‘Three Flat Hats’ at the pub

That’s what Bill Gibbons, the owner of the Galway Bay, dubbed the three of us when Jeremy joined us on stage this past weekend for an amazing couple of shows. The crowds were incredible. We kicked up a little noise. Made and lost a few memories. And sold a few CDs. Thanks to Star for [...]

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King of the chickens

Meet Anthony Crumpler, 55, who I have dubbed the Chicken King, solely because it’s fun to say, not to poke fun or praise. He raises about 80 chickens at the edge of Hoquiam and he’s ruffling plenty of feathers.
And this chicken just makes my blood run cold:

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Happy birthday, Strummer

We’ll be singing for you.

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Good triumphs over evil with fist-bump

This may be my favorite news photo ever. I snapped a photo of two deputies celebrating the end of a 90-minute standoff with a quick fist-bump as the suspect is loaded into an ambulance. Nothing says justice like a fist-bump.

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Bomb threats, dog bites and pellet guns

It’s been a big day for breaking police news right after deadline, so The Daily World’s On the Scanner public safety blog has been getting more attention than usual. We finally beat the radio a couple times.
Now if only our readers knew the blog existed. Hope all is well.

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Court quotes return

After several unfunny weeks of court, I finallly got an interesting day with plenty of random and out-of-context quotes from the Grays Harbor County Courthouse. Enjoy.
“You can wear blue or orange. Pick your color.” – Judge on jail jumpsuits.
“I’m sorry for laughing.” – Defense attorney.
“What’s the point of having a gun that doesn’t have [...]

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“What do you think of our toothpick?”

That’s what the Site Manager Kent asked when we walked in.
Steven and I headed out the to Grays Harbor Historical Seaport’s Spar Shop to see them turn a massive log into a massive 114-foot mast for the Zodiac. It was kind of interesting, so I shot a video of it for last Saturday’s newspaper. Turned [...]

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Obey Veldon

Obey Veldon, originally uploaded by jonesdaily.

Found this in an old box along with a police report about a noise complaint at my Pullman house.

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Five weeks of searching

I filed a long, big-picture story about the search for Lindsey Baum on Saturday. Still no word of her fate. I thought the story turned out alright, except Maple Street is west of the mother’s home and a quote switched going “through” hell to going “to” hell. Not good. Such are the hazards of journalism. [...]

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