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Bertha Cooper, author of "Women, We're Only Old Once!" and "Old and On Hold," is the special guest presenter at a North Olympic Library Zoom presentation on Jan. 12. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

Sequim author urges aging women to write new chapters

‘Women, We’re Only Old Once!’ available now

Bertha Cooper, author of "Women, We're Only Old Once!" and "Old and On Hold," is the special guest presenter at a North Olympic Library Zoom presentation on Jan. 12. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
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Living on the Peninsula Winter 2020

Our Winter 2020 Living on the Peninsula special section is out! Inside, you’ll find stories on Hurricane Ridge winter operations, how to create hearty family… Continue reading

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Healthy Living Winter 2020

Our Winter 2020 Healthy Living special section is out! Inside, you’ll find advice on how to succeed with your New Year’s resolutions, a look back… Continue reading

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FILE - In this July 31, 2015 file photo, an orca leaps out of the water near a whale watching boat in the Salish Sea in the San Juan Islands, Wash. Habitat protections for an endangered population of orcas would be greatly expanded under a proposal to be advanced by NOAA Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

New rules for watching endangered orcas to take effect in 2021

New regulations for whale watching businesses concerning orcas in Washington waters will take effect in 2021 in an… Continue reading

FILE - In this July 31, 2015 file photo, an orca leaps out of the water near a whale watching boat in the Salish Sea in the San Juan Islands, Wash. Habitat protections for an endangered population of orcas would be greatly expanded under a proposal to be advanced by NOAA Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Seattle Seahawks free safety Quandre Diggs (37) reacts with defensive end Benson Mayowa (95) and linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) after Diggs intercepted a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Scott Eklund)

Carroll not done guiding Seahawks

The old guy has still got it. In a division filled with slick young coaches who… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks free safety Quandre Diggs (37) reacts with defensive end Benson Mayowa (95) and linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) after Diggs intercepted a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Scott Eklund)

Grading Seattle’s win over Rams

By Nick Patterson | The Everett Daily Herald Here’s how the Seattle Seahawks grade out in their 20-9 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on… Continue reading

The House has approved $2,000 payments to most Americans and sent the bill to the GOP-led Senate. Will the Senate also sign off on the deal?

The House has approved $2,000 payments to most Americans and sent the bill to the GOP-led Senate. Will the Senate also sign off on the… Continue reading

  • Dec 28, 2020
The U.S. Capitol is seen, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Coronavirus

House approves Trump’s $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate

The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President… Continue reading

The U.S. Capitol is seen, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Clallam County closes Strait of Juan de Fuca beaches to shellfish

The Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Division announced late last week closed recreational shellfish harvest of all… Continue reading

Cherish Cronmiller is the executive director for Olympic Community Action Programs. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

OlyCAP director: Peninsula generosity impressive

By Cherish Cronmiller | OlyCAP Executive Director When I was applying for the position of executive director in December 2019 from my former home in… Continue reading

Cherish Cronmiller is the executive director for Olympic Community Action Programs. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)
Seattle Seahawks players, including defensive tackle Jarran Reed (90) react after the Seahawks recovered a fumble during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Scott Eklund)

SEAHAWKS: Seattle the best of the West after win over Rams

As he finished talking about winning a division title for the first time in his career, Jamal… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks players, including defensive tackle Jarran Reed (90) react after the Seahawks recovered a fumble during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Scott Eklund)

President Donald Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief

President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept… Continue reading

The Seattle Seahawks clinched the NFC West Division championship with a win over the L.A. Rams on Sunday. Who should get the game ball?

The Seattle Seahawks clinched the NFC West Division championship with a win over the L.A. Rams on Sunday. Who should get the game ball?… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2020

LETTER: Seek Peace

How sad to see the Dec. 14 letter about no unity, ever, not gonna happen attitude. Does the writer mean, by “all Democrats,” the 80… Continue reading

Probe: Kitsap jail inmate who died improperly subdued

Kitsap County Jail officers involved in the death of a mentally ill inmate after a violent struggle were not properly… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Plant the seeds of a great new year

REJOICE EVERYONE. IN just a mere five days it is 2021, the year of the vaccine! The year we get back to garden parties, hugging… Continue reading

Virginia guard Jabri Abdur-Rahim (1) and Gonzaga guard Aaron Cook (4) wrestle for control of the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas. Gonzaga won 98-75. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Gonzaga keeps rolling; crushes No. 16 Virginia

Corey Kispert recorded career highs with 32 points and nine 3-pointers, leading No. 1 Gonzaga… Continue reading

Virginia guard Jabri Abdur-Rahim (1) and Gonzaga guard Aaron Cook (4) wrestle for control of the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas. Gonzaga won 98-75. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
FILE - In this May 5, 1973 file photo Hank Adams, right, permanent representative of the Indians Trial of Broken Treaties presents letter from the White House to traditional Sioux Chief Frank Fools Crow, left, at border of Pine Ridge Reservation in Scenic,. S.D. Henry “Hank” Adams, Assiniboine-Sioux, died Dec. 21, 2020 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Olympia, Wash., according to the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. Influential Native American rights advocate and author Vine Deloria Jr. called Adams the "most important Indian" because he was involved with nearly every major event in American Indian history from the 1960s forward. (AP Photo, File)

Hank Adams, Native American visionary, dead at 77

The Associated Press Hank Adams, one of Indian Country’s most prolific thinkers and strategists, has died at age 77. Adams was called the “most important… Continue reading

FILE - In this May 5, 1973 file photo Hank Adams, right, permanent representative of the Indians Trial of Broken Treaties presents letter from the White House to traditional Sioux Chief Frank Fools Crow, left, at border of Pine Ridge Reservation in Scenic,. S.D. Henry “Hank” Adams, Assiniboine-Sioux, died Dec. 21, 2020 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Olympia, Wash., according to the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. Influential Native American rights advocate and author Vine Deloria Jr. called Adams the "most important Indian" because he was involved with nearly every major event in American Indian history from the 1960s forward. (AP Photo, File)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, left, gets some pressure from Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Samson Ebukam during an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

SEAHAWKS: Seattle, L.A. to battle for NFC West supremacy today

From jumping out to the best record in the NFC early on, to a midseason swoon that… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, left, gets some pressure from Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Samson Ebukam during an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Do you think Congress and the White House will be able to settle the COVID relief and spending bill before New Year’s Eve?

Do you think Congress and the White House will be able to settle the COVID relief and spending bill before New Year's Eve?… Continue reading

  • Dec 26, 2020