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Port Townsend: Ex-resident awaits word whether she’ll return to 200 miles from Afghanistan

Kazakstan awaits former Port Townsend newspaper reporter Miranda Bryant’s return, but the Peace Corps hasn’t decided whether she’ll…

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Port Townsend: Mill still considering paper-bag production situation

PORT TOWNSEND — No decision has been made regarding the paper bag-making plant at Port Townsend Paper Corp.…

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Hollywood secrets from a Saint

PORT TOWNSEND — Actor Cary Grant was the best kisser, director Otto Preminger treated the stars well but…

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Peninsula: What will happen when Hood Canal Bridge is closed in 2006?

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 15,000 vehicles cross the Hood Canal Bridge every day. That number jumps to…

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Students, community rally around flagpole at Port Townsend High

PORT TOWNSEND — Businesses are rallying around a flagpole project planned by the senior class of Port Townsend…

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Port Townsend: Skipper of Coast Guard cutter steps down Friday

PORT TOWNSEND — The headlines don’t impress Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Bill Sheretz. It’s the footnotes…

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Alarm sounded on Fire Bell Tower funding

PORT TOWNSEND — The historic Fire Bell Tower atop the bluff overlooking Port Townsend once called volunteers to…

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Fort Worden birthday celebration planning under way

PORT TOWNSEND — Plans for Fort Worden State Park’s 100th birthday next year include celebrations in May, July,…

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Jefferson County budget OK — for now

The Jefferson County budget looks OK for the immediate future, but projections indicate the county could face a…

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Port Hadlock: Auto repair shop wins governor’s praise

PORT HADLOCK — Environmentally friendly and automobile repair are two phrases rarely said in the same breath. Yet…

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Jefferson election results: Chimacum, Ludlow EMS levies pass; Okerman and Knoepfle will battle in November

The Port Ludlow and Chimacum fire districts will never again have to ask voters to approve an Emergency…

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Jefferson: Election in three fire districts concludes today

Port Ludlow and Chimacum fire district officials hope for approval in today’s primary election of their request for…

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Jefferson: Courthouse clock tower in need of $3.5 million in repairs

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County officials say it will cost $3.5 million to reinforce structural defects in the…

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Port Townsend: Hundreds gather to remember victims

PORT TOWNSEND — The vapor trail of a jet airliner served as an impromptu flyby during memorial services…

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Marrowstone: Woman tapped for relief work, but can’t get to New York City

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — Rita Kepner of Marrowstone Island has seen suffering first hand — from the bombing of…

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Destruction vivid for those with Peninsula ties

Plumes of smoke rose from the debris that once was the twin towers of the World Trade Center.…

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Port Townsend: Fire chief details ambitious inspection plan of historical buildings

PORT TOWNSEND — The city’s historical downtown core has escaped conflagration for more than a century. Fire Chief…

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Port Townsend: New exhibits tell tale of Peninsula’s natural history

PORT TOWNSEND — An old building with new exhibits will reach back in time to tell the natural…

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Chimacum: Band director pleads innocent in theft

PORT TOWNSEND — Chimacum High School band teacher David Ralph Jones pleaded innocent Friday to first-degree theft for…

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Port Townsend: Mayor, residents oppose cutting down trees to make room for ferry holding lanes

PORT TOWNSEND — Residents don’t want their poplar trees along Sims Way cut down to make way for…