Articles written by Chuck Wright
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Tulip tour: Surrounded by potpourri of colors, smells
After a 45-minute road trip to a 54-degree, bright sunny, fluffy white-cloud Wednesday morning, we guests were greeted by those bright rainbows of Skagit Valley's Banja Lukas, Ad... — Updated 4/27/2023
Museums are our pop-up books | Darn Wright
I often get "advice" about subjects I should write about. The majority of those suggestions are now filed away in an unremembered place. But when Roy, a colleague, suggested I write... — Updated 4/13/2023
A tumultuous road towards MLK holiday | Darn Wright
The Martin Luther King Jr. federal national holiday coming up lets us think about a civil rights activist assassinated for his activism. He is the only American, other than George... — Updated 1/12/2023
The seven days of Kwanzaa | Darn Wright
From Dec. 26, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2023, Kwanzaa days will be front and center for many Black Americans. A question now becomes: What do the seven days of Kwanzaa mean? It all began in... — Updated 1/5/2023
Time to think about your porcelain throne | Darn Wright
Even with our hectic days, we still make time to just isolate ourselves, and sit down to think over our to-do list. And most of this time can be done while sitting on our white... — Updated 11/17/2022
Forgotten warriors in a forgotten, on-going war | Darn Wright
I served in Korea for 13 months, five days, nine hours, and 12 minutes, so I’m extremely interested in hearing about that Forgotten War. It’s said that our participation in the... — Updated 11/10/2022
Darn Wright | It was a dark and dreary night
With the celebration of Halloween earlier this week, many of us still talk about that Oct. 30, 1938, classic Halloween Eve frightful Orson Welles’ CBS “Mercury Theatre on the... — Updated 11/3/2022
Some suggestions for solving jury-duty summons problems | Guest View
People not responding to jury duty summons is just another major problem for our justice system. But there may be some simple solutions we can use to correct this problem. Both Mary... — Updated 9/14/2022
The Evergreen State Fair is back in the saddle again
It's fair time, and this year marks the 113th time the gates have swung open at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe. On its first day, Aug. 26, the theme of "The Show Must Go On"... — Updated 8/31/2022
3 pickleball activists recognized in Shoreline
While observing the 800 or more players and attendees involved in the four-day annual fundraiser for the Seattle Metro Pickleball Association at Shoreview Park in Shoreline, it was... — Updated 8/4/2022
Pickleball: Go out and play Washington state's official sport
It's now one of those dates where people ask you: Where were you on that famous day, when Senate Bill 5615 was signed into law? The screams you have been hearing wasn't due to the... — Updated 3/31/2022
Public should be proud of cold-cases detectives | Guest View
Editor’ note: Chuck Wright, a longtime Mill Creek resident, writes the Darn Wright column for the Mill Creek Beacon. He was intimately involved in the cold case of Jody Loomis in... — Updated 12/3/2020
Holidays are a time of many different emotions | Guest View
The holidays are now upon us. It is the time of year that brings out many different emotions. There are the strong feelings of laughter, happiness, caring, loving and the desire... — Updated 12/5/2014
Snohomish County’s hidden Victim’s DUI Wall
It could be a “Where Is George?” type of question. Do you know in the southern end of Snohomish County there is a Victim’s DUI Wall, which is sad to say is out of sight, thus... — Updated 11/26/2014
