2020
Coop Life
Chickens said, “Hey friends! Welcome to the coop….” Goat Said, “Hey, social distancing please!” Even the life in the coop is being serious with COVID-19.
Year: 2020
2020
Movie Review: Borat as Trickster of our Time
Review by Emily Matthiessen Tricksters have been part of the human story since the beginning. Anansi, Raven, and Coyote spring to my mind, but you can find tricksters of all forms in mythology across the […]
2020
Diablo Lake, North Cascades, Wash. State
Peninsula College photojournalism student Xianyang Deng recently captured this photo of the setting sun at Diablo Lake. Deng says, “In the presence of coronavirus, I have spent three months at home, very boring, and people, […]
2020
“The Outside Story” Review
By Emily Matthiessen Another film my family was able to watch in the Port Townsend Film Festival https://www.ptfilmfest.com/Festivals/Virtual-Festival.html : “The Outside Story” (2020), directed by Casimir Nozkowski, is a gentle tale about a voluntarily housebound […]
2020
Enjoying the Port Townsend Film Festival from Home
By Emily Matthiessen The 21st Port Townsend Film Festival (PTFF) went online this year, out of respect for the COVID-19 situation https://www.ptfilmfest.com/ . My family enjoyed watching a multitude of excellent films from the comfort of […]
2020
Status of Peninsula College Library
Story by Emily Matthiessen Photos by J.L. H’ng The Peninsula College Library remains closed to student traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Samantha Hines, Library Director, the library will be open as soon […]
2020
Learn About Whales, Culture and Communication Tied to the Marine Environment
By: Emily Matthiessen Topics in Environmental Science: Ocean Connections: Culture and Communication, taught by Barbara Blackie, is offered in two variants this year by Peninsula College. According to the Peninsula College website, the class will […]
2020
2020
Award-Winning Poet Tess Gallagher
Tess Gallagher, poet, short story writer, and teacher, is one of Port Angeles’ treasures, with many ties to Peninsula College. https://www.passthebuc.com/2016/11/empathy-is-the-most-important-thing-for-a-writer-to-have-poet-says/ She has been a consistently published writer since the 1960s, and the recipient of […]
2020
Journalism Under Attack
Editorial By Sarah Baker It’s been three and a half years since President Donald Trump was sworn into office on January 20, 2017. His relentless disparagement of the news media began right away, following reports […]