6 February 2012, 12:41 am
Lawmakers keen on splitting Fort Worden managementPeninsula DailyBy Tom Callis OLYMPIA — A proposal to split management of Fort Worden State Park between the state and the local Port Townsend Public Development Authority will still be pursued even though there'll be no legislation on it this t... Read More »
5 February 2012, 4:51 pm
2nd UPDATE — One lane reopened after US 101 along Hood Canal blocked by mudslidePeninsula Daily... Cedardale Lane in the unincorporated community of Potlatch. An alternate route to Olympia from the North Olympic Peninsula is to take the Hood Canal Bridge to state Highway 3, then follow Highway 3 s... Read More »
5 February 2012, 4:15 pm
UPDATED — US 101 blocked along Hood Canal by mudslidePeninsula DailyPOTLATCH — A mudslide in Mason County has forced the closure of US Highway 101 at Milepost 333 in Mason County, blocking the route between East Jefferson County communities of Brinnon and Quilcene with Olympia along Hood Canal i... Read More »
5 February 2012, 9:12 am
Union decries formed Olympic Medical Center contract, hints at possible legal ...Peninsula DailyNutter said the hospital district must adapt to pressures from Olympia and Washington, DC, in order to survive. “They are worth every penny we can afford to pay them, absolutely. I would love to pay the... Read More »
4 February 2012, 7:10 pm
TheNewsTribune.comWonder why storm left you in the dark so long?TheNewsTribune.comWhen the lights went off at William and Colette Manker's Olympia-area house in mid-morning Thursday, Jan. 19, the Mankers and their three children hoped it would be a short interruption, an adventure in coping that... Read More »
3 February 2012, 12:47 am
BBC NewsHargrove seeks 'forgiveness' for voting against gay marriagePeninsula Dailyand AP OLYMPIA — Before the state Senate voted in favor of same-sex marriage Wednesday, Sen. Jim Hargrove took a moment to ask for forgiveness. The Hoquiam Democrat, who represents the North Olympic Peninsul... Read More »
30 January 2012, 6:27 am
Morning Memo/Monday: Dollars, lots of 'em … Gas pricesThe Seattle Times (blog)Traffic: The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $3.49, the AAA auto club reports, according to The Associated Press this morning. That's 6 cents higher than the national average. Gas prices fo... Read More »
30 January 2012, 12:37 am
Tharinger floats rechargeable-battery billPeninsula DailyBy Tom Callis OLYMPIA — Washington would be one of the first states to require rechargeable-battery manufacturers to recycle their products under a bill under consideration in Olympia, according to a North Olympic Peninsula representative wh... Read More »
27 January 2012, 12:40 am
MATT SCHUBERT'S OUTDOORS COLUMN: My final column in paradisePeninsula DailyBy Matt Schubert A FUNNY THING happened the night I was first set to arrive on the North Olympic Peninsula. I had driven 1500 miles from Tempe, Ariz., to Washington going over all the great things I'd do at the Penins... Read More »
20 January 2012, 1:40 pm
msnbc.comFlooding, power outages linger after huge Northwest stormmsnbc.comTed S. Warren / AP A downed tree rests on a car Thursday in front of an apartment building in Tacoma, Wash. By msnbc.com staff and news services Updated 3:45 pm: Temperatures in the Puget Sound region warmed above freezing on... Read More »
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