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LaRouche table in Sequim with Obama “Hitler” poster stirs ire

SEQUIM -- Two men calling for the impeachment of President Obama -- while displaying posters depicting Obama in a Hitler-like mustache -- set up a… Continue reading

Earth Day: Weekend offers more events

This spring weekend is one to revel in Earthly pleasures -- and find out some new ways to nurture the blue planet. That's thanks to… Continue reading

Sequim man suspects dogs were poisoned; Labrador, mastiff on mend at animal clinic

DUNGENESS -- Cliff Robinson's dogs are the lights of his life: big, boisterous youngsters who awaken him in the morning. But on Tuesday and Wednesday… Continue reading

Earth Day celebrated on Peninsula

Life begins at 40, they say, and Earth Day's 40th birthday looks to be an enlivening one on the North Olympic Peninsula. Interfaith rejoicing in… Continue reading

‘Summer Wind’ takes first place at Sequim Student Film Fest

SEQUIM -- A spoof on nuclear power plants and wind energy titled "The Summer Wind Came Killing In" landed first place and a pair of… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Sequim city leaders discuss goals and growth

PORT ANGELES ­-- The meeting started out jovial, then got serious and ended up downright friendly with both elected bodies saying we want to be… Continue reading

Railroad Bridge path made accessible to bicyclists at Dungeness River

SEQUIM -- It took a good 250 hours of unpaid labor, donated materials and machinery, but the path was made straight up over the Dungeness… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Sequim councils meet to talk about municipal court

PORT ANGELES ­-- After much amiable talk of hard-to-pin-down goals such as ecotourism, affordable housing and interconnectedness in economic development, the Sequim and Port Angeles… Continue reading

200 Tea Partiers protest taxes in Sequim; one protester protests Republicans

SEQUIM -- A throng of some 200 sign- and flag-waving protesters gathered at the intersection of Sequim Avenue and Washington Street on Thursday to decry… Continue reading

Sequim celebrates Earth Day all over town

SEQUIM -- The day promises to be dazzling. Sequim, the North Olympic Peninsula's locus of lavender, sunshine and organic produce, will roll out a big,… Continue reading

Sequim Open Aire Market offers Spring Preview

SEQUIM -- People dressed as butterflies. Lunch from Galare Thai or from Jack Clapp, the Sequim Valley Products man. The Nash's organic produce stand, offering… Continue reading

Red Rooster opens today in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Exactly six years ago, Mark Ozias and Lisa Boulware moved from Seattle to start a new life in Sequim. While working "day jobs,"… Continue reading

TV star Saget learns about Bigfoot on Peninsula; stays at George Washington Inn during taping

AGNEW -- A Sasquatch scholar, a bald eagle and a television star gathered here on Sunday for a quick visit to one elegant house at… Continue reading

Sequim accepts $200,000 grant for park land

SEQUIM -- This city, and anyone who wants some open space, received help this week from Ducks Unlimited. That organization, dedicated to preserving waterfowl habitat,… Continue reading

Sequim chamber hears of farms branding campaign

SEQUIM -- The teenage boy, speaking with conviction, set the tone Tuesday for a rousing discussion of the farming life. He was Carson Lewis, 15,… Continue reading

Statue of Madonna, child stolen from Catholic Church parish hall

. SEQUIM -- When the Madonna-and-child statue was discovered vanished Saturday, Gloria Knapp's heart leaped. "We thought, 'Oh, good, somebody bought it,'" she said. The… Continue reading

Student films to shine at Sequim festival

SEQUIM -- "Dinner and a movie" take on a new, youthful meaning this Friday. It'll be a kind of Sundance Film Festival-meets-Academy Awards night in… Continue reading

Donations help foster children in Clallam County

SEQUIM -- Lori Brothers is determined to make April 15 a bright day for local foster families. That's Thursday, tax day of course -- but… Continue reading

Workers sought to help restore native woodland in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Bill Wood is a biologist with a vivid imagination. Seven summers ago, he started a plantation based on a vision both imagined and… Continue reading

Nature sings during Peninsula BirdFest

SEQUIM -- Nature has a way of renewing everything: Foliage, feathered creatures, festivals and the people who love them. For proof, consider the Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading