Jefferson County Health Officer Tom Locke called our local COVID-19 turmoil, “a bifurcation where the unvaccinated will likely become infected in the next six months.”… Continue reading
As a former appointee to the Governor’s Commission on Homelessness, I was interested in the July 12 PDN article regarding the candidate forum on homelessness.… Continue reading
There are more than 200 Airbnbs listed between Sequim and Port Angeles. Many of them are taking viable homes off the rental market, contributing to… Continue reading
Libby Wennstrom, candidate for Port Townsend City Council, has my vote. She possesses qualifications that would make her an excellent councilor in a much larger… Continue reading
Twanoh State Park nestles partly between a steep hillside, state Highway 106, and the Hood Canal. Begun in 1923, it was further developed by a… Continue reading
The Native Americans were the first to log the Olympic Peninsula. They cut the Western Red Cedar. Every part of the cedar tree, from its… Continue reading
Some of the candidates for city council in Port Angeles do not seem to understand the homeless situation. Many homeless people do not want help… Continue reading
Four hundred years ago in London, royalty and the rich rode their coaches through the city streets and tossed pennies out the window to the… Continue reading
Fourteen-year-old Akeyla Behrenfeld of Port Townsend wanted an adventure. It would be especially fun, she figured, to do it solo, relying on her own resources.… Continue reading
In previous episodes, we traced the history of land ownership of the Olympic Peninsula in general and the Hoh River in particular. It began with… Continue reading
As a motorcycle rider with over 40 years of experience, the road condition on U.S. Highway 101 around Morse Creek is way more of a… Continue reading
It is well known that Republicans, more so than Democrats, forgo wearing masks and avoid COVID-19 vaccinations. I, consequently, feel that the lifting of COVID-19… Continue reading
Agonizing thoughts should not enter one’s mind. They disrupt us and surely should be avoided. Even so, some of them cannot be ignored. This is… Continue reading
In last week’s episode, we were attempting to answer the question, “Who owns the Hoh River?” Ownership began with the Native Americans shortly after the… Continue reading
On June 13, there was a rave for our public health officers raving about their “keeping us informed and educated about this new virus.” While… Continue reading
THE DANGEROUS GAMMA variant of COVID-19 was brought into Clallam County apparently by an anti-vaxxer Johnny Appleseed who traveled out of the county without getting… Continue reading
Tourists ask many questions about this land of ours. Is the weather always like this? How deep is the river? As a professional know-it-all, if… Continue reading
In the national interest, we are sometimes asked to serve, in ways we may not like or understand. Young men were drafted to serve in… Continue reading
For the last 60 years, I’ve been, like my father and most of my friends, a fairly conservative Republican. I believed in the basic tenants… Continue reading
I’M WRITING THIS not to get you to take sides. Instead, I invite us all to take a pause. Two weeks ago, my PDN column… Continue reading
