News

Forest Service approves special-use permit for Navy electronic warfare training

PORT ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service signed a special-use permit Monday allowing the Navy to begin the…

Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

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Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria

VICTORIA — Two Victoria women became the 12th and 13th people known to swim across the Strait of…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S.…

Elizabeth Huston, who grew up in Port Angeles, won a $60,000 grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage in June to execute a presentation of KLANG, Karl Stockhausen’s unfinished and final cycle of 21 compositions, in Philadelphia. (Daniel Mezick)

Entertainment

Peninsula native to undertake 14-hour piece

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles nurtured her appreciation of alternative, avant-garde art.

Sequim, Sister City Association discuss international summit

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Sequim, Sister City Association discuss international summit

SEQUIM — The city of Sequim and Sister City Association met with representatives of the Japan-America Society of…

Evening light reflects off white paper bark birches, the state tree of Wisconsin. This is a prime example of how indigenous plants can deck out the yard. (Andrew May/for Peninsula Daily News)

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: For eye appeal, you can’t go wrong with going native

ONCE AGAIN, I’VE embarked on another trip and so will yet again use this travel plan as a…

Life

BIRD WATCH: Bumper crop of luscious plums prompts orgy-like antics

BEFORE REFERRING TO something taking place in my garden, I thought it prudent to see Webster’s definition of…

More than 100 search for hiker missing in Olympic National Park since April

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More than 100 search for hiker missing in Olympic National Park since April

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — More than 100 search and rescue volunteers from across Western Washington searched along the…

Clallam sheriff suspends pet licensing program, citing privacy concerns

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Clallam sheriff suspends pet licensing program, citing privacy concerns

PORT ANGELES — Although a public records request for information on more than 2,000 pet owners and their…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Dialing local just got more complicated … and other items

OLYMPIA — Required 10-digit dialing arrived in Western Washington state Saturday.

Politics

Voter turnout tops 20 percent in Clallam as Election Day looms

PORT ANGELES — Voters have three days left to return their ballots in Tuesday’s primary election.

Economic Development Corp. gathers ideas in Sequim town hall

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Economic Development Corp. gathers ideas in Sequim town hall

By Michael Dashiell

Crime

Fugitive sex offender found near Mexico border

PORT ANGELES — A 40-year-old sex offender wanted for failing to report to authorities as required allegedly stole…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Get a better understanding of the Family Health and Sexual Health program

The time is coming to send children back to school.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Cal Thomas’ use of partisan think tank research disguished as honest study

Cal Thomas’ July 20 column on the Peninsula Daily News’ Commentary page, “Porking Out On Your Money,” refers…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: When we protest against abortion, we’re doing it out of love — for everyone

Why do you suppose Christians get so wrapped up in the abortion issue?

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Our vote is with Steve Chinn as Clallam Fire District 3 commissioner

We support the election of Steve Chinn as a Clallam County Fire District 3 commissioner.

Life

HELP LINE: For your loved ones, remember to make a will

THE OTHER DAY a friend of mine lost her dad.

UPDATE: Swimmers crossing Strait of Juan de Fuca

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UPDATE: Swimmers crossing Strait of Juan de Fuca

PORT ANGELES — Two Victoria women are in the midst of their bid to swim across the Strait…

MOUNTAINEERING: Port Angeles grad summits Rainier just like her great-grandmother in 1919

Sports

MOUNTAINEERING: Port Angeles grad summits Rainier just like her great-grandmother in 1919

By Michael Carman