Today's cartoon is by Christopher Weyant, CagleCartoons.com.
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5/19/23
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 266 calls for service between Saturday, April 8 and Friday, April 14. Below are selected reports.
At 9:18 a.m. Monday, April 10 in …
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Leader News Staff
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 149 calls between Friday, April 21, and Thursday, April 27. Below are selected reports.
At 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, in the 500 block of …
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Leader News Staff
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Hollywood is a distant land only seen on the big screen for many in America, but for Port Townsend High students apart of teacher David Egeler’s media class, it was an up-close and in-person …
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They came, they saw, and one of them conquered the competition.
The Discovery Bay Women’s Club faced pro golfer Jeff Kent Thursday for the annual “Beat the Pro” event, with …
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Leader News Staff
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Today's cartoon for Thursday, May 18.
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5/18/23
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I’m reading two cookbooks by Faith Heller Willinger: “Adventures of an Italian Food Lover” and “Red, White and Green - The Italian way with vegetables.” It’s one …
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Sidonie Maroon
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5/18/23
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“COUPLE OF,” AS ABOVE, IS ANOTHER source of some argument. A for-instance is the writer of a fiction book under the Tom Clancy name that I recently read. He writes about “a …
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Joseph Wen-Ko Tso of Port Townsend, Washington; the 30+ year former owner of The Lighthouse Cafe, passed away on Earth Day, April 22, 2023, just shy of his 90th birthday. He was held by his children …
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5/17/23
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On e of Port Townsend’s biggest benefit concerts — the 12th annual show to benefit Ugandan AIDS orphans — is approaching soon with a collection of talented performers in tow.
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 5/17/23 |
The ability to cope in an effective manner with what life places at your feet largely defines your mental and behavioral wellness.
In 2023 mental health became a topic of priority for our very …
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5/17/23
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I just wanted to say thank you to the two great souls who were of assistance in our time of need.
Yesterday my daughter was riding her electric bike and upon entering the Kah Tai Lagoon trail, …
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5/17/23
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This letter is to praise the bus drivers who have provided safe and responsible transit service all over Jefferson County. For me I depend on the bus to save gas and to leave less of a carbon …
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5/17/23
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I feel proud of our state Legislature for earmarking $83 million in its recent budget, conserving 2,000 acres of structurally complex, carbon-dense older forests. This money will also go towards …
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5/17/23
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Last year the Jefferson County planning department rolled out their shiny new SDR (Site Development review) process.
You need one before you can get a building permit. I applied last year. Six …
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5/17/23
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In my short few years living here since moving to join the team at the Port of Port Townsend, I’ve discovered many hidden gems. Last week’s Blue Heron Tales, Text and Theater at Centrum …
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5/17/23
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Port Townsend City Council, enough already. The debate over the future of the golf course has gotten uglier and you, council members, have a responsibility and duty to temper the rhetoric and end a …
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Jefferson County Solid Waste wants to double fees for those who “self-haul” (take their trash to the transfer station).
At the Board of County Commissioners’ meeting on April …
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The tail sure does wag the dog in Port Townsend.
The small, loud group insisting we build them a new pool seems unfazed by the newest guesstimate of $37 million to $52 million, a titanic …
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It was not an easy journey but we are tough.
Thirteen hours on the plane from Christchurch to LA is not included in the definition of torture but, just sayin’.
After arriving home, I …
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Ned Luce
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5/17/23
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