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Port Townsend is a special place. Its residents celebrate their differences. Neighbors support one another. So I was heartbroken to see its streets overrun by members of the Washington State Three …
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If this office holder were actually running, nobody in this town would catch him.
I ran into trim-looking city manager John Mauro (OK, I was sitting) the other day near City Hall as he was walking …
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Bill Mann
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9/15/22
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The last holiday weekend of the summer was pretty nice. The flags were flying, it was the first college football weekend, the Mariners were playing and the Storm was, too. The really good news is the …
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Ned Luce
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9/15/22
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During an inspiring evening at the “Under the Tent” event, a city official asked us all to “not let perfect be the enemy of good” when offering solutions to our housing …
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Today is the last day of August. Frankly, by a lot of measures, things may be getting better.
On the health front, I graduated from the physical therapy regimen provided by Michael’s …
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Ned Luce
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9/3/22
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Best thing about having kids? Having grandkids.
Our two youngest grandchildren recently visited us here for the first time in three years. With the pandemic now somewhat in abeyance, the …
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Bill Mann
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9/1/22
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Each morning at dawn, the gulls of Uptown Port Townsend unleash their raucous alarm, heralding the start of another glorious summer day. I often follow their lead, and start my own day — albeit …
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Gary Eduardo Perless
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9/1/22
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Wow, I saw a news item last week about 99-year-old Marguerite Koller of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania who met her recently born 100th great-grandchild!
If it were you, I suspect you might not look …
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Ned Luce
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9/1/22
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I had a gigantic bag of chia seeds in my fridge because they were an ingredient in my gluten-free pancake mix. My husband regularly ate pancakes for breakfast, with butter and maple syrup, and never …
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Sidonie Maroon
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8/24/22
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The Port Townsend Main Street Program staff and volunteers have been running fast this summer. The flower baskets are blooming beautifully downtown and Uptown. There is pent up demand for things to …
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Mari F. Mullen
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8/24/22
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I am lucky. In addition, the weather was nice for the past week.
For last Thursday’s program at Rotary we heard presentations from Ava Gardner-Mifsud and Akira Anderson. They are two …
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Ned Luce
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8/24/22
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In the August 2022 City of Port Townsend newsletter, City Manager John Mauro pointed out the importance of explaining acronyms.
In that spirit, I would like to bring up a problematic acronym that …
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The Apiaceae, or carrot family, features root crops like carrots and parsnips, culinary herbs like dill, fennel, and parsley, and beneficial natives like biscuitroot and yarrow. But it also includes …
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Barbara Faurot
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8/17/22
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Friends, the options for participating are exceeding any reasonable ability to participate. Last week was full of those options for us.
The so called “Opportunity Fair” was a …
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Ned Luce
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8/17/22
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Military memories of an Army brat: That short Leader news item and photo recently about plans to restore the tiny gas station at Fort Worden grabbed me.
That’s because it looks like an …
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Bill Mann
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8/10/22
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What’s a vegetable caviar?
It’s a dish made from finely chopped vegetables. A chunky, flavorful, roasted vegetable spread, that’s perfect for toast or with chips, on meats …
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Sidonie Maroon
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8/10/22
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I thought the town was empty except for the tourists. The locals wanted to stay home to handle the heat. How wrong could that be?
A lot.
Brian Belmont thinks there may have been …
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8/4/22
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Dawn comes early, even now, a full month after Solstice.
I roll out of bed at 4:45 a.m. — wakened by the gulls’ squawking outside my window — in order to get down to Point …
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Gary Eduardo Perless
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8/3/22
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As a rural community, our ability to respond to emergencies and recover from disaster is dependent on the networks and relationships we build in advance. Knowing where and how to connect to …
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8/1/22
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We have now embarked into the era of carefully escaping from the doldrums and frustrations of the pandemic.
People, including BJ and I, seem to be getting out and enjoying the activities …
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Ned Luce
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8/1/22
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