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State lawmakers approve plan to fix mental health system

Budget includes $118 million for new facilities, expanding existing ones

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Denver voters this week considered decriminalizing psilocybin — the psychoactive substance in "magic mushrooms." What do you think?… Continue reading

  • May 7, 2019
Gray whales washing up dead in larger numbers on Northwest beaches

Gray whales washing up dead in larger numbers on Northwest beaches

Official: Nutritional stress could be increasing strandings

Gray whales washing up dead in larger numbers on Northwest beaches
Salmon-eating sea lions targeted at Columbia River dam

Salmon-eating sea lions targeted at Columbia River dam

More California sea lions preying on imperiled salmon in the Columbia River below a hydroelectric project… Continue reading

Salmon-eating sea lions targeted at Columbia River dam
One man missing in relation to downtown Victoria fire

One man missing in relation to downtown Victoria fire

Plume of smoke was visible to some on North Olympic Peninsula

One man missing in relation to downtown Victoria fire
Democrats demand reprimand of GOP Rep. Matt Shea

Democrats demand reprimand of GOP Rep. Matt Shea

Democrats in the state House of Representatives have demanded that conservative Republican Rep. Matt Shea be… Continue reading

Democrats demand reprimand of GOP Rep. Matt Shea

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Have you ever played pickleball?… Continue reading

  • May 5, 2019
PHOTO: Boating season opens in Port Townsend

PHOTO: Boating season opens in Port Townsend

The firefighting boat from East Jefferson Fire-Rescue sends up spray from its hoses during the annual parade on Port Townsend Bay to… Continue reading

PHOTO: Boating season opens in Port Townsend

LETTER: Cost of ignoring the damage of pesticide will be high

DeWayne Johnson sued Monsanto, the makers of Roundup weed killer, because he contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after using the pesticide. The California Superior Court awarded him… Continue reading

House OKs bill to keep U.S. in climate accord

House OKs bill to keep U.S. in climate accord

The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Thursday that would prevent President Donald Trump from fulfilling his… Continue reading

House OKs bill to keep U.S. in climate accord

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Have you gone out to use any trails — hiking, biking or otherwise — this spring?… Continue reading

  • May 2, 2019
Girls outscore boys on tech, engineering, even without class

Girls outscore boys on tech, engineering, even without class

Though less likely to study in a formal technology or engineering course, America’s girls are showing more… Continue reading

Girls outscore boys on tech, engineering, even without class

LETTER: Agrees with columnist that president is unfit for office

A recent article by Robert Reich (“Trump’s moral squalor, not impeachment, will remove him from power”) which appeared in The Guardian on April 21 details… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Angeles panel failed to protect Veterans Park

The veterans in our community were told loud and clear that the memorial to them and to others who have died for our country is… Continue reading

Public health care option headed to governor for signature

‘Cascade Care’ would create state-contracted insurance to be offered by 2021

LETTER: Hatcheries hurt, not boost, salmon numbers

A recent letter to the editor (April 14, “Model hatchery program”) claimed that a hatchery supplementation program on a tributary of the South Fork Salmon… Continue reading

LETTER: School tour was informative, fun in Port Angeles

Last week, I joined a group of citizens as guests of the Port Angeles School District on one of their now semi-annual school tours. This… Continue reading

Officials say measles outbreak in Pacific Northwest is over

Officials say measles outbreak in Pacific Northwest is over

A measles outbreak that sickened more than 70 people, mostly children, in the Pacific Northwest is… Continue reading

Officials say measles outbreak in Pacific Northwest is over

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How would you rate state Attorney General Bob Ferguson's job performance?… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2019
Affirmative action initiative passes Legislature

Affirmative action initiative passes Legislature

Approval is followed quickly by filing of referendum to repeal

Affirmative action initiative passes Legislature