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Tell truth about salmon recovery

The late NWIFC chairman Billy Frank Jr. left us all many lessons during his time on this earth.…

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Verbatim: April Oldfield (and friends)

April Oldfield is the activity director at Sherwood Assisted Living in Sequim. She and a trio of residents…

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Guest Opinion: Foundations to senators: Urge floor vote on America Gives More Act

American foundations gave nearly $50 billion to the U.S. nonprofit sector in 2013. That’s a massive investment in…

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Editor’s Corner: School funding issue gets murkier

I’ve never really felt bad for politicians. Ever. I mean, they’re the ones who sign up and run…

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Letter: How PC can you get?

Several years ago a woman of color wrote an insightful piece with the theme, “Keeping them (down) on…

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Letter: Remove payoff for illegal immigrants

Each time that amnesty for illegal immigrants has become an issue, the media campaign always refers to the…

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Letter; Sniping at SARC by private concerns

A local gym operator has taken to Facebook and newspapers expounding how the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center, a…

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Letter: Two and a half cups of coffee

If I came to your home, you would never hesitate to pour me a few cups of coffee…

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Letter: Officials acting like bullies

Each week, the Sequim Gazette has another story about “the commissioners” blocking the retail sale and production of…

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Guest Opinion: Change coming for state health insurance exchange

It has not been an easily defined road nor a smooth one. Nothing like this had ever been…

Michele Roldan-Shaw’s only formal writing training beyond her self-published personal work in high school began at the Sequim Gazette around 2003. Roldan-Shaw has since moved to South Carolina and spent the past seven years honing her journalist skills as a freelance writer

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Verbatim: Michele Roldan-Shaw

Michele Roldan-Shaw grew-up in Long Beach, Wash., but spent months at a time visiting her mom in Sequim…

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Cooper: The wonderful world of wondering

A couple of columns ago I wrote about the importance of science and the scientific method. I wrote…

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Odds and ends (and lists) from the editor’s desk

Good, better, best. I’m not sure why fall is the season for lists, but here on the Olympic…