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LETTERS: Children’s heroes

“It isn’t what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your…

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LETTERS: Allegiance misplaced

Let me preface my remarks by saying I’m a former Republican for over 30 years and retired military…

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Was Monday’s surprise snow event a welcome sight or a nuisance?

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LETTER:National debt

Our democracy requires a source of revenue, taxes, to survive and function.

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LETTERS:Vaccine poll

We have vaccines for diseases such as chickenpox, measles, mumps, polio, rubella, shingles, tetanus and smallpox.

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LETTER:Sound of Freedom

I joined the Marine Corps in 1963.

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LETTERS:Childish actions

I read with interest the letter titled ‘Unity’ in the Dec. 14 PDN.

Washington State running back Deon McIntosh (3) scores against Utah safety Vonte Davis (19) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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PAC-12 FOOTBALL: Cougs blow 28-7 lead against Utes

By John Coon

My electric blower — which is not only far quieter than a Whidby Island Growler, but also is vastly better for the environment than gas blowers. We, as gardeners, should be stewards of the land. (Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News)

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A GROWING CONCERN: Making gardening dirty work cleaner

FIRST, SINCE I won’t get to talk with you again until Dec. 27 — Merry Christmas everyone!

Seattle Seahawks running back Carlos Hyde (30) breaks away from Washington Football Team cornerback Ronald Darby (23) to begin his 50-yard touchdown run during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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SEAHAWKS: Defense comes up big to preserve win over Washington

By Stephen Whyno

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The Seattle Seahawks clinched a playoff spot with their win Sunday at Washington. How far will they go this year?

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Washington Football Team defensive end Chase Young (99) during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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SEAHAWKS: Washington looks to copy Seahawks’ formula of sustained success

By Howard Fendrich

Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) drives the baseline against Iowa defender Luka Garza (55) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 in SIoux Falls, S.D. (AP Photo/Josh Jurgens)

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No rust for the Zags as they roll over No. 3 Iowa

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Do you think members of the Space Force should be called ‘Guardians’?

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Health care workers staff a check in station for people receiving the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, south of Seattle. Vaccinations are scheduled to continue in the coming weeks for front-line medical workers and and others in high-priority positions at the base. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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State officials see encouraging signs in virus data

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LETTER: Thank postal carriers

I realize that this has been a very stressful time for all of us. There is one thing…

FILE - In this July 27, 2020, file photo, a nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway in Binghamton, N.Y. The U.S. is poised to give the green light as early as Friday, Dec. 18, to a second COVID-19 vaccine, a critical new weapon against the surging coronavirus. Doses of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health will give a much-needed boost to supplies as the biggest vaccination effort in the nation’s history continues. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

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US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal

By Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone | Associated Press

Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich walks the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Rolovich: No bowl game for Cougars

Season will end Saturday against Utah

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll claps as player warmup around him before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 40-3. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

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No playoff bubble for Seahawks, other teams

Seattle has 99 percent chance of making the postseason

FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Ron Francis talks to reporters in Seattle, after he was introduced as the first general manager for Seattle's yet-to-be-named NHL expansion team. Scouts for Seattle's expansion NHL franchise have become a common sight at arenas around the league. In one corner of the second floor at the Seattle Kraken’s future training center sits the office of the general manager, complete with a view of the primary practice rink below. It’s a space Ron Francis will become very familiar with sometime in the summer of 2021 when that portion of the facility is completed. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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The Kraken’s tendrils reach far and wide

GM Ron Francis working remotely during pandemic