Opinion
76% of state’s drivers speed and speed kills
Q: It’s obvious that many drivers routinely exceed the speed limit. So the logical question is: How are…
Opinion
Maybe my news blackout needs to be extended
In an effort to increase my enjoyment of the holiday season, I decided to stop reading the daily…
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It’s finally illegal to kill a pedestrian with your car
Did you know that starting Jan. 1 it is illegal to kill a pedestrian with your car?
Opinion
Reaction to killings puts twisted logic in headlines
The biggest stories in the national media recently both came from the mad streets of New York.
Opinion
Don’t put a salmon on your forehead while wearing a wetsuit
I wouldn’t have believed it myself if I hadn’t seen the photograph. It is a picture of an…
Opinion
Some limit is needed as leaders are too old
Brandon Granger, son of Texas Republican Rep. Kay Granger, informed the Dallas Express his mother has been battling…
Opinion
This holiday give gift of emergency preparedness
Most Pacific Northwesterners live with a vague unease about the likelihood of a massive earthquake in the next…
Opinion
Get educated: AI, Bitcoin can lead to wealth
There’s a boom coming. Bitcoin has arrived, and its price is setting records. Artificial Intelligence is hot. And…
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Cool your stress with intentional breathing
Throughout a lifetime, most people will take hundreds of millions of breaths. Akin to background music at a…
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Baby you can drive my car, or EV, or tank
My family has decided to buy a new car, if by “decided” we mean “opened tactical negotiations.” Me,…
Opinion
After 20 years, I refuse to write about politics
I’ve been writing political opinion nonstop for 20 years. But I’m done.
Opinion
All I (don’t) want for Christmas, but will likely get anyway
It’s the time of year that I unveil my yearly Christmas list of things that I don’t want,…
Opinion
Simply, having a wonderful Christmas time listening to music
A large part of my collection was destroyed earlier this year, but I still have visions of the…
Opinion
DUI: Impaired by any amount of any drug
Q. How can a police officer know if a driver is impaired by drugs? With alcohol there are…
Opinion
Red light runners and green light waiters
Q: We are helping our nephew learn to drive. On a recent drive, he was first at a…
Opinion
Thankfully ‘All of the Above’ energy options back
One of the most significant shifts from our recent elections is America is headed back to an “all…
Opinion
How BYS meets the needs of youth, wherever they might be
Over the years, I’ve developed dozens of ways to describe what Bainbridge Youth Services is and does.
Opinion
Paranoia about kids proves we watch too much TV
A story from my childhood came to mind as I read a recent ABC News report about a…
Opinion
If light’s out, it’s 4-way stop
Q: Yesterday, my neighborhood had a power outage. The traffic light nearby was impacted and had no power.…
Opinion
In my reclining years, I won’t just be on my recliner
With my 70th birthday looming ominously on the horizon, I’ve started working with my supervisor on the process…