Jefferson County

LETTER: Trump election perfectly represents that in class warfare, the rich are winning

If you are in the middle class, you’re painfully aware of the data. After the last recession, corporate profits have skyrocketed to new levels. This… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Drop-in clinic on Strait Shot service set this evening … and other items

A drop-in clinic will be available for the public to learn more about the proposed Strait Shot service by Clallam Transit from… Continue reading

Port Townsend board sets name of new school as Salish Coast Elementary

Port Townsend board sets name of new school as Salish Coast Elementary

Port Townsend’s new elementary school will be named Salish Coast Elementary when it opens for the 2018-19 school year. The Port Townsend… Continue reading

Port Townsend board sets name of new school as Salish Coast Elementary

Workshop answers some questions about short-term rental rules in Port Townsend

The Port Townsend City Council continued discussions of the city’s regulation of short-term rentals in a workshop meeting with members of the… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Oh, for the good old days on the Elwha River

IT’S ALWAYS SAD to read about the loss of an old friend. I prefer to remember the good times. Picture a little campfire along a… Continue reading

Peninsula firefighters tackle Columbia Center for cause

Peninsula firefighters tackle Columbia Center for cause

Firefighters from across the North Olympic Peninsula have trekked up the 1,356 steps of the Columbia Center in Seattle to fight leukemia and… Continue reading

Peninsula firefighters tackle Columbia Center for cause
States aiming to block Trump travel ban from taking effect

States aiming to block Trump travel ban from taking effect

More than a half-dozen states trying to block President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban moved forward Monday… Continue reading

States aiming to block Trump travel ban from taking effect

Duckabush River talk set for March 24

The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group will discuss its work in the lower Duckabush River on Friday, March 24. The community open house… Continue reading

LETTER: America has spoken, and we don’t like what the last eight years did to our country.

Protests taking place almost daily are becoming a bad joke to most Americans, who see through the chaos taking place. I doubt if Sharia law… Continue reading

New location for transition business

Teresa Murphy has established a franchise of Caring Transitions, a business that specializes in senior relocation and transition services. Caring Transitions of Kitsap… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers approve levy cliff measure but school funding still ahead

Both houses of the Legislature have passed a measure extending the deadline for a reduction in the amount of money school districts can… Continue reading

Halfway: Bills alive, dead or signed in state Legislature

State lawmakers are more than halfway through this year’s 105-day legislative session, and fully funding education has… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend considers larger hoist to replace one broken in January

Port of Port Townsend considers larger hoist to replace one broken in January

The Port of Port Townsend commissioners will replace a hoist which was broken after a cable snapped in January. The commissioners looked… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend considers larger hoist to replace one broken in January

LETTER: Here are some suggestions to replace Michelle Malkin as a Friday columnist

I would like to add my name to those who encourage the Peninsula Daily News to drop Michelle Malkin as a Friday columnist. I’ve read… Continue reading

LETTER: Michelle Malkin one of the columnists I enjoy reading regularly

I enjoy the letters to the editor in Peninsula Voices. They’re both interesting and fun to read. For example, take a recent one critical of… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles shelter meeting set Wednesday… and other items

The Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County will discuss the 2005-2015 10-year plan and consider goals and strategies for the next 10-year… Continue reading

Gold, silver stolen from Kala Point home found in Everett

Gold, silver stolen from Kala Point home found in Everett

A collection of gold and silver worth an estimated $115,000 that was stolen from a Kala Point home in February was found by… Continue reading

Gold, silver stolen from Kala Point home found in Everett

Port Townsend City Council to discuss short-term rentals

PORT TOWNSEND —The Port Townsend City Council will again discuss a resolution dealing with short-term rentals during a workshop Monday night. The issue has been… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: A varied to-do list for pestilence prevention, pruning, etc.

THE YARD, WEED, bulbs and plants are leaping into spring, so here comes a much-needed to-do list for March. 1. Pestilence prevention. Now is the… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Newsletters give the skinny on whooping, sand cranes

A SHORT WHILE ago, one of my favorite newsletters arrived in the mail. This isn’t a monthly or even a bimonthly publication. “Grus Americana” is… Continue reading