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BACK WHEN: A history of the Peninsula’s alternative colonies
IT IS NOT hard remembering the varieties of alternative lifestyles that started developing in the 1960s. Much of…
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BACK WHEN: The life behing the name on Port Angeles building
THERE IS A building in downtown Port Angeles that bears the name K.O. Erickson Building. SAVINGS BANK is…
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BACK WHEN: Clallam’s first church built in Dungeness
IT IS SAFE to say the people of the North Olympic Peninsula have been — and are —…
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BACK WHEN: Clallam County’s William R. Fairchild International Airport rich in history
LATER THIS MONTH, on May 21, Airport Day will be celebrated at William R. Fairchild International Airport in…
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BACK WHEN: Dispatches from Olympic Peninsula’s past
SOMETIMES, THERE ARE interesting tidbits of history that are simply too small to write a column about. Here…
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BACK WHEN: Bert Thomas first swimmer to conquer Strait of Juan de Fuca
PEOPLE SEEMED INTRIGUED by athletes. Testosterone levels rise when our team wins. We have empathy for the struggles…
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BACK WHEN: Sinking of SS Clallam dark day in Peninsula maritime history
IT SEEMS THAT people have a fascination with shipwrecks. Unlike other disasters, shipwrecks leave behind a monument to…
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BACK WHEN: Trouble follows Texas man to Olympic Peninsula
SOMEONE GETS IN trouble with the law. Rather than face the music, they move far away and change…
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BACK WHEN: Life on sea calls to PA-raised sailor
MANY OF US have known young people who are a bit lacking in the motivation department. Quite often,…
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BACK WHEN: Explosions rattle, take lives on Olympic Peninsula
IT IS GOOD to use significant milestones to remind ourselves that life has risks, and we always need…
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BACK WHEN: Crime drama holds Clallam rapt
WHEN YOU WALK around a cemetery, you will see many granite and brass grave markers. Most of them…
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BACK WHEN: Keeping Coast Guard stories alive
WE ALL HAVE memories and stories from our lives. Family, work and friends all build into our personal…
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BACK WHEN: Murrow family moves past devastating events
MANY PEOPLE GO through events in their lives that can be devastating. How many times have we seen…
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BACK WHEN: Painter gives view of Port Angeles to world
MOST OF US have access to the world through the internet. It has made it incredibly easy to…
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BACK WHEN: Commencement exercises always an important event
JUNE IS HERE, and it’s a time for transition. We’re transitioning from spring into summer, from good weather…
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BACK WHEN: Crisler captured wilderness, wildlife in writing and on film
CHANGES OCCUR IN our society over time. They can be thrust upon us due to a tragedy. We…
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BACK WHEN: Sometimes, rescuers need rescuing
YOU HAVE GONE out on a search-and-rescue mission. People need your help. After the mission ends, you are…
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BACK WHEN: Visitor brought tall tales to Clallam County
ON DEC. 23, 1924, Clallam County received a significant visitor. Big Chief Gray Horse Eagle came to speak…
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BACK WHEN: Coast Guard a part of Peninsula since 1930s
DOES IT SEEM there are a lot of pigeons around town? It does to me. More on that…
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BACK WHEN: How did Lake Farm Road get its name?
WHEN YOU ARE traveling east of Port Angeles, you’ve likely seen the street sign for Lake Farm Road.…