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Rural hospitals brace for ‘severe’ effects of Medicaid cuts

Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital and Willapa Harbor Hospital among rural hospitals facing precarious economic future

Pat Neal

The Daily World

Opinion

Telling the truth to tourists is all of our responsibility

Now that the tourists are here, it’s easy to remember why there’s a season on them.

Opinion

Ignoring climate change won’t alter situation

Amid debates about immigration enforcement, tax bills and general chaos in Washington, D.C., the Trump administration has managed…

Jerry Knaak

The Daily World

Sports

College football landscape has become unrecognizable

Geographic rivalries and graduation rates mean nothing as the game evolves

Washington State Parks
Surfers hit the waves at Grayland Beach State Park.

Sports

State Parks: Budget cuts won’t undermine services this summer

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative…

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Former Harborite Elsie Pickles celebrated her 105th birthday over five days, from June 28 to July 3, to allow time to talk to visitors one-on-one. Her birthday was July 1, 1920.

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Elsie Pickles grew up in ‘Burns Addition,’ turns 105

Elsie Erickson Pickles this past week turned 105 and also celebrated her 87th class reunion from Hoquiam High…

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Fish passage work includes relocating aquatic life before working in the stream.

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Season 3 of fish passage construction on the Oly Pen

It may not be the show you’ve been waiting for the past several years (looking at you, Stranger…

Harbor Regional Health

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HRH earns top marks in community benefit

Healthcare think tank lauds Harbor Regional Health for health equity, patient outcomes and value of care

Michael Bruce

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Community fondly remembers Westport’s Michael Bruce

Hospital District 2 board chair and former mayor died last week

Obituaries

Death Notices

Betty Van Blaricom, Stan Lattin, Janis Lemieux, James Healy

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Obituaries

M. Douglas Doug Twibell

M. Douglas “Doug” Twibell, 84, former owner of Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Washington, died Saturday…

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Opinion

America 250 — A big opportunity slipping away

One year from now, the nation will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. I fear…

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Obituaries

JoAnn Marie (Rattie) Colton

JoAnn Marie (Rattie) Colton, 78, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2025, at Elon Skilled Nursing and Rehab…