Life
HELP LINE: Elder women don’t have to ‘cave’ to their children
I HAD PLANNED to talk a bit more about Alzheimer’s disease in today’s column, but something else came…
Life
A GROWING CONCERN: As temps, colors change, don’t shirk garden duties
SOON, A RAINBOW of color will wash all of the deciduous trees around us with the magnificent colors…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Mysteries of migration produce surprise visitors
WHEN A GOOD friend arrives and it has been several months since you last saw them, it’s a…
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
Hood Canal Bridge closure set tonight
SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed intermittently between 11 p.m. tonight and 4 a.m. Sunday…
News
EYE ON JEFFERSON: County eyes pact on Lake Anderson Management Plan
The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider a $66,667 agency agreement with the state Department of Ecology for…
News
Plane crash near Quilcene kills one
QUILCENE — A small passenger airplane crash in the Buck Mountain area near Quilcene killed one person and…
News
Jefferson County GOP files complaint about Cherry Street apartment building
PORT TOWNSEND — City officials have said they will look into a complaint made by members of the…
News
Port Townsend gathers information on stormwater at open house
PORT TOWNSEND — About a dozen community members lent their insight to city officials during an open house…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: It may be old-fashioned, but I believe you should stand at attention for national anthem
As a veteran of World War II, I have to agree with President Donald J. Trump that members…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: In U.N. speech, Trump on point about socialism’s failures
In his United Nations speech Sept. 19, President Donald Trump correctly identified that socialism inevitably fails and that…
Arts & Entertainment
Car test-drive benefit, free guitar class, English country dance coming up on Peninsula
A car test-drive benefit, a free guitar class and an English country dance are among upcoming activities on…
Arts & Entertainment
Centrum’s Port Townsend Ukulele Festival offers concert
PORT TOWNSEND — The seventh gathering of Centrum’s Port Townsend Ukulele Festival and Workshop drew some 137 performers…
Arts & Entertainment
Chimacum Creek Picnic to offer glimpse of salmon, other aspects of nature
PORT TOWNSEND — Members of the public are invited to Jefferson County Land Trust’s Chimacum Creek Picnic on…
Arts & Entertainment
Parks to waive entrance fees Saturday
Day-use entrance fees will be waived Saturday at state parks and Olympic National Park in celebration of National…
Arts & Entertainment
CD release set at Rainshadow Recording Studio
PORT TOWNSEND — National touring singer-songwriter Jack Williams will perform a CD release show for his new record,…
Arts & Entertainment
Son to provide perspective of Ansel Adams at Old Alcohol Plant
PORT HADLOCK — Dinner, wine and a presentation Saturday revolve around the history of the Old Alcohol Plant…
Arts & Entertainment
Preview of ‘Barber of Seville’ sings out Wednesday in Port Hadlock
PORT HADLOCK — A preview of the Seattle Opera’s production of “The Barber of Seville” is planned at…
Arts & Entertainment
Girls’ Night Out to sparkle in Port Townsend this Thursday
PORT TOWNSEND — Thursday will bring sparkles, female camaraderie and downtown deals.
Life
ISSUES OF FAITH: In light of tragedies, how should we respond?
WILDFIRES HAVE RECENTLY ravaged forests and property in the Pacific Northwest, including the Jolly Mountain fire near my…
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