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Blogs
April 27, 2012
Border Patrol Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Claiming Illegal Stops Based on Race
Three Olympic Peninsula residents filed a class action suit against the Border Patrol yesterday that promises to finally provide a formal airing for charges that agents are illegally stopping people based on race rather than reasonable suspicion.
Blogs
March 13, 2012
Comment of the Day: Dicks, Dams, and a Magnuson Myth
Two Fridays ago Washington's long-time Senator Norm Dicks announced he would not be running for re-election after 18 terms and 36 years representing Boeing, Tacoma, and the Olympic Peninsula in Congress. Unanswered questions about Dicks' pork practices led to inquiries over funds appropriated by the ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2012
"Northern Border Coalition" Takes on the Border Patrol in New Letter to Janet Napolitano
Last month, the Forks Human Rights Group asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for an investigation into Border Patrol practices on the Olympic Peninsula. Yesterday, Napolitano got a letter from a much broader group: a coalition of organizations across northern border states.
Blogs
January 25, 2012
Comment of the Day: A Lack of Balls
The Border Patrol outpost on the Olympic Peninsula is again drawing the ire of the townsfolk in Forks. As we reported, a number of residents there wrote Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, demanding that she "investigate and put an end to unlawful practices." To heck with Napolitano, argue ... More >>
Blogs
January 23, 2012
Forks Human Rights Group Asks Janet Napolitano to Investigate Border Patrol's 'Illegal and Intimidating Tactics'
After a turbulent 2011, the Border Patrol's outpost on the Olympic Peninsula is under fire again. On Friday, community members form Forks penned a letter to Janet Napolitano, asking the Department of Homeland Security secretary to "investigate and put an end to unlawful practices," by Border Patrol ... More >>
Calendar
January 4, 2012
Jonathan Evison
After a turbulent 2011, the Border Patrol's outpost on the Olympic Peninsula is under fire again. On Friday, community members form Forks penned a letter to Janet Napolitano, asking the Department of Homeland Security secretary to "investigate and put an end to unlawful practices," by Border Patrol ... More >>
News
December 21, 2011
Let the Right One In
The Border Patrol has just made it against the law to give an illegal immigrant a ride.
Blogs
December 15, 2011
Border Patrol Says Giving a Ride to an Illegal Immigrant Is a Crime
Undeterred by questions about hyper-aggressive tactics and possible over-funding, the Border Patrol has turned up the heat on the Olympic Peninsula, according to the Forks Human Rights Group. Now, if you give an illegal immigrant a ride in your car, you're at risk for being detained--even if ... More >>
News
November 30, 2011
Mas Dinero, Mas Problemas
The more money spent on immigration enforcement, the worse it gets.
Blogs
November 23, 2011
Border Patrol Spending Cuts Urged by Groups from Washington to Texas
Senator Patty Murray and her Congressional Supercommittee have failed in the attempt to craft a bipartisan plan for spending cuts. But that doesn't mean people are out of ideas. One that's gaining momentum: Slash what one group calls "the gaping fiscal black hole" that is immigration enforcement.
Blogs
October 21, 2011
Comment of the Day: Peninsula Newspapers Aren't In the Habit of Getting Actual Reports
Ace staff writer Keegan Hamilton uncovered documents yesterday that the show the arrest and 45-day detention of a Korean immigrant in Port Angeles all stemmed from a "concerned citizen" calling in worried that the man might be undocumented. That and the immigrant seemed "nervous" when immigra ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2011
Immigration Arrests in Washington Not Limited to Mexicans, Border Patrol Says
Image SourceWith all the uproar about the dramatically increased Border Patrol presence in Washington's Olympic Peninsula -- including staff increases of up to 700 percent along the northern border since 2000, and a controversial $5.7 million headquarters currently under construction in Port ... More >>
Arts
September 14, 2011
Fall Arts 2011 Calendar
Image SourceWith all the uproar about the dramatically increased Border Patrol presence in Washington's Olympic Peninsula -- including staff increases of up to 700 percent along the northern border since 2000, and a controversial $5.7 million headquarters currently under construction in Port ... More >>
Blogs
September 12, 2011
McClatchy Newspapers Discover the Border Patrol's Swollen Staffing But Not the Questionable Tactics that Have Resulted
Joshua HustonThe McClatchy newspaper chain is the latest to catch onto the fact that there's something startling going on along the northern border. A piece picked up by the Seattle Times this morning draws attention to the huge increase of Border Patrol agents there and accusations by whistl ... More >>
Blogs
August 15, 2011
John McKay says U.S. Attorney Could Put a Stop to Border Patrol's Expansionism
After a month of intense media scrutiny on the Border Patrol's expansionist and legally questionable activities, U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks' office says it will meet with the agency's regional chief later this month. How pointed the Congressional staffers will be in their discussions isn't clear. D ... More >>
News
July 27, 2011
Nowhere-Near-the-Border Patrol in Forks
How a flush government agency found trouble in the coastal home of Twilight.
