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Did you shop as part of Small Business Saturday?… Continue reading

  • Nov 25, 2018
Director: Peninsula residents take care of each other through Home Fund

Director: Peninsula residents take care of each other through Home Fund

By Dale Wilson Executive Director, Olympic Community Action Programs As executive director of Olympic Community Action Programs, I am honored and privileged to participate in… Continue reading

Director: Peninsula residents take care of each other through Home Fund

Government climate report warns of worsening U.S. disasters

As California’s catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns… Continue reading

LETTER: Men need to step up on contraceptive front

Contraceptive issue The religious right’s grip on the Republican Party is a reminder of the religious and political patriarchal institutions obsessed with sexuality and disdain… Continue reading

LETTER: Save the sequoia, don’t cut it down

Save the sequoia My name is Devon Graywolf, I am on the Port Angeles Tree Advisory Council. We vehemently oppose the city’s current plan to… Continue reading

4.1 earthquake shakes Olympic Peninsula

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has shaken an area beneath Olympic National Park south of Port Angeles. The U.S. Geological… Continue reading

Fair weather, falling gas prices help Thanksgiving travelers

Fair weather, falling gas prices help Thanksgiving travelers

The Associated Press Mild weather and falling gasoline prices are helping Thanksgiving travelers get where they’re going while saving a few bucks. Airports around the… Continue reading

Fair weather, falling gas prices help Thanksgiving travelers

LETTER: Community safer when mental health services adequately funded

As Washington’s development of the 2019-21 biennial budget approaches, please support funding for mental health services. In 2016, due to staffing, safety and credentialing deficiencies,… Continue reading

LETTER: Democrats concerned about tax cuts that level playing field

Democrats are alarmed that President Donald Trump’s tax cuts help only the wealthy, that patterns of inequality continue with the rich getting richer and the… Continue reading

LETTER: State legislation needed after I-1639

Now that Initiative 1639, Safe Schools and Safe Communities, has passed, there is still more that needs to be done. Currently, there is no state… Continue reading

LETTER: Washington goes the way of California

I mourn for all the victims of the murders at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif. It appears the strict California gun… Continue reading

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Which team prevails in this year's Apple Cup and wins the Pac-12 North championship?… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2018

Bellingham trying to attract more destinations as Alaska Airlines plans in Everett

Alaska Airlines’ plan to start its 18 daily flights out of Everett likely will impact traffic at… Continue reading

LETTER: Offended by president’s words and actions

I am writing concerning the person who placed the cardboard sign that read “offended” over my sign which read “Trump = Criminal” in the windshield… Continue reading

Oregon gets approval to kill sea lions at Willamette Falls

Oregon gets approval to kill sea lions at Willamette Falls

Oregon wildlife managers have received federal approval to trap and kill California sea lions that eat protected fish. The… Continue reading

Oregon gets approval to kill sea lions at Willamette Falls
PHOTO: Dash for Jumping Mouse Children’s Center in Port Townsend

PHOTO: Dash for Jumping Mouse Children’s Center in Port Townsend

The 150 registered participants in the annual Jumping Mouse Children’s Center Turkey Trot 5K and Kids Dash take off at the start of the race… Continue reading

PHOTO: Dash for Jumping Mouse Children’s Center in Port Townsend

NRA sues to block new Washington gun-control measure

Gun rights groups including the National Rifle Association have sued to block a new, voter-approved gun control… Continue reading

Lynnwood man who raped dying woman gets less than 3 years in prison

A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to less than three years in prison for raping a high school student as… Continue reading

Study cites weak reporting on missing, murdered Native American women

Study cites weak reporting on missing, murdered Native American women

Numerous police departments nationwide are not adequately identifying or reporting cases of missing and murdered indigenous… Continue reading

Study cites weak reporting on missing, murdered Native American women
U.S. House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

U.S. House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

The Republican-controlled House has passed a bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the… Continue reading

U.S. House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves