Wire Service

LETTER: Let’s finally put an end to muffler-lacking vehicles

Recently, while I was waiting at a bus stop downtown, a car drove by making such excessive noise that it could not have had a… Continue reading

LETTER: Vapid answers in ‘Speaking Out’ feature erode my faith in humanity

If there is one single feature in the Peninsula Daily News that erodes my faith in humanity, it would be the Sunday “Speaking Out” feature… Continue reading

State unemployment figures hold steady

Washington state’s unemployment rate held steady last month at 4.5 percent and the state gained 2,500 jobs. According to the latest numbers released… Continue reading

LEFTIES: South muscles past North in WCL All-Star Game

LEFTIES: South muscles past North in WCL All-Star Game

Lefties pitcher Nick Bonniksen got the start on the mound for the North Division side in the West… Continue reading

LEFTIES: South muscles past North in WCL All-Star Game

LETTER: Here’s hoping we’ll see more of a balance in political cartoons in the future

The Peninsula Daily News’ July 14 Commentary pages had eight cartoons. Three were by a cartoonist named Fitzimmons, who took on global warming deniers, hammered… Continue reading

LETTER: Why are we supporting and encouraging homelessness in our city?

Reading through the Peninsula Daily News’ Voter’s Guide for the upcoming Port Angeles City Council positions, I address this point for the outgoing and incoming… Continue reading

LETTER: With great stock of local candidates, I look forward to great times ahead

A friend recently asked what three qualities I’d want in a political leader, and these are what I came up with: • Thinks things through… Continue reading

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Do you plan to attend any part of the Sequim Lavender Weekend?… Continue reading

  • Jul 18, 2017

Port Angeles School District board discusses waning enrollment at skills center

Waning student enrollment has always fated the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center for probation or closure, Port Angeles School Board member Sandy… Continue reading

Founding member of Lonely H band remembered

Founding member of Lonely H band remembered

Nashville drummer and Port Angeles native Ben Eyestone, one of the founding members of the Lonely H band, has died at the… Continue reading

Founding member of Lonely H band remembered
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray

Investigator found in 1984 that Seattle mayor abused foster son

Three decades before Ed Murray was elected Seattle’s mayor, an Oregon child-welfare investigator found that he had sexually abused his… Continue reading

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray

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Would you say you spoil your pets?… Continue reading

  • Jul 16, 2017

Composite Recycling Technology Center gets new contract; expects to expand workforce

The Composite Recycling Technology Center will pioneer new ways of recycling carbon fiber composite and expects to more than double its number… Continue reading

Free music workshops planned this week near Sequim

Free music workshops, including training for vocals, piano, strings, woodwinds and drums, will be offered at Dungeness Community Church from Monday to Thursday.… Continue reading

LETTER: Supports Steve Chinn for fire commissioner

including Clallam County Fire District 3 — I take pen… Continue reading

LETTER: Wants Trump removed from office for peaceful sleep

Oh my God. Whoever would have guessed that electing a man for president who was a reality television star with no governmental experience, who lies… Continue reading

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Have you shopped at a farmers market this year?… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2017
Shakespearean fashion on display: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center opens exhibit with a party

Shakespearean fashion on display: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center opens exhibit with a party

Titania’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” cloak, lush and leafy, awaits. So do the costumes of Lady Capulet — Romeo’s mother-in-law — plus portly… Continue reading

Shakespearean fashion on display: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center opens exhibit with a party
Quileute Tribal Drummers ready for the parade during last year’s Quileute Days. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Quileute Days celebrate heritage

Quileute Days 2017 will celebrate Quileute tribal and cultural heritage with traditional activities scheduled throughout this weekend, including canoe races, stick games,… Continue reading

Quileute Tribal Drummers ready for the parade during last year’s Quileute Days. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Biology test no longer required for high school diploma

High school students will no longer need to pass a biology test to graduate under a measure signed into law… Continue reading