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Who’s the Boz? Turns out it was the buyer, not the album
If you’re approximately my age (in other words, old) perhaps you remember the name Boz Scaggs. Boz had…
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Stopping for pedestrians: Your lanes plus one
Q: I know that cars need to stop for pedestrians at any intersection whether there is a marked…
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Stretch your way to better health
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending a lunch and learn put on by LiveWell Kitsap at…
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If you are on Medicare, this spending should make you irate
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is touting the Inflation Reduction Act, for which she cast the tiebreaking vote, as…
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Stop hating; return to humanity we felt Sept. 12, 2001
I was sitting at my desk Sept. 11, 2001 as the second plane hit the World Trade Center.…
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Being nice to cyclists sometimes increases danger
Q: As a cyclist, I find that some drivers try to be nice and stop to wave bicyclists…
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Taxed to death? You could have to pay more from grave
As a self-employed writer, I’ve become knowledgeable about how high my income taxes really are. Every now and…
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Trump keeps losing election by imploding – just like 2020
Thanks to a shrewd performance by Kamala Harris, one that surely exceeded Democratic dreams, Donald Trump was reduced…
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Tests then specific exercises can improve your mobility
We were all made to move. Whether that means playing a game of pickup basketball, swimming laps at…
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America isn’t about fighting for government goodies
I’ve been listening to old crooners on Pandora lately, and one of my favorite Frank Sinatra songs is…
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Neither party is so perfect it should split up relationships
As I watched the Kennedy siblings close ranks against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. because of his support for…
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End mass shootings: Admit child’s problems, lock up guns
“He was on our radar.” How many times have we heard that after a mass shooting at a…
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Jackolope experts, surprisingly, don’t get rich
You wouldn’t know it to look at me, but I am one of Bainbridge Island’s foremost authorities on…
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Walking toward traffic is not only safer – it’s the law
Q: Why don’t the police ticket pedestrians walking on the right side of the road with their back…
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Pull over for emergency vehicles except with median
Q: Do the cars on my side of the road need to pull over when an emergency vehicle…
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What if child refuses to go to school?
The start of a new school year often brings excitement, with children eager to meet new teachers, make…
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Upthegrove up a tree on forest management
Most down-ballot elections draw little attention, but not this year when it comes to Washington’s Public Lands commissioner.
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Lots of theories on why Friday the 13th is so bad
Friday, October 12, 2007: All this week I‘ve been thinking that today was going to be the 13th…
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Reckless driving requires intent, not just speeding
Q: At what point does speeding go from an infraction to a crime? 20 over? 30 over? Double…
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Be a leader, stop whining and pouting Harris
A few years ago, when the U.S. Senate was considering the nomination of Jeff Sessions as attorney general…