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The social season may have hit the “post-COVID” stride with the return of the annual Ludlow Maintenance Commission reception at the Beach Club.
The reception is held the day before the …
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Ned Luce
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4/26/23
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My daily cooking has a rhythm and flow, meals come together at regular times, there’s lots of variety and delicious seasonal variations of meals.
I cook most everything from scratch, making …
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Sidonie Maroon
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4/20/23
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"After 10 years of working on many of the classic yachts and wooden boats in Port Townsend, which Port Townsend is famous for, I can't help but point out the obvious: This town has a lot of wealth …
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The transportation beliefs we have, and the resulting policies, funding, and ultimately, infrastructure, affect all aspects of civic life, including human and climate health, housing costs and …
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David Thielk
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4/14/23
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On the far side of open pasture, the trail curves and under a hedge of thimbleberry canes, I see emerging stinging nettles.
They’re the perfect size for harvesting. I’ve …
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Sidonie Maroon
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4/14/23
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To golf or not to golf seems to be the question regarding uses of the lovely chunk of open land in the center of our town.
I have followed, with interest, the opinions and ideas of others on …
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4/14/23
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Thank you for your wonderful article regarding the four exceptional students at Port Townsend High School who are building an outdoor basketball court for our community. So often, teens are looked at …
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4/14/23
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Recently, the Jefferson County Library District was awarded $35,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funding by the county commissioners to support our Digital Equity Navigator program.
Prior to that, …
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4/14/23
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Drive carefully as our new fawns are coming soon.
It is estimated that 120 humans are killed annually nationally by deer mostly running out in front of our cars.
Good to slow down …
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4/14/23
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In the March 29 issue of The Leader, an op-ed piece appeared which joined the words “extremism” and “tribalism,” both used in a pejorative sense to reflect the writer’s …
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Every year, the Washington Post runs a clever wordplay contest that asks readers to coin new words using existing ones. These are always amusing. Some of my recent favorites:
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Bill Mann
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4/12/23
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A volunteer program with a fabulous payoff, right here in east Jefferson County. No, I am not talking about John English’s poker-playing skills, or lack of same. However, I am appreciative of …
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Ned Luce
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4/7/23
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Gabe Van Lelyveld’s letter on March 29 falsely claims a $42,000 average subsidy for the golf course.
If we assume he is right and given our population of 10,000-plus this works out to less …
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4/7/23
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I read with great interest your article about the guy who carved a cedar tree into a “Raccoon Lodge.”
Wow! Awesome!
I saw a tree stump to the right. This is a perfect …
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4/5/23
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Pop quiz: How much does the city subsidize the Port Townsend Golf Course every year? $5,000? $10,000? Or were you under the impression that the golf course actually generates money for the …
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Thinking about the trajectories historical events take us on can be uplifting and dispiriting. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Greenwich Village in 1911 that killed 146 people (mostly women) …
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Yep, I am out of it.
In the ESPN Men’s Tournament Challenge, I rank 8,015,062.
What a year for the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournament. If you follow this tournament and wasted any time …
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Ned Luce
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4/5/23
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Years ago, a friend who owned an Italian restaurant taught me how to line baking pans when roasting veggies, and avoid nasty clean ups. I was grateful and bought parchment paper by the rolls. Last …
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Sidonie Maroon
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4/5/23
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Hard to believe video games have recently turned 50.
Thank Atari, for the very first one, Pong.
I remember well the first time I saw that pioneering game.
This was late 1972. I was in …
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Bill Mann
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3/31/23
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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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