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You know you’re getting old…when your back goes out more than you do.
Rim shot!
It’s the golden age of golden-age comedy. And well it should be here in …
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Bill Mann
Man Overboard
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4/17/24
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From the internet, I am informed that “This too shall pass” is a proverb from the medieval Levent, now known as Turkey, around 1200 AD. The proverb means that all material conditions, …
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Ned Luce
Life in Ludlow
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4/17/24
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The City of Port Townsend is about to launch a significant Comprehensive Plan update and review. Jefferson County is not far behind, with a periodic update/review scheduled to begin in 2025. …
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David Thielk
Local 20/20
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4/17/24
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We have a homelessness crisis in Jefferson County. Statistics tell part of the tale:
Our poverty rate is 13.8% according to CensusReporter.org
We have the highest percentage (63.7%) of …
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Karen Gose Clemens
Bayside Housing
& Services
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4/17/24
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They are exactly the kind of young, working-class family we want to keep in Port Townsend. And unless some open-hearted angels feel inspired to help them financially, they will be forced out in …
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JASON VICTOR SERINUS
AS I SEE IT
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4/10/24
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A conversation with a friend segued into aging. She commented that I didn’t act or talk old, wore youthful clothing, stayed very active, and basically didn’t live like an …
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By Carole Marshall
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4/10/24
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As I write this, an eerie silence has descended on our house. Is it late at night?
Nope.
Has the unregulated militia ceased exercising their Second Amendment rights out at the …
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Bill Mann
MANN OVERBOARD
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4/3/24
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Yep, it is my backyard grass patch. It is a pit because the grass seems to find it a real struggle to survive and thrive in the face of the clay comprising the bulk of the dirt in my yard. It is the …
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NED LUCE
LIFE IN LUDLOW
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4/3/24
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It was an assignment in the San Juan Islands. The magazine had sent me to write a couple of features. At the end of the weekend, waiting for the ferry to head back to the mainland, I sat on the beach …
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CAROLE MARSHALL
AGING IN
GOOD SPIRITS
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4/3/24
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The best description I ever heard for pro football was “expert violence.” But I watch it anyway. And I should know better.
As a young sports writer just out of college, my …
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Bill Mann
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9/6/23
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You are a volunteer, aren’t you? You get all those benefits like dealing with people. You are a volunteer ticket taker at a concert and the line gets a little long, precipitating somebody …
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Ned Luce
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9/6/23
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During the summer season, Kiwi Ferris and his son, Buster, make the morning trek from their cozy beds to the cold and wet boat ramp at the Boat Haven in Port Townsend. They do this without fail, …
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7/26/23
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As a bogey golfer, and a lifelong resident of Port Townsend who has spent four decades as a volunteer and elected in city government, I have some familiarity with how consultant-driven processes …
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I confess, I enjoy washing my car and on occasion I enjoy washing BJ’s car. Last weekend was a great weekend to wash a car, so I did. I started out last Friday afternoon in Port Townsend.
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Ned Luce
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7/19/23
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On July 16, 1945, the Atomic Age began. And this weekend, a film detailing it, “Oppenheimer,” opens at the Rose.
I’ve taken an interest in the Manhattan Project for years. I …
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Bill Mann
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7/19/23
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The (almost) five-hour Port Townsend City Council meeting Monday night was (almost) the culmination of 10 months of meetings with stakeholder groups, all focused on the problem with the Port Townsend …
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The Leader had a front-page story about spending $5-plus million to destroy the character of our sweet little golf course to create a “central park.”
Two points: PT is not a …
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Since ancient times, gardeners have grown vegetables, fruits, and herbs in containers for practical and ornamental purposes. Early terra cotta pots were used to grow crops like pomegranates, fennel, …
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Barbara Faurot
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7/14/23
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I harvested a gigantic bouquet of French tarragon from the garden. It sits in a vase on my kitchen island while I figure out what to do with it all.
My first inclination is to make herb vinegar …
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Sidonie Maroon
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7/14/23
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It’s quite possible Jefferson County residents will soon lose an enjoyable, low-cost way to stay healthy and prevent drowning.
The county’s only public pool, located at the …
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JAC Board
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7/14/23
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