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LETTER: Unite for the common good because we sink or swim together

In the wake of our presidential election, we all need to take a deep breath as we come to grips with what just happened. If… Continue reading

Melinda Smyser, one of Idaho’s four presidential electors, poses for a portrait in Boise, Idaho, last Thursday. Smyser, one of Idaho’s four Republican electors, said they have been flooded with emails, telephone calls and Facebook messages from strangers urging them to reconsider their vote. “It’s just not going to work.” (Otto Kitsinger/The Associated Press)

Trump opponents try to beat him at the Electoral College

Grassroots campaigns have sprung up around the country to try to persuade members… Continue reading

Melinda Smyser, one of Idaho’s four presidential electors, poses for a portrait in Boise, Idaho, last Thursday. Smyser, one of Idaho’s four Republican electors, said they have been flooded with emails, telephone calls and Facebook messages from strangers urging them to reconsider their vote. “It’s just not going to work.” (Otto Kitsinger/The Associated Press)

LETTER: Here’s hoping our world changes for the betterment of all

These past months, I have kept my opinion to myself. Each of us has our own beliefs, our own value system, our own moral compass.… Continue reading

Tacoma facility to help teens with mental health problems

The teen years are tough enough for any kid. School, hormones, parents and adulthood coming like… Continue reading

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Do you make an effort to shop at local businesses for holiday gifts?… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2016

Water rates and property tax increases seem likely in 2017 for Sequim city residents

Following the Sequim City Council’s first public hearing on its 2017 proposed $30 million budget, everything… Continue reading

Mayors of ‘sanctuary cities,’ including Seattle, say they’ll fight Trump’s plans

Mayors of ‘sanctuary cities,’ including Seattle, say they’ll fight Trump’s plans

Democratic mayors of major U.S. cities that have long had cool relationships with federal immigration officials say… Continue reading

Mayors of ‘sanctuary cities,’ including Seattle, say they’ll fight Trump’s plans
Case of florist who denied service for gay wedding is heard

Case of florist who denied service for gay wedding is heard

A florist who was sued for refusing to provide services for a same-sex wedding says she was… Continue reading

Case of florist who denied service for gay wedding is heard

State Senate panel takes comments on REAL ID

Airport officials have told a state Senate panel that thousands of passengers might be turned away from… Continue reading

LETTER: Recent writers reveal pratings of progressivism

In the PDN’s Nov. 13 Commentary Page, two letters stand out: “Band together” and “Impending storm,” both of which may be relegated to the file… Continue reading

LETTER: Step up with courage, compassion post-election

Post-election, our children and grandchildren contacted us. One, a Hispanic medical student, feels devastated, disillusioned and fearful for our country’s future. My daughters and granddaughters… Continue reading

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Do you support making U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan speaker of the house for another term?… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2016

FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay-Tacoma Baptist game to be played Thursday

Neah Bay’s State 1B Football Quarterfinal playoff game has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at Mount Tahoma High in Tacoma. Neah Bay, 9-1 and… Continue reading

Teen struggles to recover amid new polio-like cases

Teen struggles to recover amid new polio-like cases

Hayden Werdal can move his right hand and wiggle his left thumb. He can kick his… Continue reading

Teen struggles to recover amid new polio-like cases

LETTER: Take time to visit a school

The 95th annual observance of American Education Week is this week. Our AEW tagline, “Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility,” speaks to… Continue reading

LETTER: Where were the flags for Veterans Day in Port Angeles?

Friday morning 10 a.m. my husband and I took our coffee and drove downtown Port Angeles. We wanted to see all the flags for Veterans’s… Continue reading

Proposed Bellevue homeless shelter draws opposition

A proposal to build a permanent men’s homeless shelter with a day center and 40 to 60 units of transitional… Continue reading

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When do you start your Christmas shopping?… Continue reading

  • Nov 14, 2016
Washington state rejects carbon tax; backers undeterred

Washington state rejects carbon tax; backers undeterred

Washington’s carbon tax initiative was billed as a bipartisan approach to curbing carbon emissions. But voters in… Continue reading

Washington state rejects carbon tax; backers undeterred

LETTER: A new Day of Infamy

Nov. 8, 2016, will go down in history as a Day of Infamy. Did we truly choose to put a Godless, amoral hothead into the… Continue reading