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Live and learn
Dear Editor:
I like the effect the edge lane road markings have had on Fir Street.
The other day I was walking south on Fir on my way home from Fort …
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12/27/23
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Makin’ a list
Dear Editor
Here is my Holiday card to my community.
This past year has held many challenges for me but like most of us I want to say thank you for …
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12/20/23
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Solid waste funding
Recently while taking garbage to the county transfer station, I overheard another customer complaining about the new fee structure. It is understandable, but some background …
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12/13/23
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Dream City Math
Having written dozens of property tax articles in a decade of Leader reporting, I’d say it’s a confusing topic, but here goes:
Washington limits increases in …
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12/6/23
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Leader omitted quotes
I was sorry to find that quotes Centrum was asked for were entirely omitted from the story about the end of THING. I believe that context matters, so I submit the same …
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11/29/23
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Avoiding TBD sales tax (legally)
Port Townsend’s new 0.3% Transportation Benefit District (TBD) sales tax will take effect on January 1, 2024.
So, if you live in the county …
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11/29/23
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I have to disagree with Mr. Thielk, which is odd because I think he and I share values and concerns. He would probably disagree with that. (smile)
What happens in Jefferson County, Washington …
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Dear Jefferson Community,
I wanted to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you for your incredible efforts in organizing and participating in the recent WAVE …
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Tasteless photo
To the editor: Where is your taste? You have placed this oh so sad news of another druggie/robber with two pictures on your front page. How can this be when such …
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11/8/23
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Our terrible roads
Our roads are horrible!! As a fair-weather bike rider, I really see up close how bad they really are. Initiatives passed in the 2000s reduced taxes that were previously used …
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Port Townsend attracts especially creative, talented, engaged citizens from all walks of life.
There’s an air of acceptance, as important to the local environment as our Victorian …
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Bahai Convention
On September 30th seventy Baha’i’s from the Olympic Peninsula gathered in Port Ludlow under colorful banners, international flags, with jazz musicians and African …
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Hateful letters in The Leader
I was once again very distressed to see another letter to the editor last week that reflected what I perceived to be hateful sentiments directed towards migrants …
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Of course
Dear Editor:
The purpose of this Email is to address the abandoned Trail Nine course and its impact on the Port Ludlow community. Over the past fifteen years, I have …
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Striped
Dear Editor:
I wondered what was going on when the vehicles which normally shoot down Cook Avenue toward town then race across 49th Street to the San Juan curve were …
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My wife and I find ourselves in a real predicament.
A project is proposed next to us in a non-gated private community. Syd and I have both been in PT or the area since the early 70s. We plan on …
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Steve Smith
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8/24/23
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As another “tourist-ful” weekend draws to a merciful end, I feel the need to send this out into the world and hope that some of these baboons (apologies to the actual primates for the …
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I am writing after reading The Leader’s Aug. 9 “Perspective” from the Port Townsend mayor regarding the city-owned golf course. Of particular concern to me is the mayor’s …
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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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