Clallam County

Sequim woman to compete in Mrs. Washington America Pageant

Sequim woman to compete in Mrs. Washington America Pageant

A Sequim woman will represent the Olympic Peninsula this spring at the Mrs. Washington America Pageant in Olympia. Magan Waldron, who was crowned… Continue reading

Sequim woman to compete in Mrs. Washington America Pageant
Port Angeles wind turbine spires turning; design, not power, main point

Port Angeles wind turbine spires turning; design, not power, main point

After six months of standing motionless, the city’s $107,517 wind turbine spires are finally spinning. They are ready to generate an estimated… Continue reading

Port Angeles wind turbine spires turning; design, not power, main point
Noel Coward’s “Nude With Violin” is performed at the Port Ludlow Bay Club.

‘Nude with Violin’ to put on a show in Port Ludlow starting Thursday

It’s Paris in 1954, and world-renowned painter Paul Sorodin is dead. Mon dieu! Noel Coward’s satirical play “Nude with Violin” will be… Continue reading

Noel Coward’s “Nude With Violin” is performed at the Port Ludlow Bay Club.
Dr. Richard “Bud” Davies

Dental health discussed at WOW forum in Sequim

Dental health will be the topic of the next WOW! Working on Wellness Forum set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12. Dr. Richard… Continue reading

Dr. Richard “Bud” Davies

NEWS BRIEFS: Tickets on sale for PT Kiwanis party; Olympic Peninsula students make honor roll at Central Washington University

The Kiwanis Club of Port Townsend will host its fourth annual Rock & Roll Party from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday… Continue reading

Registration open for Washington Coast Cleanup

Registration open for Washington Coast Cleanup

Registration is open now for the Washington Coast Cleanup on April 29. Every April for the past 10 years, Washington CoastSavers and its partners and… Continue reading

Registration open for Washington Coast Cleanup

A GROWING CONCERN: From the ground up, soil critical for garden’s foundation

HERE WE ARE, already two days into April, the month that really kicks up the gardening work. With that said, I realize it has been… Continue reading

Attorney general: Tim Eyman misused initiative donations

Attorney general: Tim Eyman misused initiative donations

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a $2.1 million lawsuit against anti-tax initiative promoter Tim Eyman… Continue reading

Attorney general: Tim Eyman misused initiative donations
BACK WHEN: Former Silver Sands Resort remembered fondly

BACK WHEN: Former Silver Sands Resort remembered fondly

THERE WERE MANY people who recognized the March picture from the past as the Silver Sands Resort at the corner of Whitefeather and West Sequim… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Former Silver Sands Resort remembered fondly

Bill to toughen rules around oil transport clears key hurdle

A House bill aimed at increasing the safety around oil transportation on land and water has cleared a key committee.… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Spring winds provide easy power for migrant travelers overhead

MARCH WASN’T EXACTLY lamb-like when it was leaving, and I’m hoping April will forget about bringing showers. Not only was the month of March just… Continue reading

Clallam jail inmate attempts suicide

A Clallam County jail inmate was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after attempting suicide Friday afternoon by hanging himself with his jail… Continue reading

Deadline set for change proposals for Sequim’s comprehensive plan

The city council has set a May 1 deadline for residents and developers to propose changes… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering will feature a… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Don’t panic and remember: Medicare happens

THIS IS WEEK No. 3 of describing the Medicare Machine. I am not going to regurgitate the past few weeks’ columns, because that would place… Continue reading

House passes two-year $44.9 billion state budget

House passes two-year $44.9 billion state budget

The House has passed a $44.9 billion state budget that seeks to spend an additional $1.9… Continue reading

House passes two-year $44.9 billion state budget
This image, from the Library of Congress shows a sign placed on an Oakland, Calif., store Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The store was closed after the internment order was issued. The owner, a University of California graduate, was housed with hundreds of evacuees in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration of the war.

Japanese-American internment explored in images, lecture

A traveling exhibit, “The Tragedy of War: Japanese-American Internment,” will be on display at the Port Angeles Library beginning Thursday, followed by… Continue reading

This image, from the Library of Congress shows a sign placed on an Oakland, Calif., store Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The store was closed after the internment order was issued. The owner, a University of California graduate, was housed with hundreds of evacuees in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration of the war.

LETTER: ‘Fat rats’ in Olympia voting for the fat cats, not the little guys

The state Senate has voted to tax property owners (this mostly means the little guy) to pay for education. The Democrats wanted to institute a… Continue reading

LETTER: Climate change deniers are the ultimate hypocrites

How convenient it must be for climate change deniers to only have to believe in the science that allows them to fly in jet airliners,… Continue reading

LETTER: I agree with the letter on maternity-related deaths, but it got the facts wrong

A letter to the editor published March 30 (“‘Anti-choice’ critic”) claimed that “the state of Texas doubled its rate of maternity-related deaths, from 18 percent… Continue reading