Diane Urbani de la Paz

Don’t rain on this parade

SEQUIM -- One May parade day about five years back, "the skies opened up." So recalled Alice Beebe, organizer of the Irrigation Festival's giant procession.… Continue reading

For teen, it’s on with the show

SEQUIM -- If you're thirsty for a happy ending right about now, the Irrigation Festival is prepared to deliver twice over. The story begins with… Continue reading

Bringing home bit of stage

SEQUIM ­-- To ready herself for the stage, the singer draws a line down the middle of an empty page. On one side, she writes… Continue reading

Ecologist promotes sound of nature

JOYCE -- Proceed with care through One Square Inch of Silence. The new book by Gordon Hempton could affect your hearing, even alter your consciousness… Continue reading

Sequim to lay off five teachers

SEQUIM -- The number of laid-off teachers in the Sequim School District has been reduced to a handful, thanks to smaller-than-expected cuts in the district's… Continue reading

Sequim housing expensive, study finds

SEQUIM -- If you're living in Sequim, chances are you have "housing problems." More than 30 percent of your income is going into your rent… Continue reading

Doors open on refurbished Sequim Library

SEQUIM -- If you're hungry for free movies, free knowledge and the freedom to roam the Internet, you're in luck. The Sequim Library's face lift… Continue reading

Sequim Speaks sets up platform for all of Dungeness Valley

SEQUIM ¬­ -- Questions about life in Sequim wallpapered the room: What do you think about . . . drug abuse, "ecosystem recovery," population increases,… Continue reading

Aspiring Sequim dancer gets his shot at prestigious school

SEQUIM -- His spine curves into a crescent, then an arc. An instant later, his palms are on the floor behind him, his body in… Continue reading

Sequim residents get initial meeting tonight on speaking out

SEQUIM -- A year of talking has led at last to Sequim Speaks, a citizens' advisory panel open to people who live inside and outside… Continue reading

Sequim safety rating increases, will lower homeowner’s insurance

SEQUIM -- If you own a home in the Sequim area, you may see your insurance premiums dip after this summer. Clallam County Fire District… Continue reading

‘Scapegoating’ of immigrants continues, author tells group at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES ¬­-- Her story is about compassion, not politics, writer Ana Castillo told a packed room at Peninsula College on Monday. Castillo, author of… Continue reading

Governor lauds Peninsula volunteers

Gov. Chris Gregoire hailed four North Olympic Peninsula volunteers at her mansion Monday and sent them off to Seattle for another celebration. The unpaid workers,… Continue reading

UPDATED: Good morning, vegetarians : ‘Mixed’ Port Angeles family’s eating habits air on ‘Good Morning America’

PORT ANGELES — The segment on the Baccus family of Port Angeles aired today on ABC’s “Good Morning America" instead of Sunday, as previously planned.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park seeks to curtail pollution

PORT ANGELES ¬­-- If you're an industry spewing 12,310 metric tons of carbon into Earth's atmosphere via a fleet of dump trucks, helicopters, passenger cars… Continue reading

Teachers on the chopping block in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Ten or more teachers, two librarians and the only school nurse are on the list of potential layoffs at the Sequim School District.… Continue reading

Sequim to ban smoking in squad cars

SEQUIM -- Is a police car a public place? Is it a workplace? Those are key questions when it comes to enforcing the state law… Continue reading

Rocket man to fill gap during bridge closure

CARLSBORG -- When you're the Rocket man, you'd better be ready for a puppy, scooters and "Twilight" seekers from Spain. Rafael Roman, also known as… Continue reading

Sequim extends its city hand to larger neighbor

PORT ANGELES -- Calling this city "our older, larger neighbor," Sequim Mayor Laura Dubois extended a pair of invitations to the Port Angeles Regional Chamber… Continue reading

Neighbors say ‘Barney’ the purple house lowers property values

DUNGENESS -- Lavender light fills Andi Taylor's living room each morning -- not from a nearby field of herbs, but from a building she's come… Continue reading