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“Shizuku,” acrylic on canvas, by Mina Hamada of Barcelona and Japan will be among the artworks in the “Thanks for Sharing” exhibit opening Saturday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center.

Arts & Entertainment

Port Angeles Fine Arts Center puts international virtual artists on display

PORT ANGELES — Today’s social networking platforms encourage people from around the globe to post information, viewpoints, photos…

Arts & Entertainment

Brinnon ShrimpFest offers music, plenty of seafood

BRINNON — The annual Hood Canal ShrimpFest is back for its 24th year with plenty of music, beer…

High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure

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High toxin level prompts Anderson Lake closure

CHIMACUM — Anderson Lake has been closed after water tests found high levels of a potent nerve toxin…

Breakwater repair completed; Port of Port Townsend commissioners discuss other projects

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Breakwater repair completed; Port of Port Townsend commissioners discuss other projects

PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend commissioners have certified the completion of emergency breakwater repair, while several…

Police report cites eyewitness accounts of fall from Ferris wheel

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Police report cites eyewitness accounts of fall from Ferris wheel

PORT TOWNSEND — A safety inspector determined that a Rhododendron Festival Ferris wheel ride had been safe to…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Carbon dioxide emissions could be greatly reduced via proposals such as Wild Olympics

The need to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is receiving increased attention as a strategy to combat…

Opinion

LETTER: Get involved in the 2018 elections, before nation’s destruction becomes overwhelming

Donald Trump is president until 2020.

An American flag adorns a grave at Mount Angeles Memorial Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Memorial Day ceremonies marked across Peninsula

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to correct the address of Gardiner Cemetery.

A maritime-themed relay race with exposure suits was part of the final-day celebration of the Blue Heron Maritime Discovery Program in 2016.

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Port Townsend, Chimacum students to tell of maritime discoveries in innovative program

PORT TOWNSEND — Students will lead celebrations in Chimacum and Port Townsend that mark eight years of the…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Let us wage peace and end the cycle of war

The real work is choosing to defend life on this lovely planet.

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Young students’ artwork on display in downtown Port Angeles … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Artwork by young students is hanging in downtown businesses through May 31.

Chris Reykdal, state superintendent of public instruction, talks to reporters Wednesday in Olympia. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

Politics

Superintendent of schools unveils six-year plan for schools

Superintendent of schools unveils six-year plan for schools

Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden

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Makers Square remains in planning, design phase at Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND — The Fort Worden Public Development Authority is still in the planning phase for an arts…

Chimacum club honored for food sharing program

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Chimacum club honored for food sharing program

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum We Act Club, a service club that works on issues both local and global,…

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New state poet laureate sought

SEATTLE — Applications are now being accepted for Washington state’s next poet laureate.

Republican Sen. Joe Fain, far right, speaks in a mostly empty Senate chamber during adjournment of a 30-day special legislative session Tuesday in Olympia. (Rachel La Corte/The Associated Press)

Politics

State lawmakers start second special session

By Rachel La Corte

Opinion

PAT NEAL: In the sky: a bird, a plane, the sun!

THERE WAS A mysterious bright object seen out on the West End the other day.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Only question is how much more damage Trump can do before he’s kicked out

Donald Trump’s success in business has been based more upon the tactics and smooth lying of a bully…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Why is the PDN printing 30-year-old Doonesbury cartoons?

I will start off by letting you know how much I enjoy reading the Peninsula Daily News each…

Raymond Carver

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Thursday events in Port Angeles to honor Raymond Carver

PORT ANGELES — A number of events to honor the late poet and writer Raymond Carver are planned…

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