Wed, Sep 9, 2009
Group health comes back: Blessing or curse on OMC?
I recently learned that Group Health Cooperative, the large Seattle-based Health Maintenance Organization, is considering expanding its coverage area to include both Clallam and Jefferson counties.
Funny page opinions off the funnies page
For the past 25 years, Sequim's personalities and news bits have been immortalized in "toons" by Tim Quinn.
Community news briefs
Collision counter reset after WSP cruiser hits woman
Drivers who regularly pass the electronic message sign at the Washington State Patrol's office between Port Angeles and Sequim may have noticed it was reset for the first time since Oct. 8, 2008.
An offer you can't refuse
Olympic Cellars Winery hosts the Sons of Italy Fall Fest and Grape Stomp from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12.
2 Sequim teens could face trial on adult charges
Two Sequim teenage brothers arrested for incest and rape face hearings next week to determine if they will be charged as adults.
College schedules GED and ESL classes
English as a Second Language classes begin Monday, Sept. 14, at Sequim Community School, 220 W. Alder St., Sequim.
Business briefs
Superior court
Drug take-back taken back
Frick's Drugs and Jim's Pharmacy no longer can accept most leftover, out-of-date or unused narcotic prescription drugs in their stores due to a ruling by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency.
Wed, Sep 2, 2009
Trucks ease going postal
People may notice a new sight around town beginning Saturday, the familiar white U.S. Postal Service delivery truck.
Today is school chief's fave
This article concludes an interview of Sequim Schools Superintendent Bill Bentley by Sequim Gazette reporter Michael Dashiell. The first installment appeared Sept. 26.
The Magic Bean
Call Don Batcheller a has-bean.
The kindness that sustains us
Valley Gardens
Sofa Cinema
Sequim sees its final WASL test numbers
The most criticized and politicized standardized test in the state is finished.
Sequim company wants you to fly faster, safer
Flight times worldwide could change dramatically due to efforts by a new Sequim aeronautics company.
School Briefs
School board passes $24 million budget
The Sequim school board on Aug. 20 approved an operating budget for the 2009-2010 academic year that anticipates more than $24.6 million in spending.
One size won't fit all when socking away $
Investment Corner
OMC responds to lawsuit
Dr. Robert Witham's lawsuit charging Olympic Medical Center with operating a monopoly should be dismissed because state and federal laws specifically exempt hospital districts from such lawsuits.
No quick cure for health care, OMC's chief says
Americans may be eating Thanksgiving leftovers before politicians finish picking bones with each other over health care reform.
New horizons from old tech
Using technology to brighten futures is the goal for OlyPen staff and Sequim Kiwanis members.
Meetings and Calendar
Make holiday a memorable occasion
Kitchen Korner
LOOK GEORGE, MASTER GARDENERS ARE AT IT AGAIN
The Olympic Peninsula Master Gardeners are stepping up the pace on their demonstration garden.
Leaping for Lupus
Local dentist Brian Juel defied death for a good cause - his daughter Brianna.
Hook a chinook, go to prison
Catching endangered Dungeness River chinook salmon isn't just bad for the run's existence, it's against both state and federal law.
Hiking... Much more than what's beneath your boots
Discoveries
Hays v. city of Sequim resolved
The developer of Cedar Ridge subdivision must pay his fair share of the Washington Harbor Road extension before the development's third phase is approved, a Clallam County judge has ruled.
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