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Mayor talks zoning shift
I appreciate George Bush’s letter to the editor in this last week’s (June 26) paper. I do support a change to the underlying zoning along Blaine …
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7/3/24
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A letter published in the June 26 issue by Rick and Debbie Jahnke implied that my motivation for submitting a complaint against City Manager John Mauro for his abusive behavior towards …
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7/3/24
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I have many interests, but I’m going to share one with you today. which is the Jefferson County Trash Task Force established in 2016. We have picked up 11,179 pounds of trash in six …
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7/3/24
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Are there too many deer in Port Townsend? What do you think? They walk in herds of sometimes up to seven Is it a problem when traffic comes to a standstill? Are they annoying when …
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7/3/24
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As I’ve gotten active fighting for kids’ right to be kids, I’ve seen first hand how broken our town and our country really are. I’m an “old school” …
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7/3/24
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The sun casts down its final ray,
and so begone the light of day.
Out come the bats and owls of night,
to start again their reign of fright.
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7/3/24
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So is what happens
to Artists and Writers
Dreamers and Romantics
To find themselves
among the sensitive
and gentle creatures
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7/3/24
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‘Tis the season when Roundup bottles fly off store shelves like plush Christmas toys in December.
And why not? The world’s top-selling herbicide offers gardeners a take-no-prisoners …
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Scott Doggett
wild neighbors
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7/3/24
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According to a recent article on aging, artistic endeavors add to the welfare of seniors. “Participating in art-making as you age is good for your mental well-being.” The article …
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Carole Marshall
AGING IN GOOD SPIRITS
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7/3/24
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Port Townsend is being included in a national research project examining the relationship between local resolutions and US foreign policy — particularly nuclear weapons …
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By Sophia Lumsdaine
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7/3/24
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Chimacum Elementary students competed in the school’s first annual spelling bee June 18-19, and the competition was buzzing.
In all, 32 third-graders and 36 fourth-graders …
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By Alex Frick
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7/3/24
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In the past 15 days, I’ve witnessed two candidate events: the Jefferson County Democrats forum with County Commissioner candidates Heather Dudley-Nollette and Ben Thomas, and the CNN …
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Jason Victor Serinus
As I see it
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7/3/24
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These are the other winners in the essay contest sponsored by the League of Women Voters - Jefferson County.
Calliope Mosher
2nd Place
Melting polar ice …
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7/3/24
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Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery is set to showcase “Sifting the Silence: Painting and Printmaking by Shirley Scheier” from Thursday, July 4, through …
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7/3/24
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Skillmation presented its fourth-annual Howard Learned Award to Port Townsend School District counselors Kirsten Bledsoe and Emily Eldridge on June 6.
Skillmation, which promotes the …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/3/24
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Gallery-9 in Port Townsend is featuring the artwork of oil painter Linda Marie Kempe and self-taught woodturner Jon Geisbush for the month of July.
Kempe creates works …
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Special to The Leader
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7/3/24
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Port Townsend’s Bill Porter, the world-renowned translator of ancient Chinese poetry who’s also known as “Red Pine,” was interviewed by Claudia Castro …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/3/24
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For as much as action thrillers such as “Mission: Impossible” aim to put audiences on the edges of their seats, I have rarely felt secondhand tension as …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/3/24
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This spring and summer have seen a number of graduations, ranging from Jefferson County high school graduations, to alumni of those same local schools completing their …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/3/24
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As reported by the Port Townsend Leader, former Mayor Brent Shirley has filed a complaint against our current City Manager. It is based solely on private conversations with anonymous …
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7/1/24
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