Paul Gottlieb

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 city in the wake of a five-month… Continue reading

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 property for personal use when they cleaned… Continue reading

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 banned in certain areas if cutters don't… Continue reading

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 Clallam County's Jan. 22 and Jan. 29… Continue reading

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 President Barack Obama signed into law: What… Continue reading

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 President Barack Obama signed into law: What's… Continue reading

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 state Department of Ecology that would affect… Continue reading

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 effect on wells and water rights in… Continue reading

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. on the Port Angeles waterfront. PORT ANGELES… Continue reading

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. on the Port Angeles waterfront -- describes… Continue reading

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 the Port Angeles waterfront. The land, once… Continue reading

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 2002-2004 to bring a convention center and… Continue reading

‘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, including two sirens sold on eBay for… Continue reading

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 collect more than $200,000 in buyout money… Continue reading

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 as the selection of the best man… Continue reading

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 her contention that the city acted illegally… Continue reading

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 in executive sessions that led to the… Continue reading

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 Manager Kent Myers. The City Council hired… Continue reading

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, 2000. We reprint an updated version every… Continue reading

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 line of duty. When one who swears… Continue reading