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The specter of a major disaster seems to have the attention of most people. There may be a tornado or a flood or a hurricane or a wildfire or a blizzard or even a President. However, the scariest one …
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By Ned Luce
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5/14/25
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Not the green-jacket golf tournament. The TV quiz show once hosted by Alex Trebek.
Many of you, like us, are hooked on the brainy quiz show. I’ve been watching …
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By Bill Mann
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5/14/25
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If you were fortunate enough to complete a real estate transaction in our tight housing market since the beginning of 2024, you unknowingly participated in our state’s first of its kind racial …
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By Marcia Kelbon
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5/14/25
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The time for reveling in nature amid our delightful spring-blooming landscapes and gardens is upon us.
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By Carolyn Smith
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4/23/25
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He’s a 33-year-old husband, father, nuclear engineer. He’s my eldest grandson and a comment he made on a recent visit brought up some interesting thoughts on aging.
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By Carole Marshall
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4/23/25
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As the Trump Administration consolidates its power and attacks anyone who arouses their supreme leader’s ire, more and more Americans ponder what they can do to turn the situation around.
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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4/23/25
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Until recently, I worked as a lifeguard and water aerobics instructor at the Olympic Peninsula YMCA. I started there in August 2022 and want provide a quick backstory, since it’s relevant …
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By Zory Hill
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4/23/25
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On April 14, the Port Townsend City Council alerted the public it would be going into executive session to discuss the comparable salaries for City Manager John Mauro. That followed the city’s …
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By Meredith Jordan
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4/23/25
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A reader saw me at the pool last week, and when I mentioned the large Indivisible “Hands Off” protest here, he exclaimed, “I’ve lived here for over 20 years, and this was the …
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By Bill Mann
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4/16/25
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Right now, over 100 million people worldwide have been forced from their homes by disasters, conflict and climate change – and that number is growing every day.
Shelter Box is an …
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By Ned Luce
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4/16/25
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The “No” campaigns against initiatives to repeal our state’s capital gains tax and Climate Commitment Act last fall threatened the inability to fund education and roads if the …
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Marcia Kelbon
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4/16/25
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I’d never heard of “net metering” until my electric bill hit $600 last February. Desperate for a way to reduce utility costs that skyrocket in the winter because we use electric …
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By Andrew Carpenter
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4/16/25
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I often think about the time I killed my daughter’s love for music. She was about nine, and I made her practice the piano enough that she hated it. I backed off, and her love for music returned …
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By Greg Brotherton
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4/16/25
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Why did western Washington suddenly stop recycling glass last year? There are three main reasons.
Glass is not a money maker: Jefferson County’s recycling, including glass, is handled by …
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By Laura Tucker
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4/16/25
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Wasn’t some of the commentary in last week’s (April 2) Leader a doozy? First there was “Out of Balance” columnist Marcia Kelbon, the supposed science-based engineer who lost …
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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4/9/25
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“What would you like to see in my column?” I occasionally ask other seniors for suggestions, wanting to tap into stuff older folks in my community would like to read. It had always been a …
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By Carole Marshall
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4/9/25
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If you stand at the whale skeleton at Union Wharf in Port Townsend and look out across the bay, what do you see? If your answer is Indian Island and Fort Flagler State Park, you are right. But just …
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By Rachel S. imper
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4/9/25
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Where once there was darkness, now there are lights. Where once was just a parking lot surrounded by blackberry bushes, now there is a skate park.
You may have noticed the new light poles …
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By Greta Stromberg
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4/9/25
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I lived in Altadena, Calif., 20 years ago. Back then, no one predicted that a wildfire would leap out of neighboring Eaton Canyon and consume Altadena like napalm. But it did just that in January.
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By Scott Doggett
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4/2/25
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A couple of recent events combined to remind me of the summer of 1969: My 57th wedding anniversary on March 23 and reports of classified information being provided to a journalist by incompetent members of the current federal government administration.
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By Ned Luce
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4/2/25
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