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OMC commissioners stymied with no written resignation
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center commissioners missed Jim Cammack at their meeting this week — in more…
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Congress fails to extend bill for timber counties, but similar bills still in play
WASHINGTON — The ax fell Thursday on a bill that would have restored federal aid to counties once…
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Timber rescue bill facing ax from Bush could cost Peninsula millions
WASHINGTON — A threat to veto a bill that provides funds to timber counties endangers more than $1…
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Businesses urged to support Port Angeles clinic
PORT ANGELES — Businesses can help themselves by supporting the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Olympics, Larry…
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Cammack resigns from Olympic hospital board
PORT ANGELES — Jim Cammack, president of Olympic Medical Center’s board of commissioners, unexpectedly resigned from the board…
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Filing for elected offices opens today
PORT ANGELES — Filing for Clallam County elected offices opens today, with at least three candidates expected to…
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Two Peninsula hospitals on ‘aggressive’ list toward Medicare patients
PORT ANGELES — Two North Olympic Peninsula hospitals are looking upward happily from the bottom of the barrel.…
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Passions stay peaceful at meeting on whaling
PORT ANGELES — Makah tribal members and passionate anti-whalers gathered Wednesday night in the Vern Burton Center, and…
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3 candidates, including 2 Republicans, vie for Clallam commissioner
PORT ANGELES — Businessman Terry Roth made it a three-man race Tuesday for Clallam County commissioner. That’s three…
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Public meeting will focus on Makah whaling impact
PORT ANGELES — Almost three years in the writing, the environmental-impact statement on Makah whaling will make its…
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New program source of jobs for vets
From the sun-scorched Iraqi desert with deadly enemies all around to a misty forest glade surrounded by silent…
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Higher gas prices probably won’t deter travel this holiday weekend
For many, having fun over the Memorial Day weekend includes packing up the car, gassing up and hitting…
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It’s official: Olympic Medical Center will seek first tax increase in 51 years
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center will ask voters to quadruple property tax payments to the public hospital…
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Measles threat ‘worrisome trend,’ health officer says
PORT ANGELES — Measles could come to Clallam County. They won’t be the same childhood ailment many older…
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Rough roads lie ahead, says transportation chief
PORT ANGELES — Paula Hammond has no problem with moving a proposed U.S. Highway 101 rest stop from…
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Retiree endows $50,000 to Humane Society for new animal shelter
SEQUIM — A lifetime of thrift will buy a bit of immortality for Edward Markusen. The 88-year-old retired…
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Ceremony honors fallen peace officers
PORT ANGELES — Lisa Davis hugged her daughter Jessie as the young woman wiped away her tears. In…
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Tribal trial angers animal advocates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s not just the one whale that died off Neah Bay on Sept. 8. It’s…
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Cadavers already stored at Carlsborg warehouse
CARLSBORG — The man seeking to install a crematory in a Carlsborg warehouse has stored cadavers there for…
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OMC may seek vote on $2.5 million tax boost
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center plans to ask voters to hike their property taxes by 33 cents…