Have you been affected by the wildfire smoke that recently settled over the Olympic Peninsula?… Continue reading
Ships moving through a busy channel off Washington state’s San Juan Island are slowing down this summer… Continue reading
State regulators said a judge erred when he overturned $2.39 million in penalties against Tesoro following the… Continue reading
Joey Pipia doesn’t buy his props from magic supply stores. So, when the Port Townsend magician took the stage at the North… Continue reading
Have you been affected by the roadwork on Highway 101 at Lake Crescent?… Continue reading
We should not forget that after their fish net pen failed in the San Juans, the owner [Cooke Aquaculture] tried to blame the eclipse (“Atlantic… Continue reading
The inimitable H.L. Mencken had this to say in a Baltimore Evening Sun editorial published July 26, 1920: “As Democracy is perfected, the office of… Continue reading
It seems like only yesterday I was walking up and down Water Street in lovely Port Townsend smelling the sweet and spicy aromas of local… Continue reading
What about a coalition of non-tax-based sources of funding for schools that would include, among others, local, state and national nonprofit organizations; national and international… Continue reading
Does anyone remember the Berlin Wall? Does anyone remember how outraged our government was or how the American people denounced those who built it? Does… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the state Department of Ecology to put on hold any new permits for net pens… Continue reading
Tina Podlodowski, the chair of the state’s Democratic Party, describes Democratic “control” in certain legislative districts as a thin, blue veneer. “When… Continue reading
If you harbor any misconceptions about the accordion, prepare to release them this weekend with a “deep squeeze.” The Port Townsend Deep… Continue reading
The event’s catalyst has always been community. And it’s free. Jammin’ in the Park will return to Waterfront Park at West Railroad… Continue reading
I was peacefully eating my lunch at a local restaurant when some fellow walking behind my chair said, “I’m a sheepdog and I don’t mind… Continue reading
One of the most controversial issues today is whether or not memorials, including statues, to Confederate leaders and soldiers should be removed from public property… Continue reading
Upside-down, backward or inside-out, the mysterious and abstract reflections created by boats floating in water often catch Mitchel Osborne’s focus. Osborne’s maritime… Continue reading
On Aug. 7, by a 2-0 vote, Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners voted to endorse House Resolution 3144, an anti-environment, anti-salmon piece of legislation… Continue reading
Why does Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed winner-in-chief, support honoring the losers of the Civil War? Rather than react to the events in Charlottesville, Va., within… Continue reading
It is rare that I have difficulty accepting someone else’s opinion, but after reading a recent letter [“Jet noise,” Aug. 17], I feel compelled to… Continue reading
