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PAT NEAL: Peninsula backpacking basics
IT WAS ONE of those days I waited for all winter. There was not a cloud in the…
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Hope takes root: The Olympic Peninsula’s Hope Navigators begin their work
SOMETHING REMARKABLE IS happening on the Olympic Peninsula. Fifty community members — from school counselors and healthcare workers…
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Love for our community
I WAS BLESSED to be born and raised in Clallam County, a community rich in natural beauty, resources…
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How Operation Shielding Hope is changing our community
LIKE MANY COMMUNITIES, the opioid crisis has taken a heavy toll on Port Angeles.
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PAT NEAL: The First Salmon Ceremony
THESE ARE THE days we’ve waited for all winter. When it’s possible to sit outside without frostbite or…
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Summer camp — making memories that last a lifetime
AS SPRING GIVES way to longer days and families begin planning for the months ahead, many parents are…
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Champion your health: A community invitation this older Americans month
EACH MAY, COMMUNITIES across the country recognize Older Americans Month, led by the Administration for Community Living. Established…
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PAT NEAL: A historic cruise to Hawaii
HOW ABOUT A cruise to Hawaii? They say cruising isn’t just a vacation, it’s an experience of floating…
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PAT NEAL: May Day for the Shingle Weavers
MAY DAY IS a holiday of ancient origins that has found new meaning in our modern world of…
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Don’t take the bait: Protecting yourself from today’s most common scams
EVERY MONTH, OUR office takes calls from residents who have come dangerously close to losing money, or have…
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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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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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