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Essays due Dec. 13 for student contest

The Michael Trebert Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution is sponsoring an essay contest for Clallam County students in fifth- through eighth-grade.… Continue reading

LETTER: Keep Trump in office as long as possible

Dr. Ben Carson’s endorsement of candidate Donald Trump first prompted me to pay attention to the man. Then, the love, respect and admiration of his… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Angeles lacks solid, reliable leadership

I am a Marine and a veteran of two tours in Vietnam. One of the first things we are taught in boot camp is the… Continue reading

LETTER: Supports OMC against CMS; supports MAT clinic

Cruel and vindictive. That describes the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services decision to defy a court order and double the $1.7 million cut in… Continue reading

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Are you following the impeachment hearings?… Continue reading

  • Nov 14, 2019

LETTER: County spending money it didn’t know it had

The Nov. 6 PDN article, “County considering how to disperse heritage funds” notes that the Heritage Advisory Board recently discovered preservation funds they were unaware… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Angeles needs to take better care of schools it has

The Port Angeles School Board wants $66 million, to remodel Stevens Middle School down to the slab, which is like building a brand new school… Continue reading

LETTER: Robust discussion for which vets fought and died was denied

How is it that a “robust discussion” on a city council’s agenda of the artistic symbolism of how best to honor our precious liberty and… Continue reading

State voters apparently reject affirmative action referendum

Washington voters apparently have narrowly rejected a ballot measure seeking to reinstate the use of affirmative… Continue reading

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Do you think the Makah Tribe should be permitted to resume hunting gray whales?… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2019

LETTER: Alternatives exist for open water fish farming

It is well known the Port Angeles Harbor is polluted. This is why parts of it are scheduled to undergo a major cleanup. It is… Continue reading

LETTER: Deadline for Rayonier cleanup comments is Nov. 26

Commenting on the former Rayonier mill site cleanup could be your most important lifetime opportunity to do the right thing for present and future generations… Continue reading

Program aims to rehabilitate repeat steelhead spawners

The Nez Perce Tribe and Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission released 37 wild steelhead into the Snake River below Lower… Continue reading

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Do you make an effort to buy locally sourced food?… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2019

Affirmative action measure still losing in latest counts

Nearly a week after the election, a measure that reinstates the use of affirmative action in… Continue reading

LETTER: Mayor’s proposal about guns on fence emblematic of intellectual dark age

The main contention by the Port Angeles mayor in the Nov. 3 front page article “Veterans Park fence defended,” is the removal of the soldier… Continue reading

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Did you do anything to mark Veterans Day this year?… Continue reading

  • Nov 11, 2019
POINT OF VIEW: Stolen valor hurts all veterans

POINT OF VIEW: Stolen valor hurts all veterans

False claims lead to passing of act

POINT OF VIEW: Stolen valor hurts all veterans

LETTER: Mayor’s action unworthy of her office in Port Angeles

Mayor Sissi Bruch has withdrawn her controversial proposal to remove the guns held by two metallic representations of Revolutionary War soldiers at Veterans Memorial Park.… Continue reading

LETTER: Music lifts people and and mixes us together

Music brings people together who otherwise might have different backgrounds. My music taste is varied. I like classical symphonies and orchestras. I like choirs like… Continue reading