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PAT NEAL: Olympic Peninsula driving guide

The signs of summer are all around.

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LETTER: Poverty, overpopulation

What does poverty have to do with overpopulation?

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PAT NEAL: Requiem for a river

Spring is a time of hope on the river.

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PAT NEAL: The Orca Task Force

Last week we examined the tragic results of capturing the orca for captivity in theme parks and aquariums,…

Meiqi Liang 
photo courtesy of Meiqi Liang

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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: A year of transformation — in place

The post stopped me in the middle of my scrolling.

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PAT NEAL: A history of whaling continued

Last week, we reviewed the industrial slaughter that pushed our large whales to the brink of extinction.

Paul Hansen

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POINT OF VIEW: To save family farms like mine, pass capital gains as emergency measure

THE PANDEMIC HIT Washington hard. The economic collapse that arrived with it has also taken a huge toll…

ron allen

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Legislature: Support Trust Land Transfer for state forests

People on the Olympic Peninsula benefit from our state forest lands in many ways, whether it is a…

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PAT NEAL: A short history of whaling

It’s always fun to look back at this day in history to measure the changes brought to the…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Supports school levies

Following earlier submissions that addressed the recent impact of a school levy on Port Angeles property tax bills,…

Douglas Woodruff Jr.

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Come together to save steelhead

OUR STEELHEAD ARE in serious trouble.

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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Getting a real shot at hope

Phil confided in me as we drove toward the hospital.

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PAT NEAL: A fouled future for nature

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Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Voting for levies has consequences

I was amused, and a bit surprised, to read of local citizenry’s consternation with their 2021 county property…

Tyler Crow

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POINT OF VIEW: Capital gains tax a distraction

When the state Legislature convened for a new session in January, lawmakers faced two major challenges: Helping the…

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PAT NEAL: A poisonous past

What started as a simple quest to dig a bucket of clams was not as simple as it…

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS: Choose another mayor

It is my understanding that the council elects a mayor from among its membership.

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PAT NEAL: A history of pandemics

IN LAST WEEK’S episode, we were discovering Discovery Bay, a favorite scenic waterway known for its beauty ever…

January's full moon lights the Salish Sea at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Getting away, six minutes away

MALDIVES OVERWATER BUNGALOWS. Barcelona five nights, $347! Such are the absurdities in my email’s “Promotions” folder from various…

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PAT NEAL: Discovering Discovery Bay

IT WAS GOING to be one of those days. With the razor clam season shut down, the blackmouth…