Blogs
July 27, 2011
This Week's Cover Story: Beyond Borders
Our cover story this week started with a drowning. A Hispanic man named Benjamin Roldan Salinas had met his death in the Sol Duc River, near the Olympic Peninsula town of Forks, while trying to escape the Border Patrol. The strangest thing about that incident was that the Border Patrol had been call ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2011
Illegal Immigration Slows Dramatically While Money Keeps Flowing into Enforcement Efforts
New research corroborates a trend that has been apparent for some time: Mexican migration to the U.S. has slowed dramatically. As The New York Times reports today, a survey by the Mexican Migration Project at Princeton is showing that our southern neighbors have less interest in coming here t ... More >>
Calendar
May 11, 2011
Jonathan Evison
New research corroborates a trend that has been apparent for some time: Mexican migration to the U.S. has slowed dramatically. As The New York Times reports today, a survey by the Mexican Migration Project at Princeton is showing that our southern neighbors have less interest in coming here t ... More >>
Calendar
February 9, 2011
Jonathan Evison
New research corroborates a trend that has been apparent for some time: Mexican migration to the U.S. has slowed dramatically. As The New York Times reports today, a survey by the Mexican Migration Project at Princeton is showing that our southern neighbors have less interest in coming here t ... More >>
Music
January 19, 2011
Jeff Gilbert: The Lifer
The owner of the Feedback Lounge didn't make West Seattle home, the neighborhood made him.
Blogs
January 17, 2011
Devan Miller, Port Angeles Bird-Watcher, Discovers His Stolen VW Van in the Woods by Accident
This is where good VW vans go when they are stolen.
Blogs
December 3, 2010
Thieves Steal 20,000 Pounds of Pine Boughs From State-Owned Land, Just to Make Your Home More Festive
If, one day, you're hiking through the Olympic Peninsula, staring at the rows of gorgeous evergreens, and you come across a stretch of dead, branchless trunks: go ahead and blame Christmas. Turns out thieves sometimes steal branches right off of trees in order to make those gorgeous pine boug ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2010
Forks Is Fine With Vampires, But Not the Sex Pistols
These guys would beat the shit out of any bloodsucker or wolf.As has been well-documented by now, the timber town of Forks has had no problems cashing in on the Twilight phenomenon. If a kid were to show up for class dressed in a cape and fangs with elk blood dripping out of his mouth, he'd p ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2010
Lillian Star Taylor, 13, Dies of Drug Overdose While Camping
In August, 13-year-old Lillian Star Taylor was found dead in a tent while camping with her mother and her mother's friends in Beaver near the Olympic Peninsula. Now, according to a recently released toxicology report, it appears that the Port Angeles girl died of a methadone overdose. Clallam ... More >>
Calendar
October 13, 2010
Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of Quileute Wolves
In August, 13-year-old Lillian Star Taylor was found dead in a tent while camping with her mother and her mother's friends in Beaver near the Olympic Peninsula. Now, according to a recently released toxicology report, it appears that the Port Angeles girl died of a methadone overdose. Clallam ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2010
Comedians Enter the World of Fairies and Teddies
Jen Seaman at the unicorn mural at Kelbi's World. Rainbows, sparkles and fairy princesses are rarely thought of as a backdrop to a comedy show unless you are entertaining with Dame Edna. However, this was just a small sample of the venue I performed at on Friday. With the phrase, "This is whe ... More >>
Film
September 29, 2010
Between Beatniks and Hipsters
At the Local Sightings Film Festival, a Northwest poet returns from the grave.
Arts
September 15, 2010
Jonathan Evison: The Power of the Socially Networked Writer
He's standing up for big novels, one book (and status update) at a time.
Arts
August 11, 2010
Visual Arts: No Fab Abs at SAM
Twilight myths in need of debunking.
Calendar
July 7, 2010
Where the Air Is Cool and Dark
Twilight myths in need of debunking.
Blogs
May 18, 2010
Rhythm & Blues Salad, Scooby Doo Joke Net Nude Hot-Tubbing Invite in Port Townsend
Performing across the Pacific Northwest, I've found that entertainers get a lot of perks when it comes to food. Unfortunately this is normally of the carb heavy or fried variety. It sounds delicious, but when your pant size starts hitting the double digits and you're not a man, it starts to become ... More >>
Music
March 10, 2010
Rocket Queen: Ahead of the Curve
Five reasons 2010's off to a two-fisted start.
Calendar
October 28, 2009
Eirik Johnson
Five reasons 2010's off to a two-fisted start.
Blogs
August 20, 2009
Slush Pile! August LOLcat Edition
Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>
Calendar
July 15, 2009
Douglas Brinkley
Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>
Calendar
April 29, 2009
Eirik Johnson
Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>
Calendar
April 29, 2009
Sawdust Mountain
Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>
Calendar
February 11, 2009
Northwest Exposure
Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2008
Civics 101: You Can Own a Crack Pipe, You Just Can't Use It
Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>
Film
October 10, 2007
Kurt Cobain: About a Boy: Grunge Ghost Speaks From Beyond the Grave
Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>
Food
May 24, 2006
Food Files
Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>
Arts
January 25, 2006
Film Calendar
Summer in general and August in particular is a sleepy time for book publishing. But several local authors have been hard at work, so let's take a quick look at their inky efforts. It's tourist season, so erstwhile SW contributor J. Kingston Pierce has supplied the text to a coffee table boo ... More >>
Food
October 19, 2005
From Sea to Soil
How Dungeness crab makes its way from the ocean to your plate—and beyond.
Food
February 11, 2004
Food Events Around Town
How Dungeness crab makes its way from the ocean to your plate—and beyond.
News
January 22, 2003
Ship Out of Shape
A patched-up oil tanker piques local fears.
News
November 20, 2002
Adventure Deluxe
How to enjoy the great outdoors with a warm bed, nice meals, and a dry roof over your head. (The aromatherapy will run you a little extra.)
Diversions
July 3, 2002
Mini Me
No one can resist the new anti-SUV.
News
August 15, 2001
News Clips— Independent/Clingy
No one can resist the new anti-SUV.
News
April 4, 2001
News Clips— When zebras attack
No one can resist the new anti-SUV.
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