Lessons from windy weather and tall trees | Dennis Box
When I left home Tuesday morning the wind was blowing. For most places around the Puget Sound, that is not necessarily a big deal, but in Enumclaw we take notice. The wind really knows how to blow in that town.
February 11, 2012
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Valentine’s Day lessons and tips | Dennis Box
OK, I am in the newspaper business last time I checked. That means I am supposed to write stories and try to tell something resembling the truth.
February 4, 2012
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Editorial | Impressions of an seventh-grade science teacher | Dennis Box
Education, schools and school teachers are hot topics everywhere parents or politicians are locked in the same room these days. The recent State Supreme decision on the Constitutional requirement to fully funding schools created quite a furor among political leaders in office and those hoping to get into office.
January 31, 2012
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Preparing early for your career | Editorial
Talking to Rick Haag about the Tahoma Film Academy made me think about my own days in high school and subsequent college education.
January 31, 2012
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Preparation and some luck | Editorial
Every time a storm rolls through like the one we had last week I park my rear-wheel-drive Mustang in the garage.
This year I was fortunate enough to have my mother-in-law’s 2006 all wheel drive Chevy Equinox at my disposal so I was able to get around.
January 25, 2012
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The future of journalism | Editorial
For a while I have desired to write a column about how technological advances, particularly within the Internet, have the potential to affect the role and manner in which a reporter operates.
January 24, 2012
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My New Year's Resolutions | Living with Gleigh
I have decided my New Year’s resolution this year will be focused on my daughters. For their benefit I am resolving not to be the perfect wife and mother.
January 19, 2012
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No more Netflix, more to give | Editorial
About six months ago, Netflix announced it would be raising its rates by as much as 60 percent, something that caused a massive public furor among its 23 million subscribers.
January 19, 2012
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The future of book publishing | Editorial
As a reporter and a fiction writer, the transformation of the traditional publishing industry has been fascinating.
January 17, 2012
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Editorial | Blueberry muffins and shirt pocketless | Dennis Box
Some of us know how to take it easy.
Ron Harmon, who retired from the Kent City Council after two terms, is less visible these days, but he has not exactly put the engine in neutral.
January 14, 2012
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Editorial | Reflections for the new year | Dennis Box
The new year has started and there are a few items I would like to write about in this first column as 2012 engines rev up. None are worthy of a column on its own, so I will just string some notes together about issues I am interested in or would like to figure out.
January 5, 2012
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