Salmon tube saves fish worldwide
They slide, they glide, they leap tall dams in a single whoosh. They are salmon, the remarkable migrating fish, which often need to be on the other side…
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How should you dress your feet for dancing?
Going line dancing? Wear whatever is comfortable on your body, but pay attention to how you dress your feet! You want to choose a shoe (or, if you are a…
Do you miss good old home-grown tomatoes?
You can get yourself a tomato at the grocery store any day in any month throughout the year, if you can even call them tomatoes. Those who grew up on real…
Get your groove on with line dancing
Line dancing just looks like so much fun, but it can be baffling on your first try. But there are some secrets to the art and when you understand them,…
Homework time: Some ideas for study without tears
How do you know if you’re giving your child help that is needed, or if you are creating an anxious, dependent child by helping too much? Former teacher…
Tiny critters are looking for your child
As children return to school and play close together, lice can be transferred from one child to another. Lice infestations can start when children touch…
August 4: The 233rd anniversary of the Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is the nation’s oldest maritime agency. Founded on Aug. 4, 1790, it assumed the duties of the Revenue Cutter Service, the…
Most daring rescue
The T2 was one of World War II’s workhorse tankers that remained in service even after the war. But the tanker had a deadly flaw hidden in its design and…
A lucky dog
People in the water are the main rescue targets of the Coast Guard, but in June 2023, they saved one very lucky German shepherd named Dory. The dog and…
Heroics and crime at Cape Disappointment
In February 2023, Coast Guard station Cape Disappointment in Oregon got a mayday call from a mariner who was in trouble on a day meant for trouble. The…