I’m hoping our county commissioners will reconsider and decide to hold off on timber sales TCB23 and Power Plant scheduled for approval on June 6.… Continue reading
The picture of the house being burnt at 141 Harry Brown Road was not a good choice for the front page of the newspaper. It… Continue reading
If you are unwilling to observe some regulations and use common courtesy, please stay away from the Carrie Blake Park complex. “One Way Do Not… Continue reading
On Thursday, May 11, I received a rather urgent and unnerving call from my daughter who whispered into her cellphone that she was in a… Continue reading
Are you with me? Watching an old TV show from 1954 on YouTube I heard the great actor Charles Bickford, in his introduction, say “We… Continue reading
In 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt visited the Olympic Peninsula to see for himself the beauty of mountains and rain forest. Like his illustrious cousin, Theodore,… Continue reading
The Port Angeles School Board’s recent decision to eliminate the sixth-grade band program is short-sighted and not in the best interests of students or the… Continue reading
So the Elwha Tribal members are to harvest 400 coho from the Elwha River. In 1974 Judge Boldt decided that the tribes would fish “in… Continue reading
I am disappointed and worried to learn that Port Angeles School Board intends to cut the sixth-grade band program. As a graduate of Port Angeles… Continue reading
We celebrate the unanimous vote by the Washington state Legislature approving $13 million for a 16-bed drug treatment hospital in Sequim. This overwhelming bipartisan vote… Continue reading
We should not be logging in the Elwha watershed. I’m a retired fisheries biologist formally employed by NOAA Fisheries. I worked on salmon issues in… Continue reading
Here we are again: enrollment declining, special education underfunded, school funding formulas changing, a global pandemic whose impacts we will continue to feel for years.… Continue reading
I would like to thank our Washington State Legislature for including $83 million in the budget to be used to conserve 2,000 acres of older… Continue reading
Sen. Kevin Van De Wege voted “No” on Substitute Senate Bill 1240, the “Assault Weapons” ban, because he understands that criminals pay no attention to… Continue reading
In the “Speaking Out” segment (PDN, April 29), people were asked to comment on the assault weapon ban in Washington. One reader stated that “It’s… Continue reading
Where do gun owners get off calling an assault weapon ban a gun ban? When did the Second Amendment well-regulated militia become every Tom, Dick… Continue reading
We need more loggers, not less. We gathered earlier this year on the banks of the Elwha River. An Indigeneous elder welcomed everyone to their… Continue reading
Is anyone else missing those halcyon days before the 2020 election? You know, when Election Day meant the end, relief. Closure, after months of unbearable… Continue reading
I’m sure that every candidate and public servant means well and I appreciate the message of Port Angeles City Council member Navarra Carr. In light… Continue reading
As a retired teacher and passionate supporter of public education, I carefully follow news of what’s happening in education on the Peninsula. I am dismayed… Continue reading
