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Port of Port Townsend planning $56M in projects over five years

Agency preparing to upgrade electric grid at boat yard

Frank Arey of Port Hadlock rubs his uncle Stephen R Lopeman’s name that is etched in the three-quarter scale Vietnam Veterans Memorial on display at Jefferson County International Airport until 2 p.m. Sunday. Lopeman, a 1968 Port Townsend High School graduate, died in Vietnam in 1969. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Frank Arey of Port Hadlock rubs his uncle Stephen R Lopeman’s name that is etched in the three-quarter…

Jon Hamilton, right, is sworn in as a Port Angeles City Council member Tuesday evening in council chambers at Port Angeles City Hall. His first meeting as a council member will be Sept. 16. (City of Port Angeles)

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Sworn in

Jon Hamilton, right, is sworn in as a Port Angeles City Council member Tuesday evening in council chambers…

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In the murder of a public figure, does it matter which political party the perpetrator identifies with?

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A crowd of about 120 people bless a totem pole and 10 cedar masks carved by the Lummi Nation’s House of Tears outside of the Capitol building in Olympia on Monday as part of the Indigenous-led campaign “Xaalh and the Way of the Masks.” The totem and masks will travel 1,700 miles between rally sites in Washington and Oregon before it’s given to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe west of Port Angeles on Sept. 20. (Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard)

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Backlash mounts over proposed repeal of protections for 2M acres

Tribes, environmental advocates organizing to oppose rollback

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US inflation accelerated in August. Will that impact the Federal Reserve’s decision next week on cutting interest rates?

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Port of Port Angeles, Olympic Hiking Co. agree on 10-year building lease

Marine Drive location to serve as headquarters for ‘cornerstone’ business

Mary Engel Springer Donovan stands next to the Welcome to Forks sign she designed in 1986. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Meet the woman behind Forks’ famous sign

Design was part of chamber contest in 1980s

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Do you agree with the Bureau of Land Management proposal to use public land for oil and gas drilling, coal mining, timber production and livestock?

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Should wildfire firefighters be allowed to wear masks to protect from smoke inhalation?

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Should the Trump administration be allowed to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid that had been appropriated by Congress?

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If you could go back in time, would you choose the same career?

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Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Ecology comments

Thanks to all sending comments to the state Department of Ecology before the Aug. 12 deadline for saying…

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LETTER: Carnival show

In the mid 1960s, I spent my last year of high school working the evening shift at a…

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LETTER: Water shortage

Clallam County, like many communities, is facing water shortages.

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

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LETTER: Marina status

In June 2023, a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the Port of Port Angeles, the city of Sequim…

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LETTER: Jet fuel costs

Well from the point of view of We The Taxpayers, how much did the JP-4, i.e. jet fuel,…

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LETTER: Single-payer system

Since turning 65, I’ve used the medical system more than any time when younger.

From out of the fog in Port Townsend Bay on Thursday morning, the 97-year-old yacht Blue Peter passes by spectators who lined the pier at the entrance to Point Hudson Marina. Harbormasters, lower right, are ready to guide the 96-foot vessel to its place at the dock in preparation of the opening of the 47th Wooden Boat Festival, which opens today. The festival will run until Sunday afternoon. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Boats arrive

From out of the fog in Port Townsend Bay on Thursday morning, the 97-year-old yacht Blue Peter passes…