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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    Managing stress is a series of habits and...
    By Richard Elfers • October 26, 2023 11:00 am

    Some stress can be healthy — others, not so much, and we should be conscious of the two.

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    By Richard Elfers • October 20, 2023 11:08 am

    “Companioning the Bereaved” and “Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors” can help you become more empathetic, especially those who are grieving or traumatized.

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    Like most technological advancements, it’s what we make of it.

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    By Richard Elfers • September 28, 2023 11:00 am

    Who deserves the profits – the shareholders, or the producers?

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    Richard Elfers is a columnist, a former Enumclaw City Council member and a Green River College professor.
    Understanding the changes in a WA state transportation...
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    What is the purpose of a road in Washington state?

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    The Republican Party is unrecognizable from the one of my past

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    Richard Elfers is a columnist, a former Enumclaw City Council member and a Green River College professor.
    Getting out of a cult in the age...
    By Richard Elfers • September 4, 2023 5:30 am

    I was a member of a religious cult from the ages of 16 to 23.

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    Closing a library because of a few books...
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    “Closet doors that have been painstakingly pushed open over the past 60 years are now being slammed shut.”

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    Chess and democracy — control the field, and...
    By Richard Elfers • August 24, 2023 11:00 am

    Chess is a complicated game, but its lessons can be applied globally

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    History is repeating itself

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    If you’ve looking for truth, follow the evidence...
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    Three recent headlines stood out to me, given the amount — or lack — of substance and fact

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    The end of the Fairness Doctrine | In...
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    This is, at least in part, how our current political mess began

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    The end of Affirmative Action is not significant...
    By Richard Elfers • July 28, 2023 12:30 pm

    The decision will affect Ivy League admissions — which the vast amount of students will never attend.

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