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  • Aug 22, 2016
Largest of Olympic National Park fires now tops 700 acres

Largest of Olympic National Park fires now tops 700 acres

Officials expect moderated fire activity with lower termperatures following warm spell.

Largest of Olympic National Park fires now tops 700 acres
Baby’s headstone finds a home in Olalla 74 years after his death

Baby’s headstone finds a home in Olalla 74 years after his death

Infant Martin Edwin Brooks died in 1942, and his headstone had been with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office since 2012.

Baby’s headstone finds a home in Olalla 74 years after his death
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Plenty of potential on Crescent’s roster

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Plenty of potential on Crescent’s roster

Loggers returning seven of eight starters

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Plenty of potential on Crescent’s roster
Hawks’ Bennett lets off some steam

Hawks’ Bennett lets off some steam

Anger bubbles up again

Hawks’ Bennett lets off some steam
Team USA takes Rio Olympics medal race with ease

Team USA takes Rio Olympics medal race with ease

USA racks up 121 total medals

Team USA takes Rio Olympics medal race with ease

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  • Aug 21, 2016
Seahawks running back Michael changes for the better

Seahawks running back Michael changes for the better

Seeing the bigger picture

Seahawks running back Michael changes for the better

Port Angeles city attorney struggles with definition of profanity

Bill Bloor is preparing guiding principles for City Council members on a ban against use of profanity that they imposed on themselves.

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Here are the various business meetings this week across the North Olympic Peninsula.

LETTER: Clallam Public Utility District deceptive over I-732 analysis

The PUD commissioners’ report on the carbon tax proposal was skimpy on details and facts, large on speculation.

LETTER: Cruz was a risky candidate to begin with

Having not been born in this country, Ted Cruz would have made Hillary a shoo-in.

LETTER: Leadership summit a well-rounded, well-represented event

Locally, there was a 50 percent increase over last year.

LETTER: People have spoken with Trump as nominee

The party effort to silence him only reinforces the notion that the government is run from the top down.

LETTER: Sequim marina moorage rates not feasible

John Wayne Marina doesn’t have the services the Port Angeles port does.

LETTER: State Supreme Court justices exaggeratedly decry opposition

What they fail to mention is the big-money support from teachers unions.