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The expanding, enduring ways of a dad | Darn Wright
In 1910, the USA began to actively have a special day for papas, and with this came Father’s Day. This time was put aside to recognize the important roles fathers play in the... — Updated 6/10/2022
Who is a law-abiding citizen? | Darn Wright
“If you pass gun laws, you’ll be taking away guns from law-abiding citizens.” That is the common mantra from many who do not want any common-sense gun safety laws. This... — Updated 6/3/2022
Winning should be accepted with modesty | Darn Wright
For a lot of us, our phones’ alert signal will be going off early on the morning of June 4, 2022. The “pop-up” will, reinforce it’s the day we have been on “pin and... — Updated 5/25/2022
What would a 'reasonable and prudent' person believe? | Darn Wright
It is just unreasonable to have a justice system because the word “justice” is hopelessly undefinable. In my 40-plus years of working in the various portions of our judicial... — Updated 5/13/2022
Open up your curtains to the world | Darn Wright
Many of us know the saying “any excuse will work.” With this jingle ringing in your minds, what are the excuses you use to motivate you to make your bed and open your curtains... — Updated 5/6/2022
Saddle-up and go for an equestrian scholarship | Darn Wright
Darn Wright Chuck Wright My findings support Washington has a horse population around 250,000, making it home to the third most horses in the western half of the United States and... — Updated 4/29/2022 Full story
Motherhood in their own words | Darn Wright
May 13 is Mother’s Day, and this special day is set aside to honor all our mothers. “We’re not spending a day apart until (Alexis Olympia is) 18…When I’m too anxious I... — Updated 4/29/2022
We must reduce alcohol abuse | Darn Wright
When I read our nation's stories about alcohol dependency I drifted back to that historical day of Dec. 18, 1620. For those who do not remember that's when the Mayflower landed in w... — Updated 4/19/2022
Now, why didn't I think of that?
Ever since my Darn Wright column in the June 21, 2021, Mill Creek Beacon, “Sunnier times means pickleball time,” hit the newsstand, pickleball has been a hot topic. I discussed... — Updated 1/20/2022
Names and statues must empower our values
Standing inside of St. Mary's Anglican Church in Battersea, London, looking at the crypt and then looking up at the stained glass window that had a colorful side view of a general i... — Updated 1/12/2022
The plane truth about Paine Field's noise
It was a dark and dreary 3 a.m., and I was drifting in and out of sleepiness when I again felt those unsettling piercing engines from another one of those landing airships. My... — Updated 1/6/2022
Taking control by smartly challenging your principles
2021 was an isolationist year full of “don’t do this,” rather than “do this.” Maybe 2021 will go down into our history books as “The Lost Year”? With those “Lost... — Updated 12/31/2021
Are you a real Christmas aficionado?
Get your pencil in hand. Or better yet, get your indelible pen and paper out and take this Christmas quiz to verify that you can pass as one of the greatest Christmas aficionados!... — Updated 12/23/2021
Christmas can be a time of mixed emotions
Are you, or is someone you know, missing a deceased love one or a beloved pet more than usual? During this time of year, do you feel out of sync with the rest of the world? It's... — Updated 12/22/2021
Becoming a Santa team member
Over the decades there have been many supportive Santa letters, and here is one of those many. I have taken the liberty to shorten this Santa team member’s support letter that... — Updated 12/17/2021
Our 1st social media was Christmas cards
Those days of yesteryear are now in our history books. I am talking about the times when we would get Christmas mail twice daily, which included Sundays, hand-delivered by a... — Updated 12/6/2021
Last minute bailout from a sinking ship | Darn Wright
If we were alive back on April 15, 1912, how many of us Mill Creek residents would have approved of this type of a letter? “The White Star Line is grateful for you Captain Edward... — Updated 12/6/2021
A Native American became vice president | Darn Wright
California’s Sen. Kamala Harris made history as the first woman to serve as our country’s vice president, but a Native American was the first non-white to be elected to that... — Updated 11/19/2021
Circle the month of November in blue
“My A1C is just a little north of 6.4.” “Well, my FBST is well below 6%.” One of the three women, who was clearly pregnant, jumped in and said, “I am ecstatic that... — Updated 11/12/2021
Life changes due to a 'friendly bomb' | Darn Wright
Veteran’s Day is on Thursday, Nov. 11, so let us examine the fact that, as our nation’s battles keep rolling on, so do the medics’ “meat wagons” continue to evacuate those... — Updated 11/5/2021
The Reptilian State | Darn Wright
A lot of negative press is coming out about the state the stork dropped me into, which houses our country’s most diversified reptiles, and even is nicknamed the “Reptile... — Updated 10/29/2021
Spook-triffic Halloween times | Darn Wright
Today, let's witch-broom ride two years back in time and look at a specific day before we were hit by the gloom and doom of the microscopic Coronavirus – COVID-19 – that would... — Updated 10/22/2021
Teaching critical race opinions or conjectures | Darn Wright
1984 opened our minds to the fact that “In the wrong hands – in Big Brother’s hands – all the control over our history, our past, makes it much easier to correct not only... — Updated 10/15/2021
A shot against proven medical advice | Darn Wright
Due to the overwhelming medical advice at the beginning of the worst pandemic since 1918, and to protect every resident and city employee, our Mill Creek elected officials... — Updated 10/10/2021
A heavy heart is not a taboo | Darn Wright
Who amongst us has not watched a movie, read a book, or caught a play when our emotions were more than we cared to deal with, so we immediately stopped watching or reading the... — Updated 10/1/2021