Mike’s Corner: Got some good news and some bad news
By Mike Wagoner
Reader Contributor
I was raised in Walla Walla… a nice town to grow up in… I still venture back there now and again to sing in a …
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Emily Articulated: International Women’s Day
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I asked for the purple school bus instead of the yellow one with a busted tire. My older sister, keeper of the matchbox cars and …
Sister of Eve
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Nana made our clothes until her hands couldn’t hold the thread. She dedicated her downstairs living room to the craft: pins and needles scattered across …
Emily Articulated: Millennial mom dread
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I recently came across an article, the title of which grabbed me so tightly that I was forced to stop — mid-charge of a busy …
A holiday vow from a cut-rate Scrooge
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but somehow over the past dozen or so years I turned into a Scrooge on Bob Cratchit wages …
Grateful memories
‘Home’ is a moveable feast
By Zach Hagadone
Images of Thanksgiving — at least the idealized ones — are of tables loaded with food in cozy, home-feeling places that are …
Emily Articulated: Estate sale
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I Googled, “How to organize an estate sale,” staring at my screen as the six-step description bounced off my eyes, not quite penetrating my brain. …
Emily Articulated: A daughter’s seasons
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
This article talks about addiction and death. Take care and pass by if you need to.
Reflecting on a life of loving someone who struggled …
The Lumberjill: How many people does it take to pull one up by her bootstraps?
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Not long after starting our arborist business, Tyler and I decided we needed one more iron in the fire. Tree work was good, but …
The Lumberjill: School closures, COVID and fatigue — tragedy in too many acts
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
It finally happened — the thing I’ve been dreading for the two years since the last time it happened: classroom closure due to COVID.…
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