Paul Gottlieb

Filing week finale produces primaries for commissioner, DCD head, district judge

PORT ANGELES -- The final day of filing week for the November general election guaranteed a busy Aug. 17 primary ballot for elected Clallam County… Continue reading

Doherty responds to challenger’s criticism

PORT ANGELES -- Responding to the Beaver resident who wants to replace him, Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty said Thursday that Robin V. Poole has… Continue reading

Opponent emerges for Porter’s District Court judge seat in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- Pam Lundquist, who has made almost 2,000 appearances as a lawyer in Clallam County District Court 1, wants to change seats and… Continue reading

Clallam community development director race goes to primary

PORT ANGELES -- Today marks the end of a weeklong filing period for the Nov. 2 election that was dominated by Port Angeles aspirants for… Continue reading

Doherty to face GOP opponent for West End county commissioner in Clallam

Three-term Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty is so out of touch with the West End that UPS driver Robin Poole wants Doherty's job, Poole said… Continue reading

Tharinger, Clallam Treasurer Scott file as candidates for Nov. 2 election

PORT ANGELES -- The candidate filing period for the Nov. 2 general election passed the halfway point Wednesday, as several political hopefuls made good on… Continue reading

Speaker pumps up Port Angeles business owners

PORT ANGELES -- Forget the big fix. Forget the next big thing. You already have what you need for success, small-business motivational speaker Jon Schallert… Continue reading

Clallam County Commissioner Doherty, challenger among those to file for election

PORT ANGELES -- Candidates continued filing for the fall election on Tuesday -- including incumbent Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty of Port Angeles, a Democrat… Continue reading

All 4-year county offices except for 2 up for grabs in Clallam County

Filing for the fall election -- and the summer primary in races involving more than two candidates -- opened Monday with familiar faces posting their… Continue reading

‘B.C. bud’ bust figures to be deported

TACOMA -- Temporary deportation was ordered Monday for two Canadian men who were allegedly caught hauling 547 pounds of high-grade marijuana across the Strait of… Continue reading

Peninsula College second in state in carbon dioxide emissions

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College is making a name for itself on the carbon footprint front two years after joining a higher-education-based nationwide program to… Continue reading

Port Angeles clinic stepping back from the brink of closing

PORT ANGELES -- CliniCare, the only privately owned walk-in medical clinic in Port Angeles, was on the verge of closing this summer, owner and registered… Continue reading

Clallam PUD may opt in for wind farm study

PORT ANGELES -- Could the possible death of 1 ½ marbled murrelets annually help doom a nascent $100 million Pacific County wind farm? Clallam County… Continue reading

What happens next to alleged Canadian smugglers of a quarter-ton of pot?

PORT ANGELES -- Two Canadian men arrested early Monday morning following a high-speed chase on the Strait of Juan de Fuca were charged Tuesday with… Continue reading

Border Patrol will move from federal building — but where?

PORT ANGELES -- The federal government is seeking new quarters for two border protection and customs enforcement agencies now housed in a downtown building. The… Continue reading

Case of father who branded his children ends with no more charges

PORT ANGELES ­-- The legal saga of Mark J. Seamands, a Sequim man who was acquitted of felony assault after he seared his willing teenage… Continue reading

Workshop for local merchants set for June 8 (and how to register)

PORT ANGELES — A seven-hour workshop for North Olympic Peninsula merchants, businesses and entrepreneurs on “Increasing Sales and Profits as a Destination Business” is scheduled… Continue reading

State House hopeful Jack Dwyer would leave Montessano School Board

MONTESANO -- The race to succeed retiring 24th District state Rep. Lynn Kessler of Hoquiam has produced a political anomaly: A Republican has changed a… Continue reading

Commissioners who seek House seat differ over remaining in local office

SEQUIM -- Jim McEntire would resign, while Steve Tharinger wouldn't, at least not at first. That's how McEntire, a Port of Port Angeles commissioner, parted… Continue reading

GOP candidates criticize removal of Elwha dams

SEQUIM -- The federal government should take a second look at tearing down the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams, two Republican candidates for Democratic U.S.… Continue reading