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LETTER:Vote for McEntire

A leter published Oct. 24 was a smear campaign against Jim McEntire, a candidate for Olympic Medical Center commissioner. Jim McEntire is a veteran who… Continue reading

Which outdoor holiday decorations do you like better? Halloween or Christmas?

Which outdoor holiday decorations do you like better? Halloween or Christmas?… Continue reading

  • Oct 30, 2021
FILE - This October 2021, photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Puurs, Belgium. The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday, Oct. 26, endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for 5- to 11-year-olds. (Pfizer via AP, File)

FDA approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children

The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to… Continue reading

FILE - This October 2021, photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Puurs, Belgium. The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday, Oct. 26, endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for 5- to 11-year-olds. (Pfizer via AP, File)
Gov. Jay Inslee, front, talks to reporters in Olympia earlier this month as Secretary of Health Umair Shah looks on. Inslee announced Thursday that 94 percent of state workers complied with a state mandate to either get the COVID-19 vaccine or be approved for an exemption. (Rachel La Corte/The Associated Press)

Inslee: 94 percent of state employees comply with vaccine mandate

Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday applauded numbers showing that some 94 percent of state employees are… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee, front, talks to reporters in Olympia earlier this month as Secretary of Health Umair Shah looks on. Inslee announced Thursday that 94 percent of state workers complied with a state mandate to either get the COVID-19 vaccine or be approved for an exemption. (Rachel La Corte/The Associated Press)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Still hope for the people struggling with addiction

HAVE YOU EVER had a brush with death? When I was attending college, I was anxious about a 7 a.m. accounting test I had that… Continue reading

LETTER:COVID stats

It is appalling that our Democratic governor issues rules that deprive individual employees and business owners of their livelihood without consulting the Legislature, and that… Continue reading

LETTER:Supports Stoffer

There is an attempt to censure Jim Stoffer and oust him from the Sequim School Board. Alas, I know only what I have read. I… Continue reading

LETTER:Vote for Schmeck

The purpose of my letter is to help clarify the misunderstanding that has been circulating regarding the Sequim School Board election for Position 4 between… Continue reading

The Rev. Donna Little will present “Blessing All Animals” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. 

Little is the minister emeritus at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Unity speaker slated Sunday

The Rev. Donna Little will present “Blessing All Animals” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Little is the minister emeritus at Unity in the… Continue reading

The Rev. Donna Little will present “Blessing All Animals” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. 

Little is the minister emeritus at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Do you like Facebook’s rebranding as Meta?

Do you like Facebook's rebranding as Meta?… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2021

LETTER:Backs Rogers, McEntire

I think it’s time to remind the voting public that on any high-functioning board of directors or commissioners, each of the members brings a varied… Continue reading

LETTER:Diligent, compassionate

I have worked with Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin for the last three and a half years. He has generously volunteered countless hours and expertise to help legal… Continue reading

LETTER:Extreme views

I have read two letters printed here about the Sequim School District Position 4 election. Both insisted that Virginia Sheppard is the only valid choice… Continue reading

LETTER:Interesting elections

Another election, and what a group of interesting characters running for elective offices. We have anti-vaxers and anti-maskers. We have QAnon supporters. We have those… Continue reading

LETTER:No conflict of interest

I am writing in response to several letters to the editor Sunday regarding Heather Jeffers’ candidacy for Olympic Medical Center hospital commissioner being a conflict… Continue reading

Should Democrats consider a ‘billionaire tax’ to help fund a $1.75 trillion social services and climate change package?

Should Democrats consider a 'billionaire tax' to help fund a $1.75 trillion social services and climate change package?… Continue reading

  • Oct 27, 2021

Federal judge rejects bid to stop vaccine mandate

A federal judge in Eastern Washington on Monday denied a bid by firefighters, state troopers and others to halt Washington’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate… Continue reading

FILE - Kim Wyman, Washington state's Secretary of State, poses for a photo on Sept. 15, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. The Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud in 2020 is the frontrunner for a job heading the Biden administration's effort to protect future elections. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

GOP election chief who rejects fraud claims up for fed job

A Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading

FILE - Kim Wyman, Washington state's Secretary of State, poses for a photo on Sept. 15, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. The Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud in 2020 is the frontrunner for a job heading the Biden administration's effort to protect future elections. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

LETTER:Vaccine questions

For years I have voted Independent. The best policy positions, to me, get my vote. Yes, I am vaccinated. All that said, I have questions… Continue reading

Newspaper carrier sues county over sheriff’s actions

A newspaper carrier confronted by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer in January while delivering papers has filed a federal lawsuit… Continue reading