Life
A GROWING CONCERN: Arduous tasks abound in autumn
I KNOW THAT in the previous weeks, I have loaded you up with garden chores, but that’s because…
Life
HELP LINE: People in facilities are still people
A LOT OF things seem to blow right by me, probably for a couple of reasons: a) There’s…
Life
BACK WHEN: The Beecher saga concludes
CAPT. HERBERT AND Hattie Beecher’s older daughter, Mary Eunice, first married when she was 18 years old, in…
News
Extreme low flows in West End rivers prompt closures to protect salmon
River flows so low they impede salmon returning to rivers to spawn are prompting emergency fishing closures on…
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Smart meters: Presentations this month will outline stances by SMOG, Jefferson PUD
PORT TOWNSEND — While some say that new electrical meters the Jefferson County Public Utility District plans to…
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Many states, consumers alarmed by Trump’s health care order
By Geoff Mulvihill and Kelli Kennedy
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Bruce McComas the wrong choice for health care organization
I broke out laughing reading the endorsement letter for Bruce McComas for hospital commissioner of Jefferson County because…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Time to cull the ranks of deer
Sports columnist Michael Carman’s Oct. 12 article (“Looking For Love, Or Salt”) begins with “Deer I can do…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: You best know a candidate by his or her associates
Did you assume that small-town politics would be more honest and kind than what we’re getting at the…
News
Oak Bay closed for shellfish harvesting
PORT TOWNSEND — Shellfish from Oak Bay have been found to have high levels of the toxin that…
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NEWS BRIEFS: Panel discussion planned Wednesday on juvenile justice tax … and other items
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Commissioner Mark Ozias will lead a panel discussion on the proposed juvenile justice…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Welcome waxwings unique in both voice, appearance
THE SOUND COMING from somewhere on the outside of the house was one homeowners never want to hear.
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.…
News
Port Townsend duplex fire displaces couple
PORT TOWNSEND — A couple is without a home after a lit candle fell while they were away,…
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EYE ON JEFFERSON: School-based health centers on county agenda
The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider an amendment to a contract to provide nurse practitioner services to…
Life
ISSUES OF FAITH: Be vigilant in protecting religious freedom
JEWS BEGAN YOM Kippur recently with the haunting chant of Kol Nidre (“all vows”).
News
Future to be discussed of historic sloop Felicity Ann
PORT HADLOCK — The Community Boat Project is seeking input from the public on what should be done…
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Marine Trades Association members speak up on Port Townsend port hikes
PORT TOWNSEND — More than 120 people crowded in and around the Port of Port Townsend administrative building…
Life
Cider fest, Coffee with a Cop, movie, dances offered this week
A Sekiu cider festival, Coffee with a Cop, a “Harry Potter” movie showing and a contra dance in…