Carmen Geyer, Senior and Community Center Manager, City of Port Angeles.

Opinion

Community partnerships: Building connection, care and community

AS SUMMER ARRIVES on the Olympic Peninsula, I find myself reflecting on one of the things that makes…

The three-story Hurricane Ridge Middle School is currently under construction north of the existing Stevens Middle School of West 14th Street in Port Angeles. The new school is expected to open in fall 2027. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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School taking shape

The three-story Hurricane Ridge Middle School is currently under construction north of the existing Stevens Middle School of…

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Pediatric services to be reviewed

Doctor is concerned about future of clinic

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Builder: Energy code driving housing costs

Permitting, land use also factors in surging prices, McCarry says

Life

ISSUES OF FAITH: Exploring the Mormon faith

ARE MORMONS CHRISTIAN? This was a question I was recently asked. I’m often surprised at this question, given…

Hudson DeCou, 9, left, watches as his sister, Kalea DeCou, 7, prepares to dip a blowfly larva into paint before setting it on a small sheet of white paper, where it will wriggle and crawl to create what local entomologist Richard Lewis, right, calls “maggot art” at the Port Angeles Fine Art Center’s Creative Start Celebration. The event kicked off the Blooming Artists pop-up exhibition, which showcases the work of more than 250 local students. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts & Entertainment

Elementary school students have their work on view at fine art center

Exhibit is culmination of hundreds of hours in Creative Start Program

The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board provided tours of the Clallam County Courthouse clock on Monday. Mike Doherty, from the board, and Pete Pettit, far right, were part of one group of 10 who climbed a ladder to the room where the clock mechanism is. The clock’s workings were manufactured in 1880 in Boston, purchased by Clallam County and installed in the courthouse in 1914. Jefferson County has a similar clock mechanism. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Inside the clock tower

The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board provided tours of the Clallam County Courthouse clock on Monday.

Wendy Sisk.

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Federal funds to help Peninsula Behavioral Health expand

Organization certified under a new program

Crew chief Shawn Wiles, left, and Will Humistan of the Port Townsend Parks and Recreation department inspect an irrigation fitting on Monday that broke over the weekend on the corner of Water and Monroe streets. The constant pressurization of the fitting took its toll after 20 years of service and will need to be replaced. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Replacement fitting

Crew chief Shawn Wiles, left, and Will Humistan of the Port Townsend Parks and Recreation department inspect an…

Team Tritons, from left, Dave Jensen of Truckee, Calif., Rich Long of San Clemente, Calif., and Andrew McEwan of White Salmon paddle their Carbonology three-man Surfski the last few meters to the beach at the Northwest Maritime beach to win the annual Seventy48 race from Tacoma to Port Townsend. The 70-mile race started at 7 p.m. Friday and ended at 4:50 a.m. Saturday after nine hours and 50 minutes of continuous paddling. This was the second win in a row for Team Tritons. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Seventy48 winners

Team Tritons, from left, Dave Jensen of Truckee, Calif., Rich Long of San Clemente, Calif., and Andrew McEwan…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Learn the skills to keep cut flowers fresh

JUNE IS HERE in a couple of days along with a bounty of beautiful flowers. And I realized…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Repeal income tax

Our state government is making another unconstitutional grab for our wallets. The 9.9 percent income tax recently passed…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Practice law

There is an acute shortage of practicing attorneys in Port Angeles, Clallam County and elsewhere.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Oil repercussions

While 99 percent of us are burned by high gasoline prices, oil companies are raking in extra profit.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: A model to follow

When Donald Trump praises the late 1800s through early 1920s as America’s Golden Age, Americans should remember what…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Democracy crisis

There is a crisis in America. There are people in the White House and Congress that apparently are…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Wealth inequality

Wealth inequality in the United States has reached levels that should concern every American, regardless of political affiliation.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Vote for change

Clallam County is home to taxpayers who have spent their lives working hard, some still on the job,…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Waiting for facts

Having followed the coverage of the accusations aimed at Steve Burke, you and the members of the Port…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Climate movement

So, you are concerned about the climate crisis and are not sure what to do about it. Know…