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POINT OF VIEW: Hoh River Trust remains a viable force

By Roger Oakes

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PAT NEAL: Dreamer, bureaucrat and scammer: That’s me

WHILE IT IS true that in describing the dissolution of the Hoh River Trust in my May 31…

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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: A breath of respite with Raymond Carver

THIS PAST MONTH has been rough on the heart. Reading my newspaper and, OK, my Facebook feed, I…

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LETTER: Supports right to choose, but saddened by loss of life

Abortion, like politics and religion, is a topic we strive to omit from dinner table banter at family…

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PAT NEAL: A lack of faith in Hoh River Trust

IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news for those of us who love the Hoh River.

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LETTER: Forest Service signs should say, enjoy this road, but proceed at your own risk

If you wish for an exciting, jaw-jarring event, find the nearest U.S. Forest Service road.

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LETTER: Port Angeles man’s brother was also at Iwo Jima

I read the touching article about Marion “Skip” Yandell on Iwo Jima [“Iwo Jima Survivor Tells Of War’s…

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Singular man’s one-of-a-kind collection

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WEST END NEIGHBOR: Singular man’s one-of-a-kind collection

“YOU’LL NEVER SEE anything like this again, certainly not on the Olympic Peninsula,” said Rene Davis while looking…

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LETTER: Get involved in the 2018 elections, before nation’s destruction becomes overwhelming

Donald Trump is president until 2020.

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PAT NEAL: In the sky: a bird, a plane, the sun!

THERE WAS A mysterious bright object seen out on the West End the other day.

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PAT NEAL: Outfoxed by crafty birds

ALL I WANTED was a quiet place at the end of the road where I could write my…

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Cornerstone store turns a page

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WEST END NEIGHBOR: Cornerstone store turns a page

RIGGS IS THE only regular shoplifter.

A fishing boat was stranded at the mouth of the Elwha River last weekend during fishing season for halibut and cod.

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PAT NEAL: Dangerous halibut date defies logic

IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the water.

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PAT NEAL: Green crab Dungeness’ newest tormenter

IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news for our environment.

WEST END NEIGHBOR: A story to tell under the ashes

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WEST END NEIGHBOR: A story to tell under the ashes

THERE ARE TIMES when setting something ablaze seems like a good solution.

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PAT NEAL: Real science too scary to deal with

HALLOWEEN USED TO be the scariest holiday of the year with ghosts, goblins and the zombie apocalypse threatening…

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POINT OF VIEW: The time to act on addiction is now

By Richard Schwartz

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PAT NEAL: There’s ‘gold’ in them thar ditches

THEY SAY AMERICA is a country divided and exploited by plundering gangs of panty-grabbing politicians eternally enthroned by…

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Rainforest Arts Center celebration in Forks

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WEST END NEIGHBOR: Rainforest Arts Center celebration in Forks

WHAT DOES AN annual celebration of the arts have to do with a beach cleanup?

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PAT NEAL: In loving memory: Goin’s gone fishing

SEEN ANY GOOD movies lately? I did. It’s a love story where boy meets girl and then boy…