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Investigator found in 1984 that Seattle mayor abused foster son

Three decades before Ed Murray was elected Seattle’s mayor, an Oregon child-welfare investigator found that he had sexually abused his… Continue reading

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray

Free outdoor concerts to offer dance music across Peninsula

Get out your sunglasses, your sunscreen and your dancin’ shoes. It’s time to boogie. Free outdoor concerts are planned in Sequim on Tuesday, Port Angeles… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Firefighters aid hiker near park road … and other items

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 firefighters helped Saturday in what they called an “unusual rescue.” Firefighters aided an Italian hiker… Continue reading

Group seeks donations for specially prepared playground in Chimacum

Group seeks donations for specially prepared playground in Chimacum

Jefferson County commissioners met with county officials, community members and parents of children with disabilities and agreed to provide a donation to… Continue reading

Group seeks donations for specially prepared playground in Chimacum
Cougar sightings cause concern in west Port Angeles neighborhood

Cougar sightings cause concern in west Port Angeles neighborhood

Some Port Angeles residents are concerned after recent sightings of a cougar on the west end of town. Vera Phillips, who lives… Continue reading

Cougar sightings cause concern in west Port Angeles neighborhood

A GROWING CONCERN: Constant vigilance increases garden health

WITH LAST WEEK’S column, I now embark on my third decade of writing about gardening. My first column was published July 2, 1997. So let… Continue reading

Annual show’s featured quilter focuses on big show, big quilts

Annual show’s featured quilter focuses on big show, big quilts

When Murph Gerber, 74, quilts, she likes to go big. “I mostly make king-size quilts,” she… Continue reading

Annual show’s featured quilter focuses on big show, big quilts
BACK WHEN: How the Beechers arrived in Port Townsend

BACK WHEN: How the Beechers arrived in Port Townsend

A MARCH 15, 1900, Morning Leader article, filed in the Jefferson County Historical Society Research Center Obituary notebook, is titled “Two Beechers Pass Away.” The… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: How the Beechers arrived in Port Townsend
Behind-the-scenes look at Emily Carr’s life in Victoria set for Aug. 3

Behind-the-scenes look at Emily Carr’s life in Victoria set for Aug. 3

She was called Klee Wyck, “the laughing one” in the Chinook language:… Continue reading

Behind-the-scenes look at Emily Carr’s life in Victoria set for Aug. 3

BIRD WATCH: Water brings many bird sightings

THANKS TO OUR cold, wet spring, the weeds took over various parts of the yard. One of those was the manmade waterfall and its stream… Continue reading

Brush fire on Sommerville Road in Chimacum under investigation

Brush fire on Sommerville Road in Chimacum under investigation

State Department of Natural Resources firefighters were investigating the cause of a brush fire in the 800 block of Sommerville Road in Chimacum… Continue reading

Brush fire on Sommerville Road in Chimacum under investigation

Composite Recycling Technology Center gets new contract; expects to expand workforce

The Composite Recycling Technology Center will pioneer new ways of recycling carbon fiber composite and expects to more than double its number… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Why do we fear and hate aging?

SOMETIMES, WHEN I have nothing else productive to do, I actually think about things I say. Apparently this is one of those times. One of… Continue reading

LETTER: Wants Trump removed from office for peaceful sleep

Oh my God. Whoever would have guessed that electing a man for president who was a reality television star with no governmental experience, who lies… Continue reading

New owner working to ‘get it right’ in reopening former Nippon site

New owner working to ‘get it right’ in reopening former Nippon site

McKinley Paper Co. vice president of operations said his company is taking a measured approach to transforming the former Nippon Paper Industries… Continue reading

New owner working to ‘get it right’ in reopening former Nippon site

NEWS BRIEFS: Landing practice set for Whidbey Island aircraft … and other items

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: White Coral takes on logs in Port Angeles Harbor

AT THE BEGINNING of the week, the Panamanian flagged cargo ship White Coral moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3. When she departs… Continue reading

POINT OF VIEW: Staying strong during unsettled times

HAVING GROWN UP in Port Angeles, I’ve seen our community go through hard times. But when someone lost a job or a business closed its… Continue reading

Port Townsend council approves interim land use rules for Howard Street subarea

The Port Townsend City Council has approved interim land use regulations for the Howard Street subarea to promote mixed use buildings through… Continue reading

County commissioners to consider trails coalition’s $10,000 donation

The three Jefferson County commissioners are expected to accept a $10,000 donation from the Peninsula Trails Coalition for construction of part of the Olympic Discovery… Continue reading