What is more passionate than the life cycle of a salmon? After hatching in a stream, the fish enter an estuary where they make many physiological changes to adapt to salt water life. Once in the ocean salmon may migrate thousands of miles. Yet years later the fish return to their place of birth. They […]
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Birds, bees and estuaries
November 17th, 2004 · No Comments
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How not to hold a crab…or a sea star…
November 14th, 2004 · 2 Comments
Saturday morning the girls and I attended the Poulsbo Marine Science Center’s Beach Exploration at Fay Bainbridge State Park on the northern side of the island. Anticipating the event, Abigail and Michaela expressed excitement about the opportunity to see a diver. This morning, the group of us gathered on the beach all watched as the […]
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“Love your children enough to say no”
November 5th, 2004 · 3 Comments
Before we left on our trip to LA, I wrote a post What will it take to stop it? asking whether the death of 16 year old Sarah Gillette would have any effect on the dangerous choices made by island youth. In the midst of all the spam deluge on Tuesday, I received a comment, […]
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“It’s a comfy lifestyle”
November 2nd, 2004 · 3 Comments
Catching up on the newspapers accumulated during our travels, I discovered this column by Cathy Nickum in the October 27 Bainbridge Review, excerpted below: Around here, you can be against global warming and world poverty, drive an SUV and spend $100 K remodeling your kitchen with no problem. It’s a comfy lifestyle. I would go […]
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How can we create civic space?
November 2nd, 2004 · No Comments
A piece in the Bremerton Sun’s Bainbridge Islander publication (dated October 30 – November 5) described a recent community meeting to help the youth on the island. The article (I couldn’t find it on thesunlink.com site) ended with the following paragraph: Mayor Darlene Kordonowy said she hopes the group’s questions and comments can be typed […]
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