 2005, I reported on researchers at Plymouth University in England who tested the old theorem that…
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Don’t be a turkey; Halloween pumpkins as Thanksgiving decor
Now that Halloween is over, and I’ve almost polished off that jumbo bag of snack-size Almond Joy bars…
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Hydrogen likely to be replacement fuel for trucks
Washington’s agriculture is a $12.8 billion business with 33,000 farms—-and it runs on gas, diesel and natural gas.…
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Foreign-born students hard to teach—and it’s costly
From coast to coast, the surge at the southern border has crushed the public school system.
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Hold folks accountable or it disrespects our protectors
If you designed a banner declaring, “The world is full of crazies” and ran it up the flagpole,…
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Guess what? Bicycle lanes are mostly just for bikes
Q: What are the rules on what bike lanes can be used for? I’ve scoured state and local…
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Why do we want answers when mystery is so much fun?
“The answer is never the answer. The need for mystery is always greater than the need for answers.…
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If you take freedom for granted, like most of us—don’t
Like millions of Americans, I often took my incredible freedoms for granted — until I visited Saudi Arabia.
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No more pool, lawn or streaming services due to economy
In the current economy, when a visit to the grocery store requires a long-term financing plan, it has…
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Time-saving inventions: So why do we work so hard?
In the course of “researching” last week’s column about our national obsession with accumulating stuff, I came across…
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People helping people; Can’t rely on government in disasters
When President Biden warned FEMA does not have enough money to finish the hurricane season let alone the…
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Hypocrites in full force after Trump assassination attempts
When I was in college, there was a campaign against what was just beginning to be called “slut…
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Too much on BI’s plate; can’t help affordable housing
The city of Bainbridge Island is trying to do too much. I’ve said it before, but it needs…