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FBI investigates body found in burned car in Neah Bay

NEAH BAY — The FBI and Neah Bay authorities are investigating the discovery of a body that was…

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Captain with Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office recovering after on-duty injury

PORT HADLOCK — A member of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has been sent to a Seattle hospital…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Climate change deniers are the ultimate hypocrites

How convenient it must be for climate change deniers to only have to believe in the science that…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: I agree with the letter on maternity-related deaths, but it got the facts wrong

A letter to the editor published March 30 (“‘Anti-choice’ critic”) claimed that “the state of Texas doubled its…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: From the ground up, soil critical for garden’s foundation

HERE WE ARE, already two days into April, the month that really kicks up the gardening work.

Life

BIRD WATCH: Spring winds provide easy power for migrant travelers overhead

MARCH WASN’T EXACTLY lamb-like when it was leaving, and I’m hoping April will forget about bringing showers.

Jefferson County campgrounds open for season

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Jefferson County campgrounds open for season

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County campgrounds at Lake Leland, Quilcene and Oak Bay opened for the season Saturday,…

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Quilcene community members seeking housing for ex-caretaker after port ends contract

QUILCENE — The Quilcene community has rallied around Jim Speer, the former longtime caretaker of Quilcene’s marina, after…

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Deadline Monday for Heart of Service nominations

THIS IS THE last call for nominations for the 2017 Jefferson County Heart of Service Award.

Photo-collecting Washington woman ‘rescues’ faces of past

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Photo-collecting Washington woman ‘rescues’ faces of past

By Julie Muhlstein

Attorney general: Tim Eyman misused initiative donations

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Attorney general: Tim Eyman misused initiative donations

By Martha Bellisle

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NEWS BRIEFS: Sequim Irrigation Festival seeking volunteers for May festivities … and other items

SEQUIM — Sequim Irrigation Festival organizers are seeking volunteers to help with setup and breakdown as well as…

House passes two-year $44.9 billion state budget

Politics

House passes two-year $44.9 billion state budget

By Rachel La Corte

Politics

Bill to toughen rules around oil transport clears key hurdle

The Associated Press

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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

This image, from the Library of Congress shows a sign placed on an Oakland, Calif., store Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The store was closed after the internment order was issued. The owner, a University of California graduate, was housed with hundreds of evacuees in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration of the war.

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Japanese-American internment explored in images, lecture

PORT ANGELES — A traveling exhibit, “The Tragedy of War: Japanese-American Internment,” will be on display at the…

Life

HELP LINE: Don’t panic and remember: Medicare happens

THIS IS WEEK No. 3 of describing the Medicare Machine.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Wild Olympics legislation looks to a vibrant, sustainable future for Peninsula

I applaud U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer for re-introducing the Wild Olympics bill in…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: ‘Fat rats’ in Olympia voting for the fat cats, not the little guys

The state Senate has voted to tax property owners (this mostly means the little guy) to pay for…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Recent letter writer’s defense of Malkin blatantly biased

How quaint of former Clallam County commissioner and right-wing columnist Martha Ireland to write the [March 16] letter…