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Most professional journalists are hesitant to write about proposed legislation, much less speak in favor of it. There’s a centuries-old proverb about going to poultry farms to count eggs too …
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Meredith Jordan
MIXING METAPHORS/DOUBLING ENTENDRES
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7/24/24
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Presentations by the majority of Washington’s local, state, and national Democratic candidates headlined the annual Jefferson County Democratic Fundraiser, held last Sunday, July 21, at the …
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JASON VICTOR SERINUS
AS I SEE IT
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7/24/24
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It was February, 1979 in a cul-de-sac in one of the subdivisions in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. IBM had transferred me from San Francisco to Kansas City, Mo., as I traded earthquakes for tornadoes.
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Ned Luce
Life in Ludlow
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7/24/24
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The Olympic Games in a French-speaking city start this week.
I’ve been there, seen that.
Maybe the oddest of many strange things at the 1976 Olympics (which I covered in …
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Bill Mann
Mann Overboard
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7/24/24
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I love designing kitchen flows that support happy humans. Since we have to cook and eat, why not set up for a pleasurable experience? My strategy is to think about the big picture first, what’s …
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Sidonie Maroon
Kitchen to kitchen
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7/24/24
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The group of fish-eating orcas known as the Southern Resident Killer Whales that ply the Salish Sea several months of the year may go the way of Mystery.
The third and final calf of Misky, …
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SCOTT DOGGETT
WILD NEIGHBORS
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7/24/24
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The first third of the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai” started streaming on Netflix July 18, and the seams are showing in this latest iteration of the …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/24/24
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There’s a reason why the Commerce section has a column talking about nonprofits: In Jefferson County, nonprofits are major employers, providing jobs for hundreds of people.
These …
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Siobhan Canty GUEST COLUMN
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7/24/24
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We’ve lived through a terrorist attack on U.S. soil, dozens of wars, the dawn of social media, the Great Recession, a worldwide epidemic, and last week, an attempted assassination of a former …
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Lloyd Mullen
Mullen it over
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7/17/24
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“Yuck, the stench is back again! Shut the windows!”
That phrase is muttered too often around here, usually around midnight, just after falling asleep. How is it that the …
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Don Ehnebuske
Guest ColumN
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7/17/24
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What a week! After consulting “Whether Biden” more frequently than “Weather Underground,” we watched in horror as Trump narrowly escaped assassination and his lackey, Judge …
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JASON VICTOR SERINUS AS I SEE IT
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7/17/24
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It sounded like an interesting concept. Instead of fretting about stuff all day, set aside a worry time. According to the article, “The idea is that rather than worrying about things throughout …
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Carole MarshAll
AGING IN
GOOD SPIRITS
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7/17/24
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When a film includes a conspiracy theory about the Apollo 11 Moon landing being staged, one might not expect it to get a thumbs-up from NASA, but according to Greg Berlanti, director of …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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7/17/24
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What makes a classic summer salad shine at a backyard potluck? Visuals! Begin with a large low bowl because it’s easier to see the color and textures, tosses evenly to distribute …
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SidoIne Maroon
Kitchen to kitchen
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7/10/24
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Port Townsend is too visibly historic not to wonder what life was like in years past. I gleaned some answers during a tour of the Jefferson County Historical Society Research Center back …
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Meredith Jordan
MIXING METAPHORS/
DOUBLING ENTENDRES
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7/10/24
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As an elected city councillor, I don’t usually write to the newspaper editor. However, I think the recent article on John Mauro’s city manager work was misleading. Here …
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Monica MickHager
Guest Column
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7/10/24
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“We’ve returned radio to the underground,” smiled KPTZ board member Fred Flanzer as he gave me a tour of the new KPTZ studios in Fort Worden.
KPTZ’s vastly expanded …
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Bill Mann
Mann Overboard
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7/10/24
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If you don’t get over to Beaver Valley Road or route 104 or Port Townsend, you might think there aren’t many folks around enjoying the Olympic Peninsula. They are back, with …
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Ned Luce
Life in Ludlow
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7/10/24
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Every year, prices for things like food and housing go up. Every year, Washington workers get a cost-of-living adjustment to the minimum wage so they and their …
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By April Sims and Karen Long
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7/10/24
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Healthy soil is the foundation of a flourishing garden. One of the best ways to build and improve soil is to encourage beneficial earthworms.
Earthworms can be surface dwellers, topsoil …
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Barbara Faurot
Garden Notes
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7/10/24
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