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The National Park service and other agencies will again relocate mountain goats from the Hurricane Ridge area beginning Monday. Do you agree with the effort?

The National Park service and other agencies will again relocate mountain goats from the Hurricane Ridge area beginning Monday. Do you agree with the effort?… Continue reading

  • Jul 25, 2020

Seattle superintendent urges no in-person schooling for fall

Seattle’s school district superintendent has decided against having students return to the classroom in the new… Continue reading

Even in shortened season, Mariners focus on future

Even in shortened season, Mariners focus on future

For the first time in 20 years, the Seattle Mariners will begin a season without Ichiro… Continue reading

Even in shortened season, Mariners focus on future

LETTER: Fitting memorial

The United States already has a fitting memorial to Robert E. Lee. President Lincoln confiscated his plantation in Alexandria, Va., and used it to bury… Continue reading

LETTER: Wants people to wear a mask

Part of the insidiousness of COVID-19 is that it presents so little evidence of its presence to the outside world. If it caused skin eruptions… Continue reading

Portland’s mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages

Portland’s mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages

The mayor of Portland, Ore., was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents late Wednesday as he… Continue reading

Portland’s mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages
Release the Kraken: Seattle unveils name for NHL franchise

Release the Kraken: Seattle unveils name for NHL franchise

The NHL’s newest team finally has its name: the Seattle Kraken. The expansion franchise unveiled its… Continue reading

Release the Kraken: Seattle unveils name for NHL franchise

Gov. Jay Inslee announced additional limits on bars, weddings, funerals and gyms to limit the spread of COVID-19. Will these have an impact?

Gov. Jay Inslee announced additional limits on bars, weddings, funerals and gyms to limit the spread of COVID-19. Will these have an impact?… Continue reading

  • Jul 23, 2020

LETTER: Olympic Peninsula fortunate to have strong leaderhsip during hard times

While the unprecedented health crisis of the last few months has highlighted the terrifying lack of leadership on the national level, we here on the… Continue reading

LETTER: Thanks Port Angeles street division for speedy repair

My 91-year-young husband uses a wheelchair, and we often go the pier area for our fresh air outing. I park in the handicapped zone by… Continue reading

State on virus: ‘Washington’s numbers aren’t looking great’

The latest numbers recorded by the state Department of Health show 838 additional COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths. The… Continue reading

Virus antibodies fade fast, but not necessarily protection

Virus antibodies fade fast, but not necessarily protection

By Marilynn Marchione | AP Chief Medical Writer New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only last… Continue reading

Virus antibodies fade fast, but not necessarily protection

Data from Clallam and Jefferson counties show more COVID-19 cases in younger people, particularly recently. Is that more or less concerning?

Data from Clallam and Jefferson counties show more COVID-19 cases in younger people, particularly recently. Is that more or less concerning?… Continue reading

  • Jul 22, 2020

Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami

A powerful earthquake off Alaska’s southern coast jolted coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly… Continue reading

Facing federal agents, Portland protests find new momentum

Facing federal agents, Portland protests find new momentum

Mardy Widman has watched protests against racial injustice unfold in her hometown of Portland, Ore.,… Continue reading

Facing federal agents, Portland protests find new momentum

LETTER: Shopping is not a right, it’s a privilege

Really? Again? Yet another letter about personal liberties now asking why we should require businesses to enforce mask rules. Simple answer: your liberty stops when… Continue reading

LETTER: Wants to thank Daniel Charles Svoboda for the laughs

Thank you, Daniel Charles Svoboda. When I lived and voted in Canada, I used to enjoy the antics of the Rhinoceros Party, a spoof political… Continue reading

Michael Bennett retires after 11 NFL seasons

The first mention of Michael Bennett in a Seattle Seahawks media guide came on Page 130… Continue reading

Next virus aid package could easily swell past $1 trillion

Next virus aid package could easily swell past $1 trillion

The price tag for the next COVID-19 aid package could quickly swell above $1 trillion as… Continue reading

Next virus aid package could easily swell past $1 trillion