News
Environmentalists warn about Trump’s Puget Sound budget cuts
By Phuong Le
Politics
Looking ahead in Olympia: Budgets, education funding
OLYMPIA — Legislators from the 24th District had some relatively quiet time last week as House and Senate…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Here’s to Kilmer, Murray for keeping Wild Olympics legislation alive
I was pleased to read that U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray have re-introduced the…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Attacking male birds? Search for shiny objects
WELL, IT’S BEGUN. Despite all the rain and cold weather, the robins have determined that it is spring…
Business
EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings
• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: City of Port Townsend conducting water system flushing … and other items
PORT TOWNSEND — The city of Port Townsend Water Department is conducting water system flushing in the southwest…
News
Deadline extended for Heart of Service Award nominations
THE DEADLINE FOR nominations for the 2017 Jefferson County Heart of Service Award has been extended two weeks…
News
Sequim J.C. Penney’s doors to stay open
SEQUIM — The North Olympic Peninsula’s only J.C. Penney store will remain open while 138 other locations will…
News
Film from former Port Townsend resident deals with Salish Sea, climate change
PORT TOWNSEND — Former Port Townsend resident Ian Hinkle hopes his film “Reaching Blue” stirs discussion on climate…
Crime & Justice
Port Hadlock man charged with firearms violations
PORT HADLOCK — A Port Hadlock man was charged with 13 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm…
Life
HELP LINE: How to avoid the Medicare penalty
DESPITE A LOT of good advice to the contrary, almost all of us seem to be getting older…
Life
BACK WHEN: Brinnon becomes a community
THE COMMUNITY OF Brinnon in Jefferson County was slower to develop than settlements farther north.
Life
A GROWING CONCERN: Plan and plant away to your heart’s desire on Peninsula
AS I’VE MENTIONED before, our weather here is never hot nor cold and is extremely mild.
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Letter writer misinformed by ‘blight-winged media’ on intolerance
After reading the March 5 letter “Intolerant left” in Peninsula Voices, I couldn’t help but think, oh my,…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Area agencies don’t have the right idea on halibut restrictions
The International Pacific Halibut Commission recommends Pacific halibut harvest quotas for 10 management areas from the Bering Sea…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Proposed health care act would hurt, not help, millions
The results of the proposed new health care act would hurt millions of Americans as they fall through…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Want to know more about the state of health care? Here’s the truth
The truth is Apple Health (expanded Medicaid) in Washington state and on the North Olympic Peninsula is working.
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Politicians should work for the people, not on pet projects
This is in response to the March 13 Peninsula Daily News article “Lawmakers OK Levy Cliff Legislation; School…
News
EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend to consider moratorium on tourist home permits
The Port Townsend City Council will consider imposing a 180-day moratorium on the receipt and processing of permits…
Arts & Entertainment
Pair of contra dances to share a caller in Port Townsend, Port Angeles
By Diane Urbani de la Paz