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River counter catches human stream at Dungeness River

SEQUIM -- The irony is in the "dead end" sign, posted on the road to one of the North Olympic Peninsula's livelier spots. Railroad Bridge… Continue reading

Family to give up Sequim-area farm

AGNEW -- The Mustitch family business has blue sky for a ceiling, wind instead of walls and Old Olympic Highway as its hallway. On a… Continue reading

Local voters watch, then rate presidential debate

PORT ANGELES -- The presidential hopefuls smirked and sniped, put words in each other's mouths, corrected and interrupted. But the 25 people gathered at the… Continue reading

Tourism summit in Blyn focuses on bridging the gap when Hood Canal Bridge is out for six weeks in 2009

BLYN -- It was a day rich with ideas for close-to-home adventures at the Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit at the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Center. From… Continue reading

Plant power on the rise at Sequim Bay lab

SEQUIM - Look out to the open ocean and envision an energy powerhouse, a field of riches beyond measure. No, this isn't about offshore oil… Continue reading

City manager finalists to meet public Nov. 7

SEQUIM -- Although it's still a mystery who the finalists will be for the Sequim city manager job, the City Council has chosen a date… Continue reading

Have oil, will travel: Frying oil from Sequim eateries fuels man’s truck

SEQUIM -- When Jerry Pino pulls up with his horses, you may feel a sudden craving for Chinese food. "My truck smells like fried wonton,"… Continue reading

Ladysmith Black Mambazo to grace Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Albert Mazibuko grew up on a farm in South Africa. He was a tall boy, tall as the grass waving in the… Continue reading

Ladysmith Black Mambazo to grace Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Albert Mazibuko grew up on a farm in South Africa. He was a tall boy, tall as the grass waving in the… Continue reading

Sequim City Council faces budget choices

SEQUIM — The city may well have a new manager in January 2009, but only after the City Council wrestles its way through a web… Continue reading

Board members to walk Sequim neighborhood to boost Discovery Trail support

SEQUIM — A "walkabout" is set for this afternoon on a quiet Sequim lane. The foray, to start at 1 p.m., could also be called… Continue reading

Makah grandmothers marching for their causes reach Portland, Ore. — Idaho next

PORTLAND — Three walking, driving grandmothers made it to their destination Monday and pronounced their journey "awesome." Rhonda Markishtum, Dotti Chamblin and Gail Adams, members… Continue reading

Hope over fear in Forks: Student president wants to inspire

EDITOR'S NOTE — This is the last of a two-part series that began Sunday. The first part and a related story can be read at… Continue reading

Growers offer simple pleasures on Dungeness Valley farm tour

DUNGENESS — There was nothing fancy on Saturday's farm tour, but by the looks on the faces of Fiona Cunningham and Olivia Bay, there was… Continue reading

Living the Peninsula illegally: Immigrants who come for education caught in the middle

EDITOR'S NOTE — This is the first of a two-part series. The second part will be in Monday's PDN. FORKS — It's an immigrant story… Continue reading

Naturalized citizen who grew up in Forks returns to be ‘a role model’

FORKS — On the day Victor Velazquez was to take the U.S. citizenship oath, Seattle police in riot gear stood between him and the federal… Continue reading

Native grandmothers come through Port Angeles en route to Portland

PORT ANGELES — The grandmothers want their grandchildren to know when they see injustice, when someone tries to keep them quiet, they must speak out.… Continue reading

A good read, a good movie — inaugural Clallam County Reads project

PORT ANGELES – Here's a way to keep traveling the path of lifelong student, while skipping any homework and having that hooky-playing feeling. To Kill… Continue reading

Remembering Fairbanks’ life: Thousands learn more about woman of skill and humor

PORT ANGELES — More than 3,000 people gathered Monday at Civic Field to grieve the loss of U.S. Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks, and to… Continue reading

Special music for Mom

PORT ANGELES — The tribute on Monday to fallen U.S. Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks included two songs chosen by Fairbanks' 15-year-old daughter, Whitney. They… Continue reading