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“Just because I got the Lifetime Achievement Award doesn’t mean I’m done.” – Dolly Parton I avoid fortune tellers, psychics, tarot card readers. It is not because I do or do not believe in their abilities — I do not... — Updated 11/10/2022

As we all settle in under the statewide stay-at-home order and do our best to stay home to stay healthy, eateries across the region are making sure everyone can still enjoy restaurant meals at home. Since we cannot dine together... — Updated 4/2/2020

Around the holiday table this year, there were likely a good number of discussions about current events, covering topics from modern technology’s influence on modern life to the future of democracy. There always seems to be that... — Updated 1/9/2020

Communication is difficult. Talking, shouting, sharing, declaring, writing, and even listening, regarding, considering are all practices we engage in constantly every day, but actually saying what you want in a way that another... — Updated 5/25/2018

We have been hearing the quiet buzz about B Thai, just outside of the Edmonds city limits, for several months. When some good friends, who always find the best food in a 50-mile radius, recommended this relatively new Thai... — Updated 4/20/2018

“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.” – Buddha Four days of my life have given me a new set of eyes to look through – to see others, our little world... — Updated 4/12/2018

Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible” (1953) after learning that his friend, Elia Kazan, named names of supposed communists to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Miller did not denounce Kazan for bending to the great pres... — Updated 3/30/2018

Looking for Chai Taiwanese Kitchen – that’s the name – sits around the corner from the 99 Ranch Market (a place I have always referred to incorrectly as Ranch 99). A good friend who grew up eating Taiwanese food had suggested... — Updated 3/23/2018

The Edmonds Diversity Commission’s vision of Edmonds in five years is a place with a wider cross-section of the Edmonds’ population engaged and interconnected through community events, business, access to opportunities,... — Updated 3/16/2018

This week on “Marketplace,” one of my favorite NPR shows, I heard a word not widely used in the American lexicon: “misapprehension.” Kai Ryssdal, my second-favorite NPR programming host after Lulu Garcia-Navarro (how do... — Updated 3/16/2018

In 1962, James Baldwin wrote “The Fire Next Time” as a letter to his teenage nephew, marking the 100th anniversary of the emancipation of African-Americans and the distance yet to be traveled. When talking about how to... — Updated 3/5/2018

Edmonds’ performing arts scene continues to grow far beyond what many would expect from a city of our size, but our community’s well-known love of the arts definitely encompasses more than visual arts. Small theaters have... — Updated 2/23/2018 Full story

A chip off the old block is someone who derives from the source, while a chip on your shoulder means holding on to a grievance that readily provokes dispute. Growing up in certain cities and places definitely influences who we... — Updated 2/18/2018

Recently, I audited an economics and history class at Edmonds Community College: "Macroeconomics and American Foreign Policy." The professors present the concepts of macroeconomics in the real-world context of the 20th... — Updated 2/10/2018

Oscar Wilde said that "life imitates art far more than art imitates life." Cascadia Art Museum’s new exhibit, “Northwest Design at Mid-Century,” presenting a variety of works and objects that define the Northwest... — Updated 1/27/2018