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Worries over the upcoming closures of the Hood Canal Bridge this summer are still simmering throughout Jefferson County.
County commissioners continued to question the wisdom of shutting down …
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Today's cartoon is by Rick McKee, CagleCartoons.com.
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3/31/23
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The Jefferson County Public Utility District has passed its sixth clean accountability audit in a row with the Washington State Auditor’s Office.
The state released its review of the utility …
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Leader News Staff
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The city of Port Townsend’s municipal offices will be closed on Fridays, now on a permanent basis.
The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved an ordinance in March, limiting …
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Leader News Staff
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7th Haven, Port Townsend’s near-finished affordable housing development on Hendricks and Seventh streets, will have a Grand Opening celebration for partners and the public on Friday.
Managed …
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Leader News Staff
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As steel scaffolding and construction tarps currently envelop the Port Townsend Post Office on Washington Street, local passersby may be wondering what’s going on.
The answer is, a whole lot …
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James Sloan
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It’s no April Fool’s Day joke that the Port Townsend Farmers Market is setting up shop on April 1, but it would be foolhardy to miss out on the heaps of fun included in opening-day …
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Leader News Staff
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The East Jefferson Rivals varsity softball team took a tough loss Saturday as Bremerton High School beat the Rivals 18-2.
With the away loss, EJ’s record stands at 0-4 (0-3 …
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3/30/23
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Property owners responsible for right-of-ways?
I don’t understand. The city makes plans for plantings and then expects others to maintain them? Is this demand serving the community and …
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3/30/23
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 360 calls for service between Friday, March 3 and Friday, March 10. Below are selected reports.
At 4:59 p.m. Saturday, March 4 in Chimacum, an …
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Leader News Staff
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 185 calls between Friday, March 3, and Thursday, March 9. Below are selected reports.
At 6 p.m. Monday, March 6, an assault was reported in …
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Leader News Staff
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Today's cartoon is by Rick McKee, CagleCartoons.com.
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3/30/23
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All over the country, historic post offices have been made accessible.
The solution for ours is not complicated, as Jack McCreary of DASH noted. And unlike the grotesque, vertical …
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3/29/23
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I read with some alarm the suggestion that archers should patrol our streets to cull the herds of deer which would make it safe for geraniums while also supplying venison.
To be sure, the …
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SO ONCE AGAIN I ILLUSTRATE with my hapless great grandchildren—from left Claire, Iris and Simon Camfield-Bronstein. They will have little to do with creation of the near future of the early …
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So, is the onset of spring making you antsy to get out of your house after two-plus years of COVID isolation?
Are you new to town and itching to meet some folks? Not busy Sunday, April 16? …
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Judith Alexander
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3/29/23
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It’s madness out there.
Shortly after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill banning drag shows in public venues or non-age-restricted spaces, and totally banned gender-affirming …
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Well it is pretty obvious after reading the Health and Wellness insert in the Feb. 1 Leader that we do not need a Health and Wellness Center because we already have one.
Our whole town is a …
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The Leader’s story, “Lawsuit over Southeast Alaska fisheries makes waves locally,” covered Wild Fish Conservancy’s (WFC) misguided lawsuit which has serious implications for …
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3/29/23
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Please, Leader, stop insulting people who speak up about the loss of biodiversity by publicly labeling them tree huggers.
Google the phrase and you’ll find it’s a derogatory jab meant …
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