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All about Shiela: Retirement has stamp of approval for Post Office stalwart
There’s something about Shiela. The warm smile. The quick wit. The apparently effortless way to connect a random ...
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Legislature again defers action on youth camp: Senator vows to continue push for resolution
OLYMPIA — “There’s always next year.” It’s a phrase Mariners fans have uttered half-heartedly every October since the ...
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Freedom timber sale hangs in the balance: $240,000 bond demand limits conservation group’s options
NASELLE — Nine months after the Pacific County Superior Court rejected the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition’s bid to ...
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75th Loyalty Days: Peninsula patriotism on parade
LONG BEACH — Children waved American flags as Harley Davidson motorcycles, marching bands and war veterans paraded down ...
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FEMA cuts halt push for LB tsunami tower
LONG BEACH — Decisions being made in the other Washington continue to reverberate throughout Pacific County, as a ...
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Recall battle heads to WA Supreme Court
OLYMPIA — A battle between Pacific County Commissioner Lisa Olsen and a group seeking to recall her from ...
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Oyster growers feel new optimism about shrimp control
Last Monday, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Substitute House Bill 1309 into law, formally establishing a research program for ...
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Angling for fun: Popular spring event sets the hook for fishing season
BLACK LAKE — Itayana Garcia hoisted the metal stringer with both hands as five hefty rainbow trout dangled ...
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O’clam, all ye faithful chowder fans: Thousands make pilgrimage to peninsula for spring festival
LONG BEACH — The first festival of the spring season drew thousands to downtown Long Beach last weekend, ...
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Spring awakens: Long Beach Peninsula gets busy
LONG BEACH PENINSULA — A spring awakening is underway on the Long Beach Peninsula, where the days are ...