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My fellow Americans, we are at a critical juncture. The future of our country’s survival is in your hands. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Republican, …
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9/25/24
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Years ago, people would say “I can’t tell the difference between a Republican and a Democrat.” Elections then were about one candidate versus another, each trying hard …
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9/25/24
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Rather than leaving out the horoscope, tides, comics, games, etc., just restrict the letter writers to less than 250 words. And reduce the number of opinion pieces.
The paper’s job is to …
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9/25/24
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I want to thank the people of Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula for coming out to enjoy Poetry on the Salish Sea in the gardens at Wilderbee Farm for the last two summers. In a few …
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9/25/24
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As though
the river were
a floor, we position
our table and chairs
upon it, eat, and
have conversation.
As it moves along,
we notice—as
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9/25/24
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The plan is to avoid live-in health care centers. But if I wind up in one out of necessity, I’d hope for the standards of a facility I’m familiar with. The new head honcho is one of my …
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By Carole Marshall
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9/25/24
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Why do some groups of volunteers achieve consensus while others fracture in discord? That is what I asked myself repeatedly during and after the Sept. 16 presentation in City Hall by Jefferson …
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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9/25/24
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There’s a large volume of misinformation being thrown around in regard to Camas Prairie at the Port Townsend Golf Park, which has informed some of the (mis)understanding evident in a letter and …
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By David Faber
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9/18/24
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Your Sept. 11 article “Quilcene school board considers resolution on gender in girls sports” noted that board member Jim Hodgson named Olympic boxer Imane Khelif in his …
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9/18/24
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Thank you for printing the letter from Washington Native Plant Society about Kah Tai Prairie. The letter explains the situation quite clearly, but the headline used by the paper, which I approved, …
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9/18/24
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The leader is the only newspaper I have ever seen with the page number on the bottom corner. Most people thumb through a paper looking for the page numbers on the upper corners. It’s very …
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9/18/24
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I write in response to the Sept. 11 column by Jason Victor Serinus regarding the Co-op debacle. I came away from it feeling that I still don’t know what happened. Apparently Kenna …
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9/18/24
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Donald Trump carries a grandiose self-image that drives him to seek affirmation every minute of his day. This affirmation is like a drug to narcissists — it’s called supply. …
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9/18/24
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The Kennedy campaign is currently going through changes daily. On Aug. 23, Kennedy gave an “Address to the Nation” announcing that he was withdrawing his name from …
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By Sol Riou
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9/18/24
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As Boon and Otter cried in unison when asked what their frat bros should do after Delta House got expelled from campus in Animal House:
“Road trip!”
Around here, …
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By Bill Mann
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9/18/24
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On a nice day last week, I found myself at the Tri Area Pharmacy waiting in line for the flu shot and the new Covid vaccination.
It was not a particularly critical exercise but it turned out to …
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Ned Luce
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9/18/24
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Scrubbers, most of which use seawater to rinse some pollutants out of the ship’s exhaust, may sound like a good thing because they take sulfur and other pollutants from …
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By Kay Brown | Alaska Beacon
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9/18/24
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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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