Life

PHOTO: Basking in the sun in Port Angeles Harbor

PHOTO: Basking in the sun in Port Angeles Harbor

A herd of harbor seals rests in the sun in Port Angeles Harbor Sunday morning.… Continue reading

PHOTO: Basking in the sun in Port Angeles Harbor

HELP LINE: Take life as a gift and grab it

WOW, I FEEL vaguely … deficient. There’s a new thing to be afraid of (well, new to me) and I’d completely missed the whole thing.… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Be cautious if you choose to trim hooves

“OH GEEZE! WHY are my leg muscles and hands so sore?” That’s what I asked myself the other night as I rose from my recliner.… Continue reading

Sequim woman a winner on ‘Price is Right’ twice

Sequim woman a winner on ‘Price is Right’ twice

Conrad wins ping pong table, gives it to Boys & Girls Clubs

Sequim woman a winner on ‘Price is Right’ twice
Elkins authors in Fourth Friday spotlight

Elkins authors in Fourth Friday spotlight

Tonight’s Fourth Friday Readings will host Sequim authors Aaron and Charlotte Elkins as special guests. The evening will start at 6:15 in the… Continue reading

Elkins authors in Fourth Friday spotlight

ISSUES OF FAITH: Use averted vision to see what’s unseen

ON A WARM summer night, I sometimes enjoy lying on back on my freshly mowed lawn and gazing into the stars. There aren’t many street… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: The crazy cutback that isn’t so crazy

OH, THE WEATHER. If any of you thought I was perhaps losing my mind a couple of weeks ago when I strongly suggested it would… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Always remember that aging is an accomplishment

EVERY YEAR AT about this time, the U.S. Census Bureau, National Center for Health Statistics, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and probably several dozen other… Continue reading

Apollo 11 film, portable planetarium offered on Peninsula

A movie about Apollo 11, lunch with a Strait swimmer and a portable planetarium presentation are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: The spiritual benefits of ecotherapy

IN RECENT YEARS, Western researchers have become aware of a powerful new kind of therapy which might be as effective against depression as traditional psychotherapy… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Unity guest speaker set for weekend

The Rev. Donna Little will present “White Stone Ceremony” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Little will be teaching at Unity in the Olympics,… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Everything is coming up roses

A GROWING CONCERN: Everything is coming up roses

HAVING JUST FINISHED a magnificent, 36 cut-flower rose garden for clients, I realize that a rose by any other name …. would still require as… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Everything is coming up roses

HELP LINE: Beware of scams in the mail

GREED IS AN amazing thing, but that isn’t news. Pretty much, it seems that if there’s a way to get blood out of a turnip,… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Rain is good, except during shows

HORSEPLAY: Rain is good, except during shows

“RAIN, RAIN GO away” is the nursery rhyme that used to come into my mind when it rains on my parade, so to speak, during… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Rain is good, except during shows

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: You must eat right to feel right

DO YOU EVER struggle to eat healthfully? I know I do. There are some days that are just so busy or stressful that the thought… Continue reading

Drag racing, Shakespeare and the space race on the Peninsula

Drag racing, Shakespeare and the space race on the Peninsula

Drag racing in Forks, a talk on Shakespeare and a showing of “Apollo 11” are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information… Continue reading

Drag racing, Shakespeare and the space race on the Peninsula

ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding freedom in faith

“I AM THE LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. “You shall have no… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Summer and its chores going strong

IT IS NOW the beginning of mid-early summer. That’s right, there are 74 more days of summer left. Just as most people give up and… Continue reading

HELP LINE: We have to decide to be better

WHERE IN THE world is the Information & Assistance office? We’re still in Sequim. We just moved to 609 W. Washington St., Suite 16. Don’t… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Priestly blessings for everyone’s children

WHEN OUR CHILDREN were young, we welcomed Shabbat (the Sabbath) into our home on Friday nights and incorporated the beautiful Jewish custom of placing our… Continue reading