Clallam County

LETTER: Support outsiders like Trump, Sanders over pay-for-play D.C.

The major news of the election was not the defeat of the Democratic Party. That was just history repeating itself. I’ve been watching elections for… Continue reading

LETTER: Unlike Cal Thomas, I contend we must do all we can to help our most vulnerable

In his March 16 column [“A Historic Opportunity”], Cal Thomas says that “the biggest drivers of debt remain the entitlement programs.” And, of course, Thomas… Continue reading

LETTER: We need to impeach that ‘bombaster’ Trump

It is so difficult writing about someone so thoroughly disliked by so many, excluding vile and lovely expletives and insults, that I shall suffer while… Continue reading

LETTER: Why not have a Long John Silver’s, Michelle Malkin on Fridays?

Why, I ask myself, why don’t we have a Long John Silver’s restaurant on the North Olympic Peninsula, especially in Sequim? I see all their… Continue reading

LETTER: Wild Olympics legislation trying to protect something that’s already protected

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray have re-introduced Wild Olympics legislation to “protect environmentally sensitive areas, support outdoor recreation and preserve and… Continue reading

Lights flicker: Medical emergency prompts wreck on Marine Drive

Lights flicker: Medical emergency prompts wreck on Marine Drive

A pickup truck driver plowed into two electrical and communications poles in the 900 block of West Marine Drive in Port Angeles,… Continue reading

Lights flicker: Medical emergency prompts wreck on Marine Drive

NEWS BRIEFS: Studded tire deadline approaches … and other items

Drivers in Washington state have until Friday to remove their winter studded tires. The state Department of Transportation reminds drivers that state law… Continue reading

Officials eye next steps toward Sequim branch expansion

Sequim Library’s overcrowding issues are decidedly nonfiction, library officials say. Margaret Jakubcin, director of the North… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Time is ripe for home-made dressing

YOUR ASSIGNMENT THIS week is to go outside and look for culinary herbs and fresh salad greens. They are everywhere. Last Sunday, I parked my… Continue reading

Students honored for racial equality essays

Students honored for racial equality essays

Twenty-one students won honors in the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Race Equality Essay Contest, which drew 112 essays from Port… Continue reading

Students honored for racial equality essays

Trump’s plan: ‘Let Obamacare explode’

Although House Speaker Paul Ryan acknowledged Friday that “Obamacare is the law of the land,” its survival or collapse now rests with decisions… Continue reading

When is the time right to enroll in Medicare?

TODAY IS MARCH 26, 2017, and in the interests of “full disclosure” (which almost never happens in the real world), be warned that I have… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County jail’s suboxone program to be highlighted

The three Clallam County commissioners will be briefed on the suboxone program at the Clallam County jail Monday. The work session will begin at 9… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Immigrant rights, law topics of talk in Forks this Saturday … and other items

Representatives of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project will answer questions and discuss basic immigration law and immigrants’ rights at 2 p.m. Saturday. The… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closure set tonight canceled

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will be open tonight and early Saturday morning. A six-hour closure originally set to begin at 11 p.m. tonight… Continue reading

Gold, silver found in Everett now linked to Clallam County burglary

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has joined detectives in Jefferson County and the Marysville Police Department in the investigation of about $115,000… Continue reading

Heroin accidentally shipped to Olympic Medical Center, OPNET says

Heroin accidentally shipped to Olympic Medical Center, OPNET says

An ounce of heroin found in Olympic Medical Center’s laundry room last week might have been sent to the hospital by mistake.… Continue reading

Heroin accidentally shipped to Olympic Medical Center, OPNET says
Feiro Marine Life Center, planned waterfront facility to share campus

Feiro Marine Life Center, planned waterfront facility to share campus

The Port Angeles Waterfront Center’s performing arts facility and Feiro Marine Life Center will create a shared campus on the same downtown… Continue reading

Feiro Marine Life Center, planned waterfront facility to share campus
Officials hope sand cap layer works as project restoration option at Ediz Hook

Officials hope sand cap layer works as project restoration option at Ediz Hook

Officials are preparing to apply a 6-inch layer of sand to an inside portion of Ediz Hook to test whether a sand… Continue reading

Officials hope sand cap layer works as project restoration option at Ediz Hook
Alabama fugitive caught in Port Angeles to serve time in Washington state

Alabama fugitive caught in Port Angeles to serve time in Washington state

A fugitive from Alabama who was caught at the Port Angeles Walmart Supercenter last October has been sentenced to one year in… Continue reading

Alabama fugitive caught in Port Angeles to serve time in Washington state