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Staying Cool

Staying Cool

When the summer sun blazes, many families flock to splash pads to beat the heat. These play spaces can be a refreshing escape for children and caregivers of all ages—and they can be particularly effective in ensuring that kids of all abilities are included in the fun.

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Aquatics 5 min read
Open Your Eyes, Not An App

Open Your Eyes, Not An App

There is no longer a debate about whether substantial social media use causes mental-health problems in young people. Between 2014 and 2020, research confirmed this connection and other research did not.

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Camps 12 min read
Offline Connections

Offline Connections

Black bears in North Cascades are active at all hours. Bears do not naturally associate people with food, but they are opportunistic and can quickly learn this behavior.

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Camps 6 min read
Camp For All

Camp For All

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Camps 7 min read
Feeling The Heat

Feeling The Heat

One of my most memorable sports experiences was during the summer when I finally decided to try out for tackle football. I had played for years with friends on the school fields in our neighborhood, but never on a team with pads and helmets.

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Columns 3 min read
Local Greatness

Local Greatness

It was the summer of 1976. Everywhere I looked, there was bicentennial paraphernalia. Gerald Ford was in the White House, and the Watergate scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation was mostly in America’s rearview mirror.

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Columns 6 min read
July 2025 Product Review

July 2025 Product Review

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Product Review 1 min read
July This-N-That

July This-N-That

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This N That 8 min read
Redesigning Today

Redesigning Today

A preview of the June Design issue.

Editor's Notes 6 min read
Save The Trees?

Save The Trees?

A young man said this to me recently as my team worked on a tree-removal project. Although I couldn’t answer him then, I still felt a need to explain why it was necessary to remove a significant amount of overgrowth from his school’s courtyard.

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Rec Facilities 4 min read
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