Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Trump’s lack of sound foreign policy increasingly worrisome

As a member of the Jefferson County Citizens for Sound Foreign Policy, I am gravely concerned with the…

Kilmer discusses health care in visit to Port Angeles clinic

News

Kilmer discusses health care in visit to Port Angeles clinic

PORT ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer paid a visit to his native Port Angeles to discuss health…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: The choice is in supporting vs. not supporting violence of abortion

St. Teresa of Calcutta [Kolkata] said, “It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Coast Guard crew rescues three mariners … and other items

BOULDER ISLAND — A Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles crew hoisted three mariners after their vessel ran…

New bridge eyed between Marrowstone, Indian islands

News

New bridge eyed between Marrowstone, Indian islands

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — Jefferson County officials have teamed up with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition to remove a…

Recovered bald eagle released, reunited with mate near Port Angeles

News

Recovered bald eagle released, reunited with mate near Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Sparky, the bald eagle electrocuted last month by a 7,200-volt power line west of Port…

Politics

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers start extra session today for operating budget, education funding

OLYMPIA — Don’t hold your breath if you’re waiting for state lawmakers to finish up work on the…

A GROWING CONCERN: A picture is worth a thousand words when it comes to pruning

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: A picture is worth a thousand words when it comes to pruning

WHILE I’VE BEEN severely trimming down various plants these past few weeks, the gasps (along with horrified looks…

Life

BIRD WATCH: What’s in a name? Quite a lot, actually

A FRIEND SENT me a newspaper clipping recently. It was from a newspaper in Alabama and carried an…

News

No-shooting hearing set in May for Ocean Grove neighborhood

PORT TOWNSEND — A request made two years ago that the county create two no-shooting areas in the…

Getting a second wind: Sailboats race in Port Townsend Bay for start of sailing season

News

Getting a second wind: Sailboats race in Port Townsend Bay for start of sailing season

PORT TOWNSEND — Sailing season is in full swing in Port Townsend Bay.

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Toastmasters to celebrate 70th this Monday … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Toastmasters Club Number 25 will celebrate its 70th anniversary as a service club…

Politics

State Legislature to start special session Monday

By Rachel La Corte

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and…

News

Best small town contest ends Monday

Port Townsend has been creeping up in rankings while Sequim remained in the lead in USA Today’s online…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Not reporting the news at all just as egregious as misreporting it

“When it comes to the obligations of the Fourth Estate, just as egregious as misreporting the news is…

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Food says what you can’t when times are tough

Life

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Food says what you can’t when times are tough

HOW DO YOU show your support when someone is hurting?

Life

HELP LINE: There are ways to get extra help

MONEY, MONEY MONEY.

William Kummerfeldt greets and learns how to safely give a treat by using a Frisbee as a plate at the Olympic National Park Junior Ranger Day at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center. The Back Country Horsemen Peninsula Chapter was there to promote trail safety when encountering livestock. (Kris Phillips)

Life

HORSEPLAY: Remember to Stop, Stand, Speak on trails

Y’ALL HAVE HEARD about the Leave No Trace Program, right?

Opinion

POINT OF VIEW: The time to act on addiction is now

By Richard Schwartz