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I am spending the winter exercising my muscles of gratitude.
Sometime later this year, I will hug an old friend. I will welcome in a houseguest. I will join a group in open song. I will …
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David H. Schroeder
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3/3/21
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Regular readers of this column know that during this pandemic I have struggled each week to search out and document highlights in this space.
Regular readers also know that I can and will take …
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Ned Luce
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2/25/21
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— From NPR’S witty “Says You,” which, pre-pandemic, would make an annual visit to Chimacum High from the East Coast to do shows, comes this funny sign, supposedly from a …
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Last year wasn’t just another year. It was a year of universal disruption, incredible pain and challenge, and remarkable resilience and cooperation.
A year of minimal silver linings …
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In February, I set time aside to delve into African American history.
Often, it’s harrowing, like last year reading “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson.
But I take it up …
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Sidonie Maroon
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2/24/21
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Yes, it snowed here in Port Ludlow last weekend and a beautiful snow it was. BJ and I went for a short walk culminating in an attempt to throw snowballs at the Drapers’ front windows. I did put …
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Ned Luce
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2/18/21
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Emily Dickinson saved seeds “in homes of paper until the sun calls them.”
For the 19th century poet, these seeds were collected from last year’s garden, received from …
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Barbara Faurot
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2/15/21
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Looking for laughs as we await spring? We could certainly use a few.
I’ve been finding them on Twitter long before Donald of Orange got booted. I never looked at his Twitter feed for …
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Stephen W. Gillard found himself on the other side of the bench.
For a few grateful moments in Jefferson County Superior Court recently, Judge Keith Harper paused the proceedings to honor Gillard, …
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2/12/21
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I’ve been lucky to live in Port Townsend for a while now (nearly three decades) and I’m almost a local! I raised a child here, and have made lifelong friends and colleagues. …
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Flexibility, adaptability and sensitivity are the absolute requirements to survive today even though it is exhausting!
Yep, I have to adapt to the fact that youth in the NFL means having to …
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Ned Luce
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2/10/21
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I have ALS and use a power wheelchair. I use the Jefferson transit buses to get around Port Townsend.
For scheduled appointments, I use Dial-A-Ride (a reservation-based paratransit service). …
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John Frasca
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2/10/21
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