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Whether we are talking about housing, pools or consensus, building things is really hard. Not building things is easy.
Today, I’m going to set aside housing and focus on building a …
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By Greg Brotherton, Jefferson County Commissioner
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9/11/24
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As one of the most treasured institutions on the Olympic Peninsula, the Port Townsend Food Co-op holds a central place in many of our lives. Even though it is currently roiled in controversy, the …
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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9/11/24
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The Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) is alarmed about current indications by Port Townsend city officials that a parcel on Blaine Street will be re-zoned for market rate …
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By Fayla Schwartz, Gail Sklar and Becky Chaney
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9/11/24
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It’s true, I love to celebrate and our team at the Production Alliance feels privileged to organize and support many Jefferson County gatherings. Perhaps you wonder, why is Danny so passionate …
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By Danny Milholland
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9/11/24
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Denial — declaring something to be untrue. It’s hard to deny one’s age when children muck up fantasy — an eldest child planning his retirement for example, or the youngest …
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By Carole Marshall
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9/11/24
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Weeknight dinners often feel rushed and chaotic, squeezed between work, school activities, and other responsibilities. Can we reinvent dinner into a satisfying experience of connection and wholesome …
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By Sidonie Maroon
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9/11/24
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The extent of reader input at The Leader has been my single biggest surprise. People care what we do here and they don’t mind letting us know what they think. Given the volume it can be …
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By Meredith Jordan
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9/4/24
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Port Townsend High School students spend summer break in different ways. Some use the time to get summer jobs working for local businesses. Others work as counselors at summer camps, do volunteer …
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By Hilina Taylor-Lenz
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9/4/24
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It’s not even Christmas, and scores of Port Townsend lawns are already festooned with decorations. No, not multicolored lights or inflatable reindeer and Grinches.
We’re seeing …
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By Bill Mann
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9/4/24
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So, there is a presidential campaign running for “joy.” It can’t be as important as the oily ducks promoting “dawn.” If you don’t understand it, you need to watch …
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9/4/24
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With its sunset-colored seeds, quill-shaped leaves and silvery trunk, the tree of heaven doesn’t emit a threatening vibe.
But then neither does a tiger. If you knew nothing about tigers …
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By Scott Doggett
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9/4/24
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The most versatile garden plants have something in common: they are easy to grow, can tolerate deer and drought, and offer an array of habitat benefits in all seasons.
Penstemons deliver on all …
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By Barbara Faurot
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8/28/24
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As a lifelong Democrat who’s been picking between the “lesser of two evils” since before I was old enough to vote, this election is the first time I’ve come across a candidate …
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By Lea Folkenhagen
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8/28/24
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Most of what I’d learned about the Port Townsend Film Festival in my few short months here has been about its ongoing programming. Credit for that is due largely to The Leader’s Kirk …
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By Meredith Jordan
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8/28/24
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After the first night of protests outside last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, a rabbi told the New York Times that the strong police response to demonstrators critical of …
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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8/28/24
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The process of moving through life is a journey of planned and unplanned events. Twists and turns along our paths are marked by pleasures and perils, joys and sorrows, ups and downs. Facing illness …
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By Carole Marshall
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8/28/24
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In larger places, journalists talk about businesses and nonprofits (or not-for-profits) as very different things. Indeed, they operate differently, and that’s true even in an era where …
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By Meredith Jordan
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8/21/24
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The undeniable fact about aging is that one accumulates reminders of past stories from celebrations, movies, music, old friends and more. In addition, one develops the ability to enhance the facts of …
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By Ned Luce
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8/21/24
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It may not be the Happiest Place on Earth (that’s Wally World?), but I just visited what’s undoubtedly the Happiest Place in Port Townsend — the Democratic Party campaign outlet …
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By Bill Mann
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8/21/24
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My friend Julie had me over for coffee to brainstorm ideas for school lunches. As a busy mom of three school-aged kids — ages 6, 9, and 12 — she’d fallen into the trap of relying on …
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By Sidonie Maroon
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8/21/24
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