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April 1, 2021

DIY rain gardens are beautiful way to have a more sustainable yard

Rain gardens are a great way to both have an attractive landscape feature and also enhance water quality in the drizzly Pacific Northwest. Forests and soils act as a filter for rainwater, cleaning it and releasing it slowly into creeks, streams, wetlands, lakes and eventually the ocean. Rain that falls on solid surfaces such as sidewalks, roads and roofs, collects the pollutants on these surfaces, bypassing the natural filter process, and carries them directly into waterways such as the Columbia river.

March 25, 2021

March Cheers & Jeers

If there’s one thing that deserves a giant cheers this month it is the fact that we can finally see the light at the end of this long, dark, jumping-spider-filled COVID-19 tunnel.

March 25, 2021

Keeping semiconductor edge is paramount

Surprisingly, there is something United States presidents agree on — America’s economic and national security hinge upon maintaining our technology edge in semiconductors.