Articles

Here are some of the articles and opinion pieces I’ve written since 2004:

Elwha Unchained, Fish in Flux 

The Elwha River is starting to flow free once again. The last pieces of the Elwha Dam, which blocked the river’s course for nearly a century, came down last year, and the upstream Glines Canyon Dam was supposed to be gone by autumn 2013 (though downstream issues now delay completion). Read more

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Key to hiking with kids: enjoy the surroundings 

For years, Hannah Lake dreamed of playing the lead role in the musical “Hairspray.”

This week, she finally gets to make that dream come true. Read more

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Shoppers need new attitude this season

My 92-year-old friend Phil uses his pencils until there’s nothing left but a 1-inch piece of wood and graphite topped by a pointy pink eraser.

Whether he’s frugal or just cheap is open to interpretation, but he certainly gets his money’s worth out of each and every Dixon Ticonderoga that comes across his desk. Read more

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Restlessness more than spring fever

Twice a year, almost like clockwork, the wanderlust strikes me and I get the urge to go see what’s over the horizon.

It happens in the spring, when the warm winds start to blow and low gray clouds go scudding across the sky. It happens again in the fall, when the sky overhead turns a deep, crisp blue and the leaves start to fall from the trees. Read more

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Immigrant glassmaker finds a home in Arlington