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Guest opinion: John Wayne, more than a marina
In his 1904 novel “Of Cabbages and Kings,” O. Henry introduced the phrase “banana republic” to describe a…
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Guest opinion: Time for us to take role in finding missing persons
In recent issues of a newsletter I produce about Sequim City Council news, I have included areas that…
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Guest opinion: Surging state revenue should quell talk of raising taxes
As state lawmakers enter the final weeks of the 2021 legislative session — and the start of the…
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Water column: April fools?
For anyone who loves snow in the mountains, the data say it’s party time at the Dungeness Snotel*…
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Veterans Corner: Evergreen Boys State is looking for citizens
Housing specifically for veterans is non-existent in Sequim. Port Angeles has the Outpost, Forks has Sarge’s Place, and…
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Guest opinion: Forest climate proposal won’t work
Two former state officials’ recent proposal to discontinue timber harvests on trust lands managed by the Department of…
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Think About It: Men will be men
I was 10 or 11 years old when I started learning lessons around the impact of a man…
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Being Frank: Ocean conditions, lost habitat drive salmon concerns
Treaty tribes and our state salmon co-managers are looking ahead to another grim year of fishing because of…
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From the Back Nine: Segment three
I’ve been thinking about Life Segments, maybe because spring is the time for renewal, or maybe because the…
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Guest opinion: Do legislators understand who really pays taxes?
The state tax revenue forecast is $3 billion more than expected, yet Democrats want to implement a capital…
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Think About It: The wages of shame
Several years ago, I volunteered my planning skills to help develop a wellness program for the students in…
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Aging Successfully: Six lessons from a pandemic road trip
Last year, when the coronavirus first broke out, I was shocked. However I was not too fearful because…
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Being Frank: Billy Frank Jr. statue effort gaining momentum
Treaty Indian tribes in western Washington strongly support proposed state legislation to place a statue of the late…