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Grilled salmon, smoked salmon, baked salmon, fried…

Originally published in The Daily World newspaper of Grays Harbor, Wash. on Sept.13, 2009 Before I visited the Pacific Northwest for the first time, I had never really eaten salmon.Oh sure, I had ordered it from the menu at restaurants back in my native Midwest — things called salmon croquettes, or occasionally a salmon filet.Continue reading “Grilled salmon, smoked salmon, baked salmon, fried… “

Change in the weather

Originally published May 20, 2017 in The World newspaper of Coos Bay, Oregon It was a long, dreary winter to endure, wasn’t it? Note: The following was my last column for The World newspaper. I had already tendered my resignation with a mutually agreed upon departure date. However, once this column appeared in print, andContinue reading “Change in the weather”

The Middle of Nowhere:

Northwest Oklahoma’s Black Mesa is not on the way to anywhere but well worth the trip By Christopher Rush The state of Oklahoma is not generally known for its mountain vistas, but a hidden gem tucked away in the extreme northwest corner of the Panhandle provides a top-rated hiking experience, a near-pristine southwestern landscape andContinue reading “The Middle of Nowhere:”

The Rush and Chapman Families in Early Day Oklahoma

By Christopher R. Rush STONEWALL, OKLA. — On Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, our immediate family — Chris and Sheryl Rush, along with son Evan and his wife Julia, and daughter Elizabeth — took the opportunity to drive to the historic Frisco Cemetery near Stonewall in south-central Oklahoma. This cemetery holds the graves of a handfulContinue reading “The Rush and Chapman Families in Early Day Oklahoma”