By Georgie Bright Kunkel
The world has always been thus, as they say. Yin and Yang, good and bad, you name it. We are constantly torn between two opposing forces in life. Religion rose to temper the forces of evil. At the same time that…MORE
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Pat's View: Time of the Signs
Mon, 09/08/14
by Pat Cashman
Walking home from school one day, I saw the sign posted prominently on the door of a saloon called “The Palace.” It read: NO MINORS ALLOWED!
I remember feeling a sense of outrage. Why, I wondered, would hard-…MORE
No Seasons at the equator
Sat, 09/06/14
By Georgie Bright Kunkel Most everyone learns about the seasons and that they only occur in temperate climates. Remember Pete Seeger singing “Turn, turn, turn, turn. There is a season for everything under heaven.” I always wondered what it would…MORE
Good for you: Catch a tuna
Thu, 09/04/14
by Kathryn Kingen
Reel down then pull up with all your might, reel down again and pull up until your arms fall off! That is what it was like landing my first tuna. I was with my family bobbing off the tip of the Baja in white-capped seas,…MORE
Kitchen Talk: Tuna you are still number 1 in my book
Thu, 09/04/14
by Chef Jeremy Mclachlan
Tuna used to be la crème de la crème in the U.S. for decades as a meaty and flavor-packed fish. It was the No. 1 seafood consumed here in America, and canned tuna was an amazing vehicle for protein…MORE
Pat's View: Labor Day
Mon, 09/01/14
By Pat Cashman
I just mailed out the last of my Labor Day cards yesterday. If Hallmark sells Labor Day cards, I’ve never seen them---so this was a job I had to myself. It was hard work, but isn’t that point of a Labor Day card? A…MORE
Pat's View: 'Mariners’ Seasons in the Sun'
Mon, 08/25/14
by Pat Cashman
Baseball fans have been getting plenty of exercise this summer---jumping up and down from the Mariners’ bandwagon. The team swings between looking playoffs-bound---to just plain bound---as if the players’ need more fiber…MORE
Georgie Bright Kunkel: How to become a comic
Mon, 08/18/14
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
A sense of humor has risen to the top of the pot, as they say. I certainly can’t remember a time when people didn’t find laughter in life. Since no one has recorded the comedy quotient of the cave people we don’t…MORE
Pat's View: I Hear the Train a’Coming
Mon, 08/18/14
By Pat Cashman
If you’ve traveled by plane lately, you know that airport security is tighter than a pair of Spanx. The airport people want you to take off your shoes, coat, belt and watch. What’s next? Probably shirts, pants,…MORE
