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As a commentator noted earlier today, and as The Olympian reports , Russ Lehman has resigned. “The stresses inherent in serving on a board t...

Recently James Dobson took umbrage with Barack Obama's notion that a person of faith, in a democracy, has to offer claims in support of...

More thought provocation compliments of NewScientist: [sub. req.] Intrigued to discover how engaging with fiction might affect a reader...

As I was blogging, Dad spooned sugar on his midnight-Eastern snack--Frosted Mini-Wheats--and Mom and Melissa tied ribbons on wedding favors ...

The most beleaguered of all White Sox fans used to be Chris , pictured here. Last summer, Melissa and I visited Cellular Field when the Sox...

One more linguistic entry for today: Ron Rosenbaum wants to know which catchphrases have been completely cliched out. There's Stage 1, ...

The Olympian reports : Olympia School Board member Bob Shirley submitted his resignation to the Olympia School District, effective today. T...

Facebook can't handle gender-neutral pronouns anymore. Not because of problems with English, but because of problems in translation : Us...

Not quite the 10 best, but certainly some of the most entertaining . It's not wasting time if it makes you smarter.

Judith Ann Lawson of Olympia ... ...was jailed for investigation of 20 counts of felony animal cruelty after animal control officers found 2...

From NewScientist: A list of some of the hardiest organisms that inhabit inhospitable environments. A new discovery along those lines: life ...

A computer can predict executions with 90% accuracy. How ? [sub. req.] To find out which factors might be linked to executions, the researc...

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I suppose you could consider yourself largely responsible for...

PZ Myers holds the camera, and Dr. Richard Lenski wields the scalpel . It is my impression that you seem to think we have only paper and ele...

Recently a Lakewood councilman came under fire for liveblogging during a city meeting. Lakewood City Councilman Walter Neary’s blog, Neary-...

Every movie I see this summer will eventually make this list. 1. Le Doulos ("The Fingerman") Seen for the second time. A twisty, ...

Circa Halloween, I'm guessing 1988. (Mom can correct me if I'm wrong; she sent me the photo.) Near the outskirts of White Sulphur Sp...

Why every high school student should be required to take physics, Part II: bullet goes up, bullet comes down. Officers were dispatched to th...

Carl Zimmer : So, is the octopus really all that smart? It depends on how you define intelligence. And if you've got a good definition, ...

Today's news: 1. A car flips over in Puyallup. Two die. 2. Left-lane slowpokes, your time has come. 3. In Bellingham, the pedicab. 4. A...