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Goodness Tea Farm, located on the outskirts of Sequim, sits nestled between the Olympic mountain range and the Salish Sea. Douglas firs and maple trees intertwine their roots with cultivated …
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By Holly Erickson
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3/26/25
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March is the time gardeners start dreaming about summer gardens full of blooms and color.
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By Michele Koomen
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3/26/25
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From the get-go, I hate to cook. In my defense, meal preparation wasn’t always a grit your teeth and do it so the kids won’t starve project.
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By Carole Marshall
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3/26/25
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The bearded young man standing before us looked frightened. Outfitted in an ill-fitting sports coat, he spoke in a pleading voice during public comment at the March 14 meeting of the Washington State LGBTQ Commission.
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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3/26/25
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The city is in a two year process to update the 2016 Comprehensive Plan. The updating is in fact a rewriting of the adopted plan which is meant to guide planning and development through 2036 - it is the required first step.
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By Julie Jaman
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3/26/25
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I still remember getting the call while I was at a friend’s house for dinner. I was an editor for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland, and after-hours editing wasn’t unusual.
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By Eve Epstein
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3/19/25
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The month I was hired as a staff editor by The Los Angeles Times, its Sunday edition was the size of a Pres-To-Log and, at 7 pounds, weighed 2 pounds more. It was so hefty that a paperboy, heaving a Sunday Times at a doormat, accidentally killed a poodle.
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By Scott Doggett
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3/19/25
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A marine biologist.
That’s what I wanted to be.
Maybe it was because I was living in the arid mountains of Wyoming — following in my parents’ footsteps certainly didn’t interest me.
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By Lloyd Mullen
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3/19/25
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Among all of the states of the U.S., Washington State has one of the strongest sets of state laws requiring that local and state governments do their business in public, and give citizens full access to the documents governments use to express thoughts or conduct business.
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By Scott Wilson
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3/19/25
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This drawing was submitted to an art competition conducted by the publication “Fourth Estate” in 1896.
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3/19/25
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What’s the difference between the press and the media?
Media derives from the Latin, “medium,” which is neither rare nor well done.
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By Tom Mullen
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3/19/25
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Journalism is facing some serious challenges these days, and that’s affecting oversight of government and our understanding of the issues we face. Ultimately, that is bad news for our democracy.
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By Fred Obee
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3/19/25
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Locals and newcomers alike may disagree about how much drizzle and gray skies they want in the Pacific Northwest, but when it comes how our government works, I think the great majority of us would agree that limited cloud cover is best. This is what government transparency advocates call Sunshine Week.
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By Ellen Hiatt
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3/19/25
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The Leader proudly claims its place among professional legacy media. It's a role that also comes with a lot of responsibility.
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By Meredith Jordan
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3/19/25
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Many birdhouses found in pet stores and online are not suitable for birds.
That’s because cavity-nesting birds — those that naturally nest in tree hollows—don’t require …
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By Scott Doggett
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3/19/25
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A group of Chimacum fifth and sixth graders under the leadership of teachers Josette Mendoza and Kristen Johnson are taking up the challenges in the FIRST LEGO League robotics competition.
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By Ned Luce
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3/19/25
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While in the KPTZ studios playing music the other night, I experienced a bout of radio nostalgia.
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By Bill Mann
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3/19/25
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My liberal-leaning friends and family members, and even a few conservatives, are struggling with the current presidential administration. In discussions I find that a bright spot to which most can agree concerns some potential community health benefits that may be achieved by the administration.
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By Marcia Kelbon
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3/19/25
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I was surprised the Housing Solutions Network ever suggested rents should be no more than a mortgage payment. Liz Revord’s March 12 letter now acknowledges other costs, but still promotes the …
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By Barney Burke
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3/19/25
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What Is Miso?
Miso is made by fermenting soybeans with a mold called Aspergillus oryzae (known as koji), along with salt and sometimes other grains like rice or barley.
The fermentation …
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By Sidonie Maroon
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3/19/25
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