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Sequim Police Department toughens rules on staff acquisition of old gear
SEQUIM — Police Department personnel will be prevented from acquiring or taking surplus public property directly from the…
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Police took public property, but that’s OK
SEQUIM — A Sequim Police Department investigation has absolved city police officers of any wrongdoing for taking public…
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National Forest firewood ban mulled as thefts increase
Firewood poaching in Olympic National Forest’s Hood Canal District is so prevalent that personal-use firewood permits will be…
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Homelessness on Peninsula is down, but fear of homelessness is rising
Homelessness is dropping on the North Olympic Peninsula — but fear of homelessness is up. As part of…
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Stimulus money may help fix Upper Sims Way mess in Port Townsend
Government officials had one question in mind Tuesday as they salivated over the $789 billion federal stimulus package…
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Clallam governments awaiting awaiting word of stimulus funding
Government officials had one question in mind Tuesday as they salivated over the $789 billion federal stimulus package…
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Proposal sparks fears for Chimacum farms
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series on a new water rule proposed by the…
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Water limits raise fears about development; rule puts 500-gallon curb on new wells
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on proposed state water conservation rules and their…
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Somebody’s got to do it, but Rayonier mill site cleanup is probably years off
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last of a three-part series on the 75 acres owned by Rayonier Inc.…
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Archaeological survey shows glimpse of life before Rayonier
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a three-part series on the 75 acres owned by Rayonier Inc.…
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The future of Rayonier: What are chances of its development?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a three-part series on the 75 acres owned by Rayonier on…
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Landowner’s goal: To keep property vacant
PORT ANGELES — Best Western Olympic Lodge owner Tod McClaskey Jr. was a sharp-elbowed critic of efforts in…
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‘I was told it was junk’: Sequim police investigate taking of public property
SEQUIM — Public property stored by the Sequim Police Department was taken by employees for their personal use,…
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Former port Commissioner Beil vows to take contract question to state auditor
PORT ANGELES — The contract that allowed former Port of Port Angeles Deputy Executive Director David Hagiwara to…
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New port executive job followed legal deal to drop challenge over earlier firing
PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners and staff touted the Dec. 8 rehiring of David Hagiwara…
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Public vs. private: Ex-deputy prosecuting attorney says Supreme Court is on her side
PORT ANGELES — Former Clallam County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Shirley Nixon cites two Supreme Court cases to bolster…
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Public vs. private: Gag rule not ironclad, assistant attorney general says
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles city staff and City Council members said they could not discuss what occurred…
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Public vs. private: Was the Port Angeles City Council too secretive in its city manager selection?
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council may have skirted the law during its selection of City…
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Veterans Day special: Medal of Honor recipients from the North Olympic Peninsula
EDITOR’S NOTE: This column by Peninsula Daily News Commentary Page Editor Paul Gottlieb first appeared on Nov. 10,…
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Other officers killed on the North Olympic Peninsula over the years
There is probably no greater outpouring of community grief than when a law enforcement officer dies in the…