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To CD or not to CD
By Joe Crollard The compact disc was first introduced in the late 1980’s, but did not gain momentum until the early 90’s. Since that time it has been the main source of purchased music – […]
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Tech us to your ‘L33t3r’
By Giovanni Roverso Things have gotten harder for gamers looking for fun at Peninsula College’s Pirate Union Building computer lounge. The computers, along with a publicly accessible Wi-Fi network called PCPUB, act as a safe […]
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Back Beat – What the deuce just happened??
The Griffins staying with the Simpsons? It happened. The season 13 premiere of “Family Guy” saw the Griffin clan arriving in Springfield after Peter is ran out of Quahog for publishing a sexist cartoon strip […]
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Salomé – A Tale of Desire, Denial, Dance & Death
By Joe Crollard Written in 1891 by Oscar Wilde, and in the French language as a failed attempt to avoid Victorian censorship, “Salome” tells a dark tale of Desire, Denial, Dance, and Death; a biblical […]
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Back Beat – ‘Bad Words’, good fun
In the opening scene of “Bad Words” Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) takes his seat next to a heavyset child. The child stares at the interloper with dull, listless eyes, struggling to comprehend the scene before […]
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WWII Veteran receives France’s Highest Honor
By Joe Crollard Through pictures and narrative, Glynda Schaad, Peninsula College English Faculty, chronicles the WWII experiences in 1944-1945 of her father Oscar Peterson in a Studium Generale Presentation on Oct. 12. 92 years old […]
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Pardon me but your pumpkins are showing: How the ASC Halloweenied out on its dress code
Viewpoint and photos by Jonathan Mitchell Editor’s Note: Some Names have been changed to protect the half-naked…innocent. A froth of young bodies piston and gyrate against one another. A crowded dance floor communally dry humps […]
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A Celebration of Heritage
By Alecx Abbott Roger Fernandes, a well-known storyteller, visual artist and educator from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, started the presentation by leading the audience in a welcome song, keeping the beat with his drum. […]
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Liberating the western wilderness, from deserts to rainforests. The Peter Simpson Free Cinema illuminates a PC student’s ecological perspective – PART 3, Return of the River – Showing tonight, Oct. 22, 7-9 p.m. at PC Little Theater
Viewpoint by Giovanni Roverso Return of the River – Showing tonight, Oct. 22, 7-9 p.m. at PC Little Theater This is story of the largest controlled dam removal in modern history. The Elwha River settles […]
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Inside Port Townsend Film Festival
By Jonathan Mitchell Meet Keiko. Sixteen feet tall and 30 feet wide it towers over most of the buildings in downtown Port Townsend. From its perch at the base of Taylor Street it threatens to […]