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  • Biggest challenge facing high school sports today: Parents and adult fans

    Updated Sep 16, 2019

    Inappropriate adult behavior at high school athletic events in Washington has reached epidemic proportion. When more than 2,000 high school athletic directors were asked in a recent national survey what they like least about their job, 62.3 percent said it was “dealing with aggressive parents and adult fans.” And the men and women who wear the black and white stripes agree. In fact, almost 80 percent of officials quit after the first two years on the job, and unruly parents are cited as the reason why. As a result, there is...

  • Things that go bump in the night

    Pat Gamache|Updated Aug 8, 2019

    They only come out at night! They hide inside, so they can’t be seen during the day, like the vampires they are. They don’t suck your blood, but they will make you bleed when they strike. They poke their heads out from time to time like little ground hogs looking to see if the coast is clear, waiting for dark. Is anyone watching? They strike when we’re asleep at night or gone. They will leave you in fear, because they have violated your space. They’re easy to spot walking around late at night in dark colors and/or with co...