THERE IS A building in downtown Port Angeles that bears the name K.O. Erickson Building. SAVINGS BANK is written on the cornice. When you see… Continue reading
and are — quite spiritual and that spiritual beliefs have… Continue reading
LATER THIS MONTH, on May 21, Airport Day will be celebrated at William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles from 10 a.m. to 4… Continue reading
SOMETIMES, THERE ARE interesting tidbits of history that are simply too small to write a column about. Here are a few: E Pluribus MOOnum Sequim… Continue reading
PEOPLE SEEMED INTRIGUED by athletes. Testosterone levels rise when our team wins. We have empathy for the struggles to compete. We feel like we’re in… Continue reading
IT SEEMS THAT people have a fascination with shipwrecks. Unlike other disasters, shipwrecks leave behind a monument to the that we can see, explore, and… Continue reading
SOMEONE GETS IN trouble with the law. Rather than face the music, they move far away and change their name. This has all the makings… Continue reading
MANY OF US have known young people who are a bit lacking in the motivation department. Quite often, they do not know what they want… Continue reading
IT IS GOOD to use significant milestones to remind ourselves that life has risks, and we always need to be watchful. I say this because… Continue reading
WHEN YOU WALK around a cemetery, you will see many granite and brass grave markers. Most of them simply give a person’s name, a date… Continue reading
WE ALL HAVE memories and stories from our lives. Family, work and friends all build into our personal stories. Part of the purpose of my… Continue reading
MANY PEOPLE GO through events in their lives that can be devastating. How many times have we seen families ruined because someone will not let… Continue reading
MOST OF US have access to the world through the internet. It has made it incredibly easy to share our lives with the world. You… Continue reading
JUNE IS HERE, and it’s a time for transition. We’re transitioning from spring into summer, from good weather to gorgeous weather. And for some younger… Continue reading
CHANGES OCCUR IN our society over time. They can be thrust upon us due to a tragedy. We recently observed Earth Day, one of those… Continue reading
YOU HAVE GONE out on a search-and-rescue mission. People need your help. After the mission ends, you are on your way back to your base… Continue reading
ON DEC. 23, 1924, Clallam County received a significant visitor. Big Chief Gray Horse Eagle came to speak with local tribes. He was organizing Native… Continue reading
DOES IT SEEM there are a lot of pigeons around town? It does to me. More on that later. It was a time of war… Continue reading
WHEN YOU ARE traveling east of Port Angeles, you’ve likely seen the street sign for Lake Farm Road. How did that road get that name?… Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to a production error, John McNutt’s Dec. 6 column did not run in its entirety. Here is the complete submission along with… Continue reading