Measure would help sex trafficking victims clear convictions

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Measure would help sex trafficking victims clear convictions

By Alexis Myers

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NEWS BRIEFS: Hood Canal bridge suicide attempt stopped by passerby … and other items

SHINE — Traffic was reduced to a single lane for 18 minutes on the Hood Canal bridge Friday…

Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

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Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend couple detained at a marina in Guatemala while volunteering on an “abortion…

Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation

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Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation

PORT ANGELES — U.S. Rep Derek Kilmer and Sen. Patty Murray have re-introduced Wild Olympics legislation to protect…

Politics

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Peninsula legislators expect expansion of halibut season

OLYMPIA — With several communities voicing opposition to a proposed three-day halibut fishing season this year, legislators from…

A GROWING CONCERN: Flower show gives attendees ‘Taste of Spring’

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A GROWING CONCERN: Flower show gives attendees ‘Taste of Spring’

HAVING BEEN BORN near a 17-acre “greenhouse” to parents who both had a master’s degree in floriculture from…

Life

BIRD WATCH: Swallows wing their way to Peninsula too early

THE SWALLOWS ARE supposed to return in March and April.

Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled

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Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Healthcare building has a new addition, a bench placed near the entrance in…

Clallam Transit eyes service to Bainbridge

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Clallam Transit eyes service to Bainbridge

PORT ANGELES — It might make sense to leave the car at home when heading to Seattle come…

Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish

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Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Olympic National Park is in a fight with the Elwha River in its goal…

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Applications due March 10 for scholarships for East Jefferson County women

PORT TOWNSEND — The University Women’s Foundation of Jefferson County, the philanthropic affiliate of AAUW Port Townsend, will…

Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service awards

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Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service awards

The deadline is coming up to nominate your local hero.

Grant to light up Makah museum

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Grant to light up Makah museum

NEAH BAY — The Makah Cultural and Research Center will become brighter now that it has received a…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each…

Life

HELP LINE: Tax question answers provided

ARE WE SETTLING into the idea that it’s 2017? Have we stopped writing checks dated 2016?

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Trump’s ‘promises’ don’t seem to be leading to a greater tomorrow

How is Donald Trump keeping his promises to a middle class furious at an economy rigged against them?

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: I’ve self-identified as many things; now, liberal want to pigeonhole me

My first cultural identity was in 1948.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Republicans have manufactured Social Security crisis to avoid repayment of debt

There is no Social Security crisis.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: What will new order mean when Port Angeles votes on second-class-city status?

Americans are witnessing a fundamental shift in how our government governs.

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NEWS BRIEFS: Economic development meetings planned in Clallam County this Monday … and other items

Officials from three state economic development organizations will visit Clallam County on Monday.