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

News

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to seek bids for trail work

The three Jefferson County commissioners will issue a call for bids on the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail Phase…

Entertainment

Spaghetti, biking, book talks on tap for Peninsula in coming week

A bike ride and spaghetti feast, a book discussion and a chamber music concert are among upcoming activities…

State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps

News

State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Paper Co. mill has been fined $30,000 by the state Department of…

Business

Unemployment rate dips to near-record low in March

OLYMPIA — Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 4.9 percent to 4.7 percent in March — the…

Life

ISSUES OF FAITH: Through Passover, building a bridge to the repair of the world

DURING THE RECENT Jewish holiday of Passover, we celebrated spring’s new birth and a journey from slavery to…

News

Jefferson Public Utility District panel to discuss more rate hikes

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have tabled discussion of possible rate increases in 2018…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Coast Guard rescues 12-year-old kayakers stranded on Crab Island … and other items

SEATTLE — A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Port Angeles flew to assist in a rescue of two…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Here’s a proposal in place of Wild Olympics legislation

In response to the April 9 letter to Peninsula Voices, “Kitchel’s failure,” we can improve on oxygen output…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Military action not the way to solve tensions in Syria

After seeing the shocking footage of the gassing in Syria, whose emotional trigger would not be pulled toward…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: I expected more positive cartoons from my newspaper on Easter Sunday

As I returned home from an inspirational sermon and music on Easter Sunday, I picked up the Peninsula…

Entertainment

Story swap planned Sunday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The second gathering of the Quimper Story Guild will feature a story swap by local…

Life

Nine kitchens prepped for view in Saturday tour

PORT TOWNSEND — The 20th annual AAUW/UWF Kitchen Tour is Saturday.

News

Earth Day to be honored with cleanups, presentations

Celebrations and cleanups are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend and the following week in honor…

Entertainment

Parks waive entrance fees

Day-use entrance fees will be waived Saturday at state parks and Saturday and Sunday at Olympic National Park…