Opinion
Why Recompete matters for North Olympic Peninsula
IF YOU’VE HEARD that the North Olympic Peninsula is receiving funding through the Recompete grant and aren’t quite…
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PAT NEAL: A requiem for a river
IN SEPTEMBER OF 1890, Pvt. Harry Fisher, a member of Lt. Joseph P. O’Neil’s U.S. Army expedition that…
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PAT NEAL: A winter weather prediction
THE SIGNS OF the impending season are unmistakable and should not be ignored.
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POINT OF VIEW: When a full cart isn’t an option
THE RISING COST of food is on everyone’s mind these days. On the Olympic Peninsula, it’s clear how…
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PAT NEAL: Getting the fall chores done
AUTUMN IS A beautiful time to enjoy the Olympic Peninsula. The changing colors of the leaves in the…
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PAT NEAL: A proud Peninsula pioneer tradition
IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the water when I awakened to a nightmare that was all too real.
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POINT OF VIEW: Recompete grant projects unfold across region
WHAT DOES IT take to strengthen the economy of a region and transform the livelihoods of those who…
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PAT NEAL: The joys of summer fishing
IT’S SUMMERTIME AND the fishing is easy. The fishing might not be any better than in the winter,…
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Your view: State betrays trust of Clallam County taxpayers
CLALLAM COUNTY TAXPAYERS are victims of Olympia politics once again.
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PAT NEAL: The problem with cougars
ONE OF THE most popular questions that we in the trenches of the tourist industry routinely answer is,…
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PAT NEAL: Fire Season
IT’S THAT TIME of year we star gazers wait for. When we journey to the mountain tops to…
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PAT NEAL: The simple pleasures of camping
IT’S THE SIMPLE pleasures of camping that I enjoy most.
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PAT NEAL: Finding blackberry heaven
I THOUGHT I had died and gone to blackberry heaven. It all started when I fell into a…
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PAT NEAL: A short history of fraud
WHEN VIEWED THROUGH the lens of history, today’s current events are no mystery. In last week’s column, we…
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PAT NEAL: Telling the truth to tourists
NOW THAT THE tourists are here, it’s easy to remember why there’s a season on them.
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PAT NEAL: Summertime search and rescue
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news, but what do you expect?
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PAT NEAL: A major miracle happening now
THERE’S A MAJOR miracle happening now, and you won’t read about it anywhere but here.
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POINT OF VIEW: Together, we are resilient
I’VE LIVED IN this community for almost three years now. I know, that’s a flash in the pan…
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PAT NEAL: Bale bucking blues
DRIVING AROUND THE old hometown can make you feel old. Gone are the days when the food in…
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PAT NEAL: The camas are blooming
THERE’S A LITTLE piece of history blooming now right along U.S. Highway 101, a few miles south of…