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Boxes of signatures are displayed after a news conference hosted by Citizens for Voter ID at the Nebraska Capitol building on July 7, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. Voters in several states are deciding measures that could affect the way they cast ballots in future elections. While some measures would expand access to voting, proposals elsewhere would impose new identification requirements to cast ballots or raise the threshold to pass citizen initiatives. (Noah Riffe/Lincoln Journal Star via The Associated Press)

Voting laws at issue as states decide scores of ballot items

Voters in several states are weighing in on fundamental questions about how future elections will function as scores of ballot measures addressing an array of… Continue reading

Boxes of signatures are displayed after a news conference hosted by Citizens for Voter ID at the Nebraska Capitol building on July 7, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. Voters in several states are deciding measures that could affect the way they cast ballots in future elections. While some measures would expand access to voting, proposals elsewhere would impose new identification requirements to cast ballots or raise the threshold to pass citizen initiatives. (Noah Riffe/Lincoln Journal Star via The Associated Press)

Are you surprised that a Putin-linked associate admitted interfering in US elections via social media?

Are you surprised that a Putin-linked associate admitted interfering in US elections via social media?… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2022
The Quilcene Fiber Festival held Saturday at Worthington Park featured demonstrations on many aspects of wool production, including shearing as these two sheep would find out. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Festival celebrates sheep, shawls and shuttles

Worthington Mansion, recently renovated, hosts first event

The Quilcene Fiber Festival held Saturday at Worthington Park featured demonstrations on many aspects of wool production, including shearing as these two sheep would find out. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER:Dislikes columnist

Charles Blow the, New York Times Op Ed writer that appears here in the pages of The Peninsula Daily News, is a one-trick pony, and… Continue reading

LETTER:Thanks volunteers

If you have enjoyed a bike ride, run or hike on any of our many local trails then you can thank a volunteer. If you’ve… Continue reading

Police searching for Liberty Street prowler

Port Angeles police continued looking for a prowler Monday afternoon after shutting down the 500 block of Liberty Street for about an… Continue reading

LETTER:Keep it wild

Thirty years ago, a large portion of the Miller Peninsula State Park was saved from being turned into a Mitsubishi resort and expensive housing community… Continue reading

Do you think control of the U.S. Senate will flip back to Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections?

Do you think control of the U.S. Senate will flip back to Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections?… Continue reading

  • Nov 7, 2022
The experts at Kristin Manwaring Insurance have tips and guidance to help you choose the health insurance plan that’s right for you.

Choosing the right health insurance plan made easy + tips on important changes

Port Townsend team of insurance experts has your best interest at heart

The experts at Kristin Manwaring Insurance have tips and guidance to help you choose the health insurance plan that’s right for you.

Contributions for Jefferson County candidates

County commissioner, sheriff campaign funds

Do you believe the elections process in Washington state is secure?

Do you believe the elections process in Washington state is secure?… Continue reading

  • Nov 6, 2022

A GROWING CONCERN: Top off your glass and your garden

HERE WE ARE, at the midpoint of another season! As we move through autumn, I, and numerous other people on the Peninsula, got to wake… Continue reading

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Kate Reavey, English instructor and Studium Generale coordinator for Peninsula College, lower left, gives an introduction to a panel discussion on the Indian Child Welfare Act and its impact on Native peoples as part of the college's Studium Generale series on Thursday on the school's Port Angeles campus. Included on the panel were, from left, Dustin Brenske, behavioral health specialist with the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe; Jessica Humphries, education services supervisor with Jamestown S'Klallam; Charlotte Penn, crime victims services program manager with the Quileute Tribe; Brandon Mack, family court commissioner for Clallam County Superior Court; Vashti White, ICW case manager with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; Joylina Gonzalez, child welfare program manager with the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe; and Rachel Munoz-McCormick, Clallam County Court facilitator.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Kate Reavey, English instructor and Studium Generale coordinator for Peninsula College, lower left, gives an introduction to a panel discussion on the Indian Child Welfare Act and its impact on Native peoples as part of the college's Studium Generale series on Thursday on the school's Port Angeles campus. Included on the panel were, from left, Dustin Brenske, behavioral health specialist with the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe; Jessica Humphries, education services supervisor with Jamestown S'Klallam; Charlotte Penn, crime victims services program manager with the Quileute Tribe; Brandon Mack, family court commissioner for Clallam County Superior Court; Vashti White, ICW case manager with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; Joylina Gonzalez, child welfare program manager with the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe; and Rachel Munoz-McCormick, Clallam County Court facilitator.

LETTER:Abortion rights

One in four American women has had an abortion in their lifetime. The rate was 1 in 3 before long-term hormonal contraceptives became available. Fifty-nine… Continue reading

LETTER:Backs Hays

As I watch our glaciers disappear, snow pack decline, rivers and salmon suffer increasingly dry summers and the ocean acidify, it’s hard to watch the… Continue reading

LETTER:Ban hammers

The Speaker of the House’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was savagely attacked with a hammer. The hammerman was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Never… Continue reading

LETTER:Benefits veterans

There are many different views about the effectiveness of our representatives in Washington. Yet for the tens of thousands of veterans and their families on… Continue reading

LETTER:Elephant in the room

A blind man approaches an elephant. He grabs the trunk and declares, “The elephant is a snake and therefore evil.” The blind man approaches the… Continue reading

LETTER:Kidd has a plan

Kidd has a plan Because of the severe housing shortage that we are experiencing in this community, decisions need to be made promptly that will… Continue reading

LETTER:MAGA patriots

Some people these days have become so hateful, calling those of us evil names who do not think the way they do: terrorists, fascists, etc.… Continue reading