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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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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…
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Flattering words from a woman made me keep my goatee
We’ve had a couple of new additions to the Tyner House over the past couple of weeks. No,…
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No common sense due to no honest-day’s work
There aren’t many positives to come out of a very noisy 2024 election, but here’s one: There’s growing…
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It’s unrealistic for drivers to know every single traffic law
Q: You’ve mentioned before that the book of traffic laws is very thick. Is it realistic to know…
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You can make a right turn at a red light in either lane
Q: Regarding two-lane right turns, can you take a right turn at a red light on the outer…
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Trip to Scotland kept my mind off upcoming Presidential election
Earlier this month I went on an 11-day golfing trip to the southwest coast of Scotland with a…
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The power of peer tutoring: Boosting academic success
In the educational landscape, where academic pressures are ever-increasing, peer tutoring has emerged as an effective approach to…
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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…