Following the end

"It will be the worst thing you have ever seen, and it will be the worst thing anyone has ever known…. And then we will keep going.”

How to protect fine, upstanding Americans from degenerate artists

“Avoid defining your own actions as ‘censorship’ or ‘control’; instead, tell the people that we are protecting them…”

Where do you start?

“Speaking up isn’t rebellion. It’s responsibility.”

Energy Beneath Our Feet

“We can look forward to geothermal technology providing cheap, reliable, abundant electrical power.”

Holiday recipes from the Tumbleweird Narrators: Cheesecake

"Growing up, food wasn’t my family’s love language, it was our only language."

Holiday recipes and stories from the Tumbleweird Narrators: Nankhatai

"When I make Nankhatai, I knead hope, bake joy, and taste tradition."

Holiday recipes and stories from the Tumbleweird Narrators: Buttermilk pie

"I bake it every holiday season, and I swear, it’s the one thing that makes the kitchen smell like home."

The Ice Caps 'eat' at Ray's Golden Lion

"The band’s potential is obvious, and the future looks bright for these scrappy, young musicians."

This is not a peace plan.

“I need to make sure you understand, because I didn’t.”

Exploring near-death experiences: A journey to the edge and back

“Survivors have described profound shifts in perception, feelings of peace, and encounters that challenge conventional understanding of life and death.”

Political parties poison politics

“That oath, made by millions who have sworn to serve this country, was to the Constitution—not to the president, and not to a political party.”

Representing Richland

“It’s time to join together and create a council where members are elected by their neighbors, in the neighborhoods where they live.”

Two years of genocide

”The war stopped being about Hamas long ago. It is now a forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of Gaza.”

Is your child grieving?

”Cork's Place is a community where kids can say, 'I’m hurt too!' and be met with kindness.”

Haunted hikes

”There are many ghost stories and spooky local legends around our hiking trails.”

Living in the paradox

”I am deeply, fiercely, desperately grateful to still be here… but gratitude does not cancel out grief.”

Movie review: Jurassic World Rebirth

”A pleasant tropical cruise and a spot of phlebotomy on some enormous man-eating lizards… What could possibly go wrong?”

Constitutional change for a livable planet: The Washington Green Amendment

”The Washington Green Amendment states that the government must protect the environmental rights of all residents of Washington.”

‘Community’ means you, too!

“When life feels like everything is getting worse, that is the time to step up and make things better.”

Valemadrismo, la partícula neutra
/ Valemadrismo, the neutral particle

BILINGUAL: “No way am I going to apologize for existing.” / “Ni modo que pida perdón por existir.”

Bricks

“I have an awful lot of time to ruminate, these days…”

A genocide by any other name

“To deny Palestinians' humanity through this continued violence is a denial of our own humanity.”

Yo los vi / I saw them

BILINGUAL: “Amid the serene nocturnal sounds of the river’s wildlife, there were murmurs and sad solos of guitar and harmonica.” / “Entre los serenos sonidos nocturnos de la fauna del río, se escuchaban murmullos y tristes solos de guitarra y armónica.”

Teacher quotes Twain, gets called a “vile piece of trash” by Kennewick City Council member

An ethics inquiry has been made into Brad Beauchamp’s comments calling KSD’s Middle School Teacher of the Year a “vile piece of trash.”

Creative coping in a chaotic world: Creating in nature

"It is the feeling of being connected to nature that allows your time outside to serve you best!"