Such a common tool, you say: A simple little clawed or not-clawed club, Perhaps ball-peened or bladed on an end To shave a shingle or to lop a branch. The primary tool to build a car, An airport or a condominium, The striker on a gun for war or peace, The mallet used by dentists…
By Jim Farrell I have an inquisitive and adventurous nature about me that sometimes–well, a lot of the time–gets me into trouble. But sometimes I stumble upon a good story! Such was the case when I began to dig around old newspapers looking for information about the Canemah shipyards that were just above the Willamette…
In 1854, President Franklin Pierce, made an offer for a large area of Indian land and promised a “reservation” for the Indian people. Chief Seattle’s reply has been described as the most beautiful and profound statement of the environment ever made. How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The…
By Russ Farrell Editor’s note: In the 1950s, a “stump farm” of eighty-eight on the Olympic Peninsula, had many coyotes who would kill the chickens, duck, geese or even baby pigs or calves. The families, who lived on old logged off farms, were for the most part self-sufficient, raising most of the food that fed…
By Jim Farrell Editor: And now the first of the story. The Columbia River Bar is reputed to be the most dangerous bar crossing in the world. After crossing, it more times than I care to count, I definitely agree. Even with the now well-marked channel, GPS, and a Coast Guard station right there, it…