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Politics

District 24 candidates spar over issues facing state

Incumbent Chapman faces Forde, Rainwater

Arts & Entertainment

Three days of Steampunk events begin Friday in Port Townsend

Victorian outfits meet sci-fi in live music, fashion show, bazaar

News

Race to Alaska competitors back in race on Wednesday

Start of next stage at noon today

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Control Short-term rentals

Port Angeles is a special place.

Poll

Do you think oil refiners are holding back production of gasoline and diesel in order to increase profits?

Daily poll

Letters to the Editor

LETTER:Censorship answer

Gun control, gun control, gun control is the mantra these days.

Four competitors in the first stage of the Race to Alaska were rescued Monday by the U.S. Coast Guard and a support vessel when their boats became disabled in 10-foot-high waves and gale force winds on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The 750-mile adventure race that begins in Port Townsend and ends in Ketchikan, Alaska, does not allow engines and prohibits drops of food and supplies to competitors. The mast on Team Narwhal’s 32-foot trimaran snapped and the vessel was towed to shore. (Liv von Oelreich)

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Stormy seas challenge contenders in Strait

Four rescued, others take refuge; Seattle team wins first stage

News

YMCA to build facility for childcare

Clallam County asked to provide ARPA funds

Poll

Do you think proposed gun legislation shows Congress can make progress on significant issues in a bipartisan manner?

Daily poll

With the snow-clad Olympic Mountains in the background and the patriotic strains of the Ukrainian national anthem playing over loudspeakers, these six sailboats of various shapes and sizes aim for the start line to embark on the Race 2 Alaska at 5 a.m. Monday morning in Port Townsend. With only the sound of wind in the sails (no motors are allowed), oars and paddles digging into the water and waves splashing against hulls, the 38 full race teams and the 12 proving ground teams face a formidable 750 miles of sometimes calm, sometimes stormy but always-dangerous ocean water before reaching the final destination of Ketchikan, Alaska. The winning team gets $10,000 nailed to a post while the second-place team races for a set of steak knives. The first stop is Victoria, B.C., where the teams will prove their mettle and get ready for the 710-mile stretch to Ketchikan, which gets underway on Thursday at noon in Victoria Harbour. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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And they’re off …

By Steve Mullensky

News

Closures near Mora Campground slated for Quillayute River project

Noise, construction expected in daylight hours June 20-24

Joan Shields Bennett, wife of former Navy Seabee Marvin Shields, reads her remarks to assembled guests during a re-dedication of a plaque honoring her late husband, who died in Vietnam in 1965. Shields, portrayed in the drawing on the stand, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions above and beyond the call of duty. The original plaque, made of bronze, was stolen in 2019 and was never recovered. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Plaque dedication

By Steve Mullensky

Poll

Should providers other than doctors, such as advanced practice registered nurses, be allowed to perform an abortion in states where the procedure is permitted?

Daily poll

Sports

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Big Hurt registration now open

PORT ANGELES — Registration is now open for the Big Hurt multi-sport race which takes place in and…

Port Angeles High School graduate Sage Hunter blows bubbles prior to Friday’s commencement ceremony at Port Angeles Civic Field. A total of 236 seniors made up the school’s Class of 2022. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Congratulations, graduates

Port Angeles High School graduate Sage Hunter blows bubbles prior to Friday’s commencement ceremony at Port Angeles Civic…

Demonstrators in Sequim demand an end to gun violence and call for lawmakers to take action on stricter firearm laws as part of the nationwide March for Our Lives protests Saturday. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Demonstrators demand stricter gun laws

March for Our Lives protest among hundreds nationwide

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Instant response

Permitting our children in public schools to be slaughtered by some crazed person seems to be what our…

Poll

Do you think the House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection has enough evidence for an indictment of former President Donald Trump?

Daily poll

News

Several sailors in Race to Alaska rescued, out of race

PORT TOWNSEND — Four participants in the annual Race to Alaska were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard…

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Do you think the West will suffer from “war fatigue” and choose to back off its support of Ukraine?

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