Cutter Active offloads seized cocaine

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Cutter Active offloads seized cocaine

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active, which is homeported in Port…

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Tickets on sale now for Monday Musicale scholarship benefit

PORT ANGELES — Fifty years of music-making precede this grand fusion of piano, bassoon, oboe, piano and vocals.

Todd Davidson, chief executive officer for Travel Oregon, delivers the keynote speech during Thursday’s 2017 Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit at the Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Tourism summit speaker: Effects of hospitality industry range beyond visits

PORT ANGELES — The impacts of a healthy hospitality industry are more far-reaching than the immediate sights, sounds…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Politicians with vision will support Medicare for All proposal

Medicare for All, which The Associated Press recently reported would have the government pay for all medical services,…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Stand for the flag and national anthem

When our national anthem is played, one should stand proudly, face our flag, hand or hat over your…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Olympic Hot Springs Road repair starts Monday … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Hot Springs Road in the Elwha Valley will be inaccessible to public travel above…

Life

ISSUES OF FAITH: Joseph Campbell and the origin of ‘trick-or-treat’

IN 1980-82, I had the privilege of organizing lectures for Joseph Campbell, a scholar of the world’s myths…

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BUSINESS BRIEFS: Olympic Medical Center nurses recognized; Salmon coalition board elected

PORT ANGELES — Ten Olympic Medical Center nurses were recognized at a recent board meeting.

Mujeres de Maíz dinner to raise money for Chiapas women

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Mujeres de Maíz dinner to raise money for Chiapas women

SEQUIM — Eye contact, college degrees and family planning: As indigenous Maya women in San Cristobal de Las…

Spooks, haunts, activities planned for Halloween

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Spooks, haunts, activities planned for Halloween

An array of haunted houses, pumpkin carving contests and other activities are on tap for this year’s Halloween…

Life

Coho survey and fundraiser coming up on Peninsula

Training for surveying coho and an “ending homelessness” fundraiser run are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic…

Port Angeles Library hosts Art Blast! tonight

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Port Angeles Library hosts Art Blast! tonight

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library will celebrate a new Art in the Library exhibit tonight during…

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Civic — and civil — discussion set Saturday

SEQUIM — A second “Civic — and Civil — Discussion of the Past, Present and Future of America”…

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Author to read from book about life in Himalayas

SEQUIM — Peninsula College instructor Sarah Shepard will read from her memoir of life in the Himalayas as…

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Rock Walk to explore geology of Dungeness Spit

SEQUIM — The geologic history and coastal evolution of Dungeness Spit will be featured during Rock Walk at…

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Auditions set for three upcoming Olympic Theatre Arts productions

SEQUIM — Olympic Theatre Arts has announced auditions for three upcoming productions playing early in 2018.

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Identity theft workshops planned in Port Angeles, Sequim

Identity theft protection workshops will be held in Port Angeles and Sequim.

Fire destroys Dungeness home, sends two to hospital

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Fire destroys Dungeness home, sends two to hospital

SEQUIM — Two people were rescued from a burning home on Thornton Drive overlooking the Dungeness Spit.

Business

Tourism summit begins today in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Raising the Tide, the 2017 Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit, begins today.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Removing fluoride from the water condemns children to a life with bad teeth

While in grammar school in suburban Philadelphia in the 1940s, there was no fluoride added to the water…