Wire Service

LETTER: We have to police ourselves to keep our Evergreen State beautiful

A local resident recently wrote in asking what was being done to clean up all the litter on the roadway between Sequim and Port Angeles.… Continue reading

LETTER: Why can’t Hurricane Ridge winter schedule extend into April?

It appears that once again, Olympic National Park is closed for business during the month of April. Hurricane Ridge has to be the top tourist… Continue reading

About 400 ICE detainees launch hunger strike

Immigration activists say about 400 detainees held at an ICE detention center are participating in a hunger strike. The Seattle… Continue reading

LETTER: Don’t take away from honoring loved one by littering

My sister and I just heard something today that troubled us deeply. Sometimes when a family is honoring a loved one who has been cremated… Continue reading

LETTER: Stark differences between two water groups in Port Angeles

For the sake of clarification, there are now two groups operating locally with similar-sounding names but that have opposite goals. One called Our Water, Our… Continue reading

Officials track slow Washington landslide near 2014 disaster

Officials track slow Washington landslide near 2014 disaster

A slow-moving landslide near the site of a mudslide that wiped out a neighbourhood and killed 43 people in 2014… Continue reading

Officials track slow Washington landslide near 2014 disaster

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Have you ever been the victim of a scam?… Continue reading

  • Apr 11, 2017

Early quake warning system expands to Washington, Oregon

An early warning system for earthquakes has been expanded to Oregon and Washington, joining California in testing a prototype that… Continue reading

LETTER: Peter Thiel’s devotion to America is suspect

Even some members of President Donald Trump’s inner-circle of Republican billionaires are looking at the possibility of using Plan B. And I don’t mean using… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Townsend resident makes cattle guard for deer

a city that is overrun by deer. There are so many now that they’re eating plants that they normally… Continue reading

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Are you concerned that Congress has cleared the way for internet providers to sell your web browsing history?… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2017

Bill to add ballot drop boxes awaits governor’s signature

A bill requiring that dozens of additional ballot drop boxes be installed throughout Washington state has cleared both legislative chambers… Continue reading

LETTER: Faith column missed the mark on God’s love vs. intolerance for sin

A March 24 Peninsula Daily News “Issues of Faith” column, “Run to the Cross to See God Anew,” [by the Rev. Patrick Lovejoy] may miss… Continue reading

LETTER: Foresight trumps hindsight when it comes to our country’s safety

Before opposing President Donald Trump’s immigration order, we might recall Dec. 14, 1999, when terrorist Ahmed Ressam arrived on the Coho ferry in Port Angeles,… Continue reading

LETTER: Letter writer needs to check his facts on Wild Olympics criticism

Regarding the points that former Clallam County Commissioner Phillip Kitchel makes in his March 28 letter to Peninsula Voices [“No Wild Olympics”], he suffers from… Continue reading

LETTER: Recent letter on ‘illegals’ cherry-picked data to suit opinion

The April 6 letter to Peninsula Voices, “Anti-sanctuaries,” seems to employ an analogy taken from the movie “A Time to Kill” to delegitimize sanctuary cities.… Continue reading

In this Oct. 10, 2016, photo, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray speaks at a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Seattle. (The Associated Press)

Seattle mayor accused of sex abuse in lawsuit, media report

A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sexually molesting a teenage high-school dropout in… Continue reading

In this Oct. 10, 2016, photo, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray speaks at a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Seattle. (The Associated Press)

LETTER: Antiquated law on presidential requirements limits our options

Some of our severely outdated, antiquated laws seem to defy common sense. Why, for instance, is it mandatory that our president be born in the… Continue reading

LETTER: Thanks to the senators who voted against repealing internet privacy rule

I would like to thank two of four Washington state GOP representatives for voting against Senate Joint Resolution 34, the nullification-of-internet-privacy rule. The resolution got… Continue reading

US blasts Syria base with cruise missiles

US blasts Syria base with cruise missiles

The United States fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria Thursday night in retaliation for… Continue reading

US blasts Syria base with cruise missiles