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St. Paul’s is a small community. It reaches out to embrace members and nonmembers through housing, through the Interfaith Winter Welcoming Center, through meals shared at the VFW and Just Soup, …
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Kathy Ryan
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8/23/23
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I am wondering if you love Port Townsend as much as I do — it is a great place to live! If so, have you been wondering if you might find a way to get involved? Maybe meet some interesting …
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Marilyn Pinkerton
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8/23/23
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I want to express my total disgust and mistrust for the methods used by Jefferson County in dealing with solid waste disposal. In particular, the excessive price hikes scheduled to take effect Sept. …
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Wow! The Leader’s editorial clarifying its letter submission policy, once again explicitly “open to the ideas of others,” was very well considered and articulated.
During …
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Stephen Schumacher
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8/23/23
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$50 million for a pool?! For those of us who are established here, many of us are getting taxed out. The city is already having trouble maintaining its financial and social responsibilities. Building …
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I find the controversy over the golf course versus park very concerning. There are a lot of people who love Port Townsend and have very strong opinions about what is best and they don’t all …
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Amid the golf course buzz at last month’s city council meeting, another key moment occurred: Deputy Chief Jeff Thaxton was sworn in to the Port Townsend Police Department on July 17.
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 8/23/23 |
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 189 calls for service between Saturday, Aug. 12 and Friday, Aug. 18. Below are selected reports.
At 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 on the …
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“22 years and I just found the spot you were saving for me / Thanks for keeping it secret so I don’t have to share / The rock is still a little warm, so I’m going to sit here a …
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Joseph Wambaugh’s books on the camaraderie and tomfoolery of policing weighed large on my teenage mind so my first career aspiration was to be a cop.
As I made my way through high school …
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Tom Mullen
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8/23/23
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Is August always this fun? The opportunities for entertainment exceed the needs of all but the most discontented sourpuss. Heck, they even exceed the indictments delivered to our former president.
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Ned Luce
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8/23/23
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Letting go of a corporate job after achieving a management- level position might be intimidating for some. But Robert Evans, a 17-year veteran of the tire industry, is among those brave enough to do it.
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Many people who live elsewhere might think having an abundance of deer in their community would add to its charm.
That’s the attitude of some people who live in Port Townsend, but the …
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Kathy Cruz
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The Brinnon School District received an almost $3 million grant that Superintendent Trish Beathard said will be used to modernize its facility.
The money, from the state’s Office of …
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Kathy Cruz
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The Humane Society of Jefferson County struggles to keep providing appropriate care to cats and dogs that come their way daily.
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Thais Oliveira
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8/23/23
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The first electric bus in Jefferson County will debut on the streets in no time.
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East Jefferson Fire Rescue’s new CARES program has received two pieces of welcome news
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Kathy Cruz
kcruz@ptleader.com | 8/23/23 |
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And Then Came Humans, an indie, jazz-rock, funk, and experimental duo will be coming to the Anchor 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24.
Longtime friends Mike Socko (guitar and vocals) and Ryan Scott Long …
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Leader News Staff
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You never know where a cold call might lead. In the case of voice teacher and folk artist Pharis Romero, it led to a years-long association with Centrum’s Voice Works program, eventually becoming its artistic director.
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Kathy Cruz
kcruz@ptleader.com | 8/23/23 |
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When curating a gallery, Chicago artist Mary O'Shaughnessy believes each piece of art should have breath around it: “You look at a piece, walk away, take a breath and then see another one.”
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Thais Oliveira
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8/23/23
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