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Should the U.S. offer a cash “baby bonus” to encourage women to have more children?

Should the U.S. offer a cash "baby bonus" to encourage women to have more children?… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2025
Fred Lundahl, a pilot from Whidbey Island, prepares to fuel up his 1968 Cessna Aerobat, named Scarlett, at the Jefferson County International Airport in Port Townsend. Lundahl was picking up his plane Wednesday from Tailspin Tommy’s Aircraft Repair facility located at the airport. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Fueling up

Fred Lundahl, a pilot from Whidbey Island, prepares to fuel up his 1968 Cessna Aerobat, named Scarlett, at the Jefferson County International Airport in Port… Continue reading

Fred Lundahl, a pilot from Whidbey Island, prepares to fuel up his 1968 Cessna Aerobat, named Scarlett, at the Jefferson County International Airport in Port Townsend. Lundahl was picking up his plane Wednesday from Tailspin Tommy’s Aircraft Repair facility located at the airport. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER: Cuts threaten safety nets

Proposed federal budget cuts to essential programs like Medicare, Medicaid and SNAP risk leaving vulnerable groups, including older adults and low-income households, without critical support.… Continue reading

LETTER: Death of Democracy?

We hear a lot these days about the imminent demise of our democracy. Well, look no further than the House of Representatives in Olympia for… Continue reading

LETTER: Think about future

Where will you be 50 years from now? Many, maybe a majority of current PDN subscribers will have to answer the same as I. Anyone… Continue reading

PASD planning for expanding needs

Special education, homelessness, new facilities under discussion

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

Some 800 jars with insects and plants suspended in colored jelly glisten the windows of the Esther Webster Gallery at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center where Jennifer Angus' exhibition, Hidden World, opens today and runs through July 6. Angus' site-specific work links nature, science and art that hopes will spark curiosity and a sense of responsibility toward the natural world. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Artist Jennifer Angus sees beauty in insects

Hidden World at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center melds art, science and nature

Some 800 jars with insects and plants suspended in colored jelly glisten the windows of the Esther Webster Gallery at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center where Jennifer Angus' exhibition, Hidden World, opens today and runs through July 6. Angus' site-specific work links nature, science and art that hopes will spark curiosity and a sense of responsibility toward the natural world. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Shedeur Sanders, son of Hall of Fame player Deion Sanders, was not drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday. When will he be selected?

Shedeur Sanders, son of Hall of Fame player Deion Sanders, was not drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday. When will… Continue reading

  • Apr 25, 2025

ISSUES OF FAITH: Next steps for the Christian Church

WELL, IT LOOKS like we (that is, the Christian church) have gotten through yet another Easter with its trumpets and alleluias and light, a journey… Continue reading

Eponine Bertucci-Kenyon, left, and teaching artist Michele Soderstrom show off the hands they painted for Bertucci-Kenyon’s piece in the Student Wearable Art Show. The show has two performances Saturday afternoon at the Port Townsend High School auditorium. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Student wearable art show set for Saturday

It’s a story, a sculpture and a vision: Each Student Wearable Art Show piece, teacher Margie McDonald said, is the finish line… Continue reading

Eponine Bertucci-Kenyon, left, and teaching artist Michele Soderstrom show off the hands they painted for Bertucci-Kenyon’s piece in the Student Wearable Art Show. The show has two performances Saturday afternoon at the Port Townsend High School auditorium. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Will the state Legislature reach a budget agreement by the deadline Sunday?

Will the state Legislature reach a budget agreement by the deadline Sunday?… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2025
North Olympic Library System Rendering of the new Sequim Library, which is currently under construction.

Library system board recognizes top donors

Naming opportunities still available

North Olympic Library System Rendering of the new Sequim Library, which is currently under construction.

Port of Port Angeles approves roof rehab projects

McKinley Paper Company moves out of Marine Drive warehouse

Have you ever disposed of medications at a Drug Takeback Day event?

Have you ever disposed of medications at a Drug Takeback Day event?… Continue reading

  • Apr 23, 2025
Antonieta Carpio, left, has the title role while Olivia Pedroza provides the music for “Carmelita,” opening this week at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Mel Carter)

‘A woman with such ferocity’ on Key City stage

Season’s final show opens this week

Antonieta Carpio, left, has the title role while Olivia Pedroza provides the music for “Carmelita,” opening this week at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Mel Carter)
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Take care of rural communities, hospitals

SAY WHAT YOU want about the efforts to downsize the government in Washington, D.C., and balance the budget in Olympia, but make no mistake, healthcare… Continue reading

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Sequim man gets 20 years for crime

Luoma pleaded guilty to attempted murder

If you won a lottery jackpot, would you take a lump sum payout or annual installments?

If you won a lottery jackpot, would you take a lump sum payout or annual installments?… Continue reading

  • Apr 22, 2025
Rikki Rodger, left, holds a foam float, and Mark Stevenson and Sara Ybarra Lopez drop off 9.2 pounds of trash and debris they collected at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend during the Port Townsend Marine Science Center Earth Day Beach Cleanup event Saturday at Fort Worden State Park. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Beach cleanup

Rikki Rodger, left, holds a foam float, and Mark Stevenson and Sara Ybarra Lopez drop off 9.2 pounds of trash and debris they collected at… Continue reading

Rikki Rodger, left, holds a foam float, and Mark Stevenson and Sara Ybarra Lopez drop off 9.2 pounds of trash and debris they collected at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend during the Port Townsend Marine Science Center Earth Day Beach Cleanup event Saturday at Fort Worden State Park. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)