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Ah, yes, back into a routine at the Port Ludlow Community Center, also known as Active Life Physical Therapy.
When one has a regular schedule of appointments for some PT help one can bet …
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Ned Luce
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6/17/22
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Ferns are among the earliest land plants, with the oldest fossils dating back about 375 million years. Today’s ferns — an estimated 12,000 species around the world — link directly …
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Barbara Faurot
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6/17/22
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Iris, the Greek goddess of rainbows, lacked her usual vim and vigor.
She’d put on a few pounds, so went on the trendy “Rainbow Diet.” It supplies lots of fiber, prebiotics, …
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Sidonie Maroon
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6/17/22
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One of my favorite items in the Leader each week are the police and sheriff’s logs.
But if you think we have oddball, bizarre behavior around here that challenges law enforcement, consider …
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Bill Mann
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6/16/22
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Now, when I get together with friends, I can join with the sub-group of folks who have one of those new turbo-powered titanium hips.
Many now have the ceramic-lined socket into which the …
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Ned Luce
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6/3/22
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No one in PT has jewelry like Markus Koch’s: Two Super Bowl rings.
Koch, who retired here and is now a certified yoga instructor and massage therapist, was on the Washington …
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Bill Mann
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6/1/22
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In colors the fields dress up in the Spring;
In colors, are the little birds that come from afar...
translation of Mexican folk song, “De Colores”
The merry month of May …
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Gary Eduardo Perless
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6/1/22
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This is a terrifying time for tenants and a lucrative time for landlords, a harsh contrast that begs us to reflect on how we value housing.
When my friend and her husband were told to …
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Several friends of mine seem more than glad to share quotes, sayings, advice, and observation with me on a regular basis.
I do collect those I find of interest in a file named “Leader” …
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Leader News Staff
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I read a Page 1 New York Times profile last week about much-missed comic George Carlin. There’s also a new HBO special premiering this weekend about the feisty, often brilliant comedian and …
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Bill Mann
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5/19/22
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Resilient gardens work in concert with nature. They take advantage of their surroundings and support native wildlife. They also embrace the ways plants actually want to grow.
Sarah Fairbank, WSU …
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Barbara Faurot
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5/19/22
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You may recall that last week I included in this column the Associated Press article about the woman who fell through the “hole” in the outhouse on the trail at the top of Mount Walker. …
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Ned Luce
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5/13/22
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It was a special Mothers’ Day on several levels.
Hard to miss were the Major League baseball teams sporting uniforms incorporating the color pink, I suppose as a reminder to check for …
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Ned Luce
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5/12/22
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Spring salads are here, and there’s a playground of possibilities for dressing up your greens. Making homemade salad dressing is a skill you’ll be thankful for every salad …
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Sidonie Maroon
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5/11/22
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Notes from the Twitterverse — and elsewhere:
Why am I on Twitter? Mostly, for the laughs. Certainly not for the snark, and there’s plenty of that.
I do hope Elon …
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If you’re feeling a mild case of that ol’ “Spring Fever,” take heart — you’re not alone!
All across the continent, a spring tide of migrating birds …
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Gary Eduardo Perless
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5/4/22
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As the last of spring settles in, making way for summer, the Jefferson County community has come up with a way to start the season off strong: On June 1, several organizations are partnering …
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Julia Neville
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5/4/22
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Wow, pick your disaster.
There is a dangerous war in Europe. Climate change is accelerating. Inflation is chewing us up. An earthquake is right around the corner, within 35 years or so. …
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Ned Luce
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4/29/22
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A windstorm destroyed the old maple across the street last winter, but the ring of daffodils has sprung up around its shattered stump like always.
It’s a spring like any other, but it feels …
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Nathan Barnett
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4/29/22
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This spring, I’m making lots of Kuku-ye Sabzi, a Persian egg dish popular for Norooz, the Iranian New Year, celebrated at the Spring Equinox.
Egg dishes are popular throughout the …
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Sidonie Maroon
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4/29/22
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