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HELP LINE: Five questions to ask during doctor visits

LAST WEEK, WHILE whining about the whole Medicare “observation vs. admission” debacle, I concluded the column with, “So, what’s the real answer? Right: Stay healthy… Continue reading

Container gardening topic of Port Townsend lecture Saturday

Kathy Hawkins and Arlene West will speak about container gardening in the fourth presentation of the Yard &Garden Lecture series Saturday. The… Continue reading

First Friday Lecture explores history of Protection Island

How does Protection Island differ today from when Europeans first explored it? Wildlife biologist Sollmann Lorenz will talk about that at the… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Everything comes down to love, grace, God

WE TALK ABOUT unity in our country or community, but this is just a word that makes a lot of people feel better in saying,… Continue reading

Jack Hughes

Retired park ranger to tell Sunday of daring rescue mission

Retired Olympic National Park Ranger Jack Hughes will talk about one of his most difficult rescue experiences at the Clallam County Historical… Continue reading

Jack Hughes
Two Peninsula youths vying for Clallam County Fair queen title

Two Peninsula youths vying for Clallam County Fair queen title

Two North Olympic Peninsula youths look to represent Clallam County and take part in the county’s fair festivities in 2017. High school sophomores Marykate Napiontek… Continue reading

Two Peninsula youths vying for Clallam County Fair queen title

BIRD WATCH: ‘Wisdom’ lives on in albatross colony

A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING from Huntsville, Ala., contained some unexpected surprises. A reader moved to that area last year and has been on the lookout for… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Tax-Aide volunteers available again this year

AFTER ALL THESE years, there’s a reason that we insist on continuing to call this little weekly effort “Help Line,” and that reason is that… Continue reading

Living Legends dance show in Port Angeles to celebrate cultures

Living Legends dance show in Port Angeles to celebrate cultures

Dances, songs and authentic Latin American, Native American and Polynesian costumes will be combined into a celebration of heritage at Port Angeles… Continue reading

Living Legends dance show in Port Angeles to celebrate cultures

ISSUES OF FAITH: Take time for hello and goodbye with Godspeed

OUR DAILY SALUTATIONS and valedictions to each other are often rote. “Hey, how ya doin’?” “Morning.” “See ya later” might even be reduced to “Later.”… Continue reading

Travel tales, concerts, films, gardening tips on tap on Peninsula

Travel tales, concerts, films, gardening tips on tap on Peninsula

Tales of travels, concerts, films and gardening tips are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available in the interactive calendar… Continue reading

Travel tales, concerts, films, gardening tips on tap on Peninsula
Sequim school directors earn honors

Sequim school directors earn honors

Sequim schools superintendent Gary Neal presents certificates from the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) to Sequim School Board directors Robin Henrikson and Jim Stoffer… Continue reading

Sequim school directors earn honors
Tess Gallagher

Gallagher, Matsuda to read from collaborative book in Studium Generale presentation

A collaboration of friends will be highlighted Thursday when Tess Gallagher of Port Angeles and her friend and writing partner Lawrence “Larry”… Continue reading

Tess Gallagher

BIRD WATCH: Taking a better look at cormorants

SOMETIMES IT FEELS like cormorants are birds that get overlooked. They aren’t small. They’re actually one of the largest birds on the water. Perhaps it… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Time to dust off the houseplants

WHAT A DIFFERENCE a week can make. The snow is gone, melted by the rain, so the plants are watered and the grass is green.… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Remember to be careful online

not because I think there’s something wrong with it, but simply because I don’t have… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Enjoy dinner for breakfast

IS THERE ANYONE out there who hasn’t heard about the importance of breakfast? Everyone from your grandmother to your neuroscientist is telling you that eating… Continue reading

Readers Theatre Plus calls it a show, disbands after 10-plus years

Readers Theatre Plus calls it a show, disbands after 10-plus years

After 10 years of shows, Readers Theatre Plus is disbanding. Since its inception, volunteers ranging from… Continue reading

Readers Theatre Plus calls it a show, disbands after 10-plus years
HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

EVER FELT AS if you’re dying of thirst? It literally could happen. Water. All creatures great and small need it to survive. In general, both… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

‘Two Spirits’ screenings in Forks, Port Angeles explore gender, identity

A film depicting the life and death of a transgender Native American is planned Thursday in Port Angeles and Feb. 1 in Forks. “Two Spirits”… Continue reading