PROOF IS IN the eye of the analyst. Post-election, I've hosted the Republican Women of Clallam County, been a guest at a League of Women… Continue reading
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS ARE always messy. Complicated issues are summarized deceptively. Irrelevancies are magnified. Substantive issues are minimized. Incumbents take credit for favorable conditions they inherited.… Continue reading
"SYSTEMS CHANGE IS always frightening," observed someone at Wednesday's Shelter Providers Network meeting in Port Angeles, which I emceed as part of my Serenity House… Continue reading
DEBT AND DEFICITS aren't synonyms. Debt is money owed. Deficit is insufficient funds to pay for expenses. Debt is huge in some counties. In 1996,… Continue reading
A MONTH AND a day are scant time to sort through nine confusing statewide ballot issues. Six are initiatives, from petitions signed by voters proposing… Continue reading
GUN RANGE PROSPECTS are as good on the North Olympic Peninsula as anywhere. Three shooting range proposals are making news locally. The Jefferson County Sportsmen's… Continue reading
NO PROGRESS TOWARD understanding surfaced at Wednesday evening's Clallam County Planning Commission hearing on regulations governing agriculture in the county. Steve Ragsdale, owner of Sunshine… Continue reading
THURSDAY WAS THE 90th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. Ratification came… Continue reading
A DOE STALKED purposefully across West 18th Street in Port Angeles. The spotted fawn following close behind her turned back and waited for its lagging… Continue reading
$5.2 BILLION OF spending has been cut from the state budget in the past two years. Fiscal trends indicate that an additional $3 billion will… Continue reading
LEVY ELECTIONS DON'T all play by the same rules. Two levy issues will be on North Olympic Peninsula primary election ballots, going in the mail… Continue reading
TOP TWO ADDS up to some serious homework assignments for voters this summer. By July 28, ballots will be mailed to every registered voter in… Continue reading
FOR EVERY SOLUTION, there's an objection. Wind energy seemed to be a likely solution to achieve renewable energy mandates imposed by voters in 2006. The… Continue reading
FIVE YEARS LATER, I'm again looking for love on the Internet. On June 3, 2005, a petfinder.com listing led me to pay yet another visit… Continue reading
TAX POLICY IS a hot topic. Demands for federal and state tax reforms reverberate across the political landscape without reaching agreement on what changes should… Continue reading
EMPLOYMENT IS DIFFICULT to focus on for agencies helping people who are homeless, but it's also a key solution to homelessness. That's the message coming… Continue reading
RUBBER-STAMPING A TAX hike package wasn't on this week's legislative agenda. Rep. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, enjoyed some family time Tuesday, worked a shift… Continue reading
