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Washington state sues Trump over diverted military funding

Washington state’s attorney general sued President Donald Trump on Thursday over his plan to shift more than $3.6 billion in military construction funding… Continue reading

Whidbey Island residents file lawsuit over Navy’s Growler jet noise

Whidbey Island residents file lawsuit over Navy’s Growler jet noise

When Marge Plecki and her husband built their retirement home on Whidbey Island in 2002, they were… Continue reading

Whidbey Island residents file lawsuit over Navy’s Growler jet noise

LETTER: Citizens deserve responses to questions about MAT clinic

We deserve better At the Sept. 9 Sequim City Council meeting, I observed Sequim’s city attorney exerting more pressure on the City Council to eliminate/restrict… Continue reading

Postponed opioid presentation is now set for Sept. 24

The League of Women Voters of Clallam County will host a presentation on the opioid epidemic from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday,… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang busy in local area

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang picked up 5,620 pounds of litter from an illegal dumpsite on Bogey Lane, 340 pounds… Continue reading

LETTER: State Highway 104 roundabout apparent done deal

Not only has the Department of Transportation apparently fast-tracked their final decision for a roundabout at the state Highway 104 entrance to the Hood Canal… Continue reading

LETTER: Urges support for Stinson in Port Townsend

I support Deborah Stinson for re-election to the Port Townsend City Council, and urge all my fellow citizens to do the same. Stinson has been… Continue reading

LETTER: Has to be better location for clinic than Sequim

I’m opposed to the proposed medication-assisted treatment clinic in Sequim because we all deserve better. Substance users deserve a better location, closer to a hospital… Continue reading

LETTER: Opposes Robinson for Port Angeles City Council

As I drive through the streets of Port Angeles I see more and more homeless, transients, alcoholics, drug addicts, derelicts and bums on a daily… Continue reading

LETTER: Seeking support for MickHager in Port Townsend

I confidently recommend Monica MickHager for Port Townsend City Council Position 3. Monica has served our city for a decade as planning commissioner. She has… Continue reading

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The Trump administration wants to revoke California’s authority to set auto mileage standards. What do you think?… Continue reading

  • Sep 17, 2019
$1 million proposal would buy bus tickets for Seattle-area homeless

$1 million proposal would buy bus tickets for Seattle-area homeless

King County program would stress ‘family reunification’

$1 million proposal would buy bus tickets for Seattle-area homeless

LETTER: America kills millions without attacks

On Dec. 7, 1941, we lost more than 2,000 Americans in a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. On Sept. 11, 2001, we lost more than… Continue reading

LETTER: Noise complaints only create more obstacles for training pilots

I hope U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer realizes how serious his decisions will be regarding the safety of the American public. Naval aviators flying FA-18 Growlers… Continue reading

LETTER: MAT clinic would bring only problems to Sequim

There are those who make obscene amounts of money off addictions, including gambling, alcohol, tobacco and methadone. Methadone does not cure as some have claimed.… Continue reading

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Would you support a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax increase for affordable housing?… Continue reading

  • Sep 15, 2019

LETTER: Already have high success rate with MAT in area

So much of the anti-medication assisted treatment rhetoric is not based on facts. One fallacy often repeated is that medication assisted treatment is not successful… Continue reading

LETTER: Better for Sequim to safe than sorry

Comparing the protest against big-box stores establishing themselves in Sequim to a large proposed regional MAT facility to be built in Sequim, in my opinion,… Continue reading

LETTER: Deal with drug problem, don’t avoid it

I am one of many citizens who volunteer on local government committees and councils. Our work requires diligence in reading very detailed reports, learning about… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Townsend needs to address debt, elect MickHager

I strongly support Monica MickHager for Port Townsend City Council. She has more than 16 years of combined experience on the city’s advisory boards and… Continue reading