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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Would you take a disease treatment that used CRISPR gene editing?

Would you take a disease treatment that used CRISPR gene editing?… Continue reading

  • Oct 27, 2023

ISSUES OF FAITH: Understanding, line upon line

ON MAY 15, 1991, I entered the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah, to begin my 8-week missionary and language training. I had been… Continue reading

LETTER:House speaker

Well, here we are, on the brink of war on a couple of fronts, and in a proxy war in Ukraine. And here we are… Continue reading

LETTER:Light the way

I had the good fortune to attend the standing-room-only launch of “Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain” at the Port Angeles Library on Friday. My heartfelt… Continue reading

Which team is going to win the World Series?

Which team is going to win the World Series?… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2023

CMS chief operating officer to visit Olympic Medical Center

Most of hospital’s revenue comes from Medicare, Medicaid programs

LETTER:Back Jeffryes

I grew up in what I consider to be the golden age of education in America. WWII veterans, and survivors of the Depression, were committed… Continue reading

LETTER:Haguewood a leader

Jim Haguewood is running for Port Angeles City Council and I ask you to join me in voting for him in November. The city is… Continue reading

"The Last of the Hawaiian Chieftain" by Joyce Hester is part of the "Weather or Not" plein air show closing Sunday at Northwind Art's gallery in downtown Port Townsend.

Weather or Not closes Sunday

“Weather or Not,” the celebration of plein air painting at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery, is open for a few more days.… Continue reading

"The Last of the Hawaiian Chieftain" by Joyce Hester is part of the "Weather or Not" plein air show closing Sunday at Northwind Art's gallery in downtown Port Townsend.

Will Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican newly elected as House speaker, be able to reunite the Republican party in the chamber?

Will Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican newly elected as House speaker, be able to reunite the Republican party in the chamber?… Continue reading

  • Oct 25, 2023

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks FC takes over first place in PSL

Forks FC took over sole possession of first place in the Peninsula Soccer League with a 4-2 win over High Energy Metals… Continue reading

LETTER:Attorneys on Trial

“A lawyer can steal more with their briefcase than 100 men with machine guns.” from The Godfather, by Mario Puzo. The cabal of lawyers, in… Continue reading

LETTER:Supports Noble

Surely with our elementary and high school students lagging in math, English, science and social studies because of COVID restrictions, one would expect a significant… Continue reading

How do you like to celebrate Halloween?

How do you like to celebrate Halloween?… Continue reading

  • Oct 24, 2023
Dancen Charles, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, fishes the Elwha River, which is open only to tribal fishermen. A quota of 400 fish can be taken by pole and later by netting, with future quotas determined by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Fishing the Elwha

Dancen Charles, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, fishes the Elwha River, which is open only to tribal fishermen. A quota of 400… Continue reading

Dancen Charles, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, fishes the Elwha River, which is open only to tribal fishermen. A quota of 400 fish can be taken by pole and later by netting, with future quotas determined by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER:Backs Whetham

Lee Whetham is running for Port of Port Angeles District 3 commissioner. I have known Lee for many years, and have worked with him on… Continue reading

LETTER:Quality candidate

Quality candidate I’m writing to support Chris Noble, a write-in candidate for the Port Angeles School District Board of Directors. I retired from the district… Continue reading

Do you consider providing aid to Ukraine and Israel as part of our national security?

Do you consider providing aid to Ukraine and Israel as part of our national security?… Continue reading

  • Oct 23, 2023