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Steward of the Land pursues strategies to help North Olympic Peninsula to feed itself

DUNGENESS — The fuss is beginning to simmer down now, after the celebration and the presentation of the…

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Beatles tunes, wreaths and food offered at farmers markets

Quick cooking demonstrations, Beatles songs and succulent wreaths are among the attractions at farmers markets on the North…

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Dungeness Valley farmer receives $10,000, accolades

SEQUIM — Hand-picked spinach and tears of joy made for an especially hearty lunch at the Sequim Prairie…

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Sequim City Council may form citizens’ advisory group

SEQUIM — This could be the summer of Sequim Speaks. That’s the working title of a new citizens’…

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‘Old,’ ‘new’ Sequim City Council members agree: Central city needs rejuvenation

SEQUIM — They’re looking for vitamins for downtown. Or perhaps a fountain of youth. The Sequim City Council…

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Some Sequim merchants say wine is fine, but cars choking business district

SEQUIM — Wine is working. But water is a problem, and cars are clogging up everything. So say…

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Justice served: Memories shared of historic hike on Peninsula’s Pacific coast led by William O. Douglas

PORT ANGELES — Highways and dams came in waves through the 1950s and ’60s, choking rivers and cutting…

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$190,000 gift bolsters Sequim Library

SEQUIM — A check fluttered out of the envelope, and Paula Barnes of the North Olympic Library System…

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Modern ‘tree traveler’ teaches ‘primal arts’

BLYN — At the end of a tunnel of trees, Tarzan awaits. He’s a modern, Olympic Peninsula version…

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Of Elton and Pre: Nike pioneer to discuss memoirs at Sequim Library tonight

SEQUIM — In spite of the cancer in his lungs and liver, in spite of the chemotherapy that…

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More ill will keeps Sequim City Council at odds; one member walks out

SEQUIM — The oft-divided City Council got together — mostly — on the funding of an affordable housing…

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Rumors of a Sequim building freeze greatly exaggerated

SEQUIM — It looked like an emergency conference for Sequim’s housing industry Tuesday night: Pickup trucks packed the…

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Board will stick with what it has in improving Sequim Library

SEQUIM — Instead of seeking a bond, a tax hike and a whole new building, the North Olympic…

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Debate over parkland purchase shows rift between ‘old,’ ‘new’ Sequim City Council

SEQUIM — The latest struggle between the “new council” and the “old” members played out in the Transit…

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Olympic Discovery Trail presses ahead

SEQUIM — Their idea of a party includes muddy knees, hours of yanking noxious weeds and thorny bushes…

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Dedicated weaver part of Monday’s Shepherds Festival

SEQUIM — As a modern homesteader facing a recession, this woman takes to heart her mother’s motto: Use…

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Part of Olympic Discovery Trail crumbles; Sequim irked

SEQUIM — Pedal down this trail, away from the highway’s roar and everything seems perfect: bright green grass…

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Lions evicted from Sequim ‘den’ they built and donated to city 25 years ago

SEQUIM — It’s against the law for the Sequim Valley Lions — the club that built the Guy…

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Sequim police chief walks a different ‘beat’ as interim city manager

SEQUIM — Robert Spinks calls himself the “fat Irishman” of Sequim. These days, his plate is fuller than…

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Buying locally key to food production, speaker says

BLYN — The keynote speaker sang the blues, but people perked him up again. Ken Meter, a Minneapolis-based…