Paul Gottlieb

Relief funds aid veterans in Clallam, Jeffco counties

There are 14,933 military veterans who live on the North Olympic Peninsula -- about one in six residents in Jefferson and Clallam counties. Some can't… Continue reading

Rowan “conditional release” hearing begins Monday

Bruce Rowan is a man of "openness, intelligence and personal resolve," according to his doctors at Western State Hospital. They say the former Olympic Memorial… Continue reading

Rowan could leave locked ward Aug. 12

The Western State Hospital Risk Review Board's report on Bruce Rowan paints a positive picture of him, as does a treatment plan that Rowan must… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Prosecutor looking for “minority report” on Rowan

Like an echo of Tom Cruise's latest movie, is there a minority report on Bruce Rowan? Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Shea believes there are… Continue reading

Process to determine whether ex-doctor is released from locked mental ward starts today

Bruce Rowan is on track to appear Monday in Clallam County Superior Court for a hearing that may lead to the former Port Angeles doctor's… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Rowan release hearing set for July 9

PORT ANGELES -- A judge will hold a July 9 hearing on whether Dr. Bruce Rowan is ready for "conditional release" from Western State Hospital's… Continue reading

Clallam: Prosecutor will seek another opinion on Rowan

A psychiatrist not affiliated with Western State Hospital should review the hospital's recommendation to give Bruce Rowan a "conditional release," Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Chris… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Mental hospital recommends “conditional release” for Bruce Rowan

A former Port Angeles doctor who used a baseball bat and ax to bludgeon his wife to death in 1998 is now eligible for "conditional… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Public airing Wednesday on racism accusation

PORT ANGELES -- The first public meeting of the new Community Multicultural Task Force will be held Wednesday. The meeting begins at 4 p.m. and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port commission meeting Monday reviews executive director’s contract

The three Port of Port Angeles commissioners on Monday will discuss -- and possibly revise -- Port Executive Director Clyde Boddy's controversial contract that allows… Continue reading

Port Angeles: The face is familiar — Clyde Boddy says he’s ready to run the Port of Port Angeles year to year

Until a month ago, Clyde Boddy's plans for 2002 included painting his house, hunting and fishing. That's all changed now. In a controversial move Monday… Continue reading

Clallam: Ad for Port of Port Angeles candidate comes under fire

A Bill Hannan campaign advertisement in Friday's Peninsula Daily News alleges the Port of Port Angeles has given more than $700,000 in "taxpayer subsidies" to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Daishowa America paper mill will shut down for one week

PORT ANGELES -- Daishowa America will temporarily shut down for a week beginning Nov. 5 because of too much unsold inventory -- and will permanently… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Paper mill studies such options as temporary shutdown

PORT ANGELES -- A depressed market for telephone book paper is forcing Daishowa America to consider cost-saving measures that include the possibility of a temporary… Continue reading

Makah eat gray whale that washed ashore

A young gray whale that died on an Olympic National Park beach was cut up by the Makah last week, with the meat and blubber… Continue reading