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The articles on the Pulp Mill permit failed to include the most important issue in the draft permit: the requirement for the mill to develop a plan to improve the functioning of the …
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1/8/25
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Thank you so much to the organizers and sponsors of the Dec. 21 solstice event at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds; the Fair Board, Jefferson Healthcare, 7 Cedars and the local 4-H, thank …
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1/8/25
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I’ve been troubled by seeing so much negativity about the PT Co-op. I would like to thank everyone who works for or volunteers for the Co-op and I particularly want to thank the …
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1/8/25
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I have no issue with letters to the editor about my column. Some of them are, in their own ways, positively delicious. But Stephen Schumacher’s letter (Jan. 1, 2025) presents …
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1/8/25
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Why does The Leader give a full column to a woman who pretends to speak for “the community” as she demands an apology from our Co-op for “issues” she fails to …
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1/8/25
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Regarding the article about local Cougars getting Bird Flu, by Scott D.
This was an excellent article, brilliant writing. The author disappears while the topic and subject …
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1/8/25
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Sorry to send this in the season of love and joy but I am outraged and want to express this: Why would a 16-year-old find pleasure in running over deer at night in our town?
Who are …
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1/8/25
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In response to the cowards arrested for maiming and killing several deer recently, I can only wonder if there is anything more pathetic than deliberate animal cruelty.
This is in the …
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1/8/25
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Just over a year ago I was driving back from Cumbria to Edinburgh. Just after leaving the M74, a Porsche SUV with LED headlights at the same height as my rear window approached from …
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1/8/25
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After nearly 30 years of recycling our glass bottles, we citizens of Jefferson County are now being directed to dump them in the trash? What craziness is this? Our used glass bottles are …
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1/8/25
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This is in response to Patrick Omeara’s letter in the Dec. 25 edition of The Leader where he commented that EV (Electric Vehicles) owners are not paying a road usage fee since we don’t …
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1/1/25
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David Conklin’s snide response to my opposition to a new downtown hotel represents exactly the mind-set I think is doing so much damage to the Port Townsend community. He suggests that I …
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1/1/25
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Sorry to send this in the season of love and joy but I am outraged and want to express this: why would an 16 year old find pleasure in running over deer at night in our town?
Who are the parents …
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1/1/25
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I would like to respond to Marcia’s Kelbon’s column, “Make hard drug use a felony to convince homeless addicts to get clean,” in the Dec. 25 issue of The …
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1/1/25
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Kitsap Credit Union last month hosted 11 backpack feeding programs at its Bremerton corporate office as part of its ongoing Send Hunger Packing initiative. This event series is dedicated to …
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1/1/25
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I feel very protective of our town’s gem of a Food Co-op, so I’m grieved by the continuing series of antagonistic opinion pieces that have run in The Leader, piling on three more in the …
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1/1/25
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A refreshing message from Councilmember Neil Nelson, from the October 2024 City of Port Townsend Newsletter, gives me hope for this lovely town’s future. I am cautiously optimistic. …
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12/25/24
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With the arrival of winter we now have a chance to begin to welcome more light each day and to widen our hearts to strangers and share our hearts with kindness.
I know that for me …
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12/25/24
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In response to Sharon Bryan’s letter bemoaning the construction of a new hotel on Water Street, I would suggest that if she is not happy about the plans, she should pony up the …
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12/25/24
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How to tax EV’s for local road usage. My friend recently went to the town hall meeting about the city raising the car tabs, adding $20 extra each year for several years for local road …
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12/25/24
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