OLYMPIA — For more than a decade, several Thurston County residents have fought to protect a beach from one of the shellfish industry’s cash cows — or more specifically, cash clams. Known for their ...

THE GEODUCK on my counter was definitely alive. When it flexed its nine-inch siphon, my wife retreated to the living room. Even my 3-year-old, Iris, who is not afraid of anything, didn’t want to get ...