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PAT NEAL: Fishing without hooks
YOU DON’T HAVE to be crazy to fish in Washington state, but it certainly helps. I should know.
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Our Whidbey Neighbors: Gabelein family played vital role in island development
If you have lived or spent much time on Whidbey Island, you may have heard of the Gabelein…
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Waterfront District working on downtown changes
MY WIFE LIKES to joke that the only thing Port Angeles hates more than the status quo is…
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Clallam County Project Lifesaver Program enhances safety for at-risk residents
Clallam County continues to strengthen its commitment to public safety through participation in the Project Lifesaver Program, a…
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PAT NEAL: You don’t conquer a mountain
THERE WERE GIANTS in the land. We lost one last week when Jim Whittaker passed away at
age…
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Rockin’ a Hard Place: War and high gas prices have brought us closer to America
We Rock dwellers treasure our distance from America and all its problems — traffic, noise, high prices, crowds,…
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Death notice: Ramona Eunice Deighton
Ramona Eunice Deighton, age 92, of Oak Harbor passed away April 8, 2026, in Sedro-Woolley, WA.
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Point No Point to Deception Pass: Billionaire class is blind to realities of regular folks
Here on Whidbey Island we recently witnessed the passing of one of our better angels, Nancy Nordhoff. Her…
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Building collective hope on the Olympic Peninsula
DID YOU KNOW that one of the strongest predictors of well-being is hope — and that it can…
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PAT NEAL: Save our campgrounds
THESE ARE THE mornings we’ve waited for all winter. When the Olympic Mountains stand up so tall in…
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Senior center offers connection and community
I AM PLEASED to begin sharing a monthly column with you in the Peninsula Daily News. It’s a…
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PAT NEAL: Celebrating April Fool’s in style
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY must be my favorite holiday. It’s easy to remember the date. We look forward to…
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PAT NEAL: More research is needed
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, in cooperation with…
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Working together gets bigger results
THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA Narcotics Enforcement Team (OPNET) is a multi-jurisdictional taskforce comprised of four full-time investigators from the…
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PAT NEAL: Celebrating the skunk cabbage
THERE IS NOTHING more beautiful than a swamp full of skunk cabbage in the snow. The appearance of…
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PAT NEAL: Green crab confusion
THANK YOU FOR reading this. Sometimes, I think if you didn’t read this, no one would, but you…
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POINT OF VIEW: Training for high-wage work on waterfront
THE MARINE TRADES are one of humanity’s oldest activities, and walking through the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding,…
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PAT NEAL: National Invasive Species Awareness Week
HOW WAS YOUR National Invasive Species Awareness Week? Chances are, with our modern world of the future spinning…
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PAT NEAL: Birdwatching with a chainsaw
BIRDWATCHING IS my life. Most of my best birdwatching has been done with a chainsaw. Birdwatching with a…
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PAT NEAL: A wilderness crime spree
ADMITTING YOU HAVE a fishing problem is the first step in dealing with it. Sometimes, it’s only when…