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Mayor David Faber took The Leader to task in an Oct. 2 social media post for covering the ethics complaints made against him, because a) the person who filed it should not be taken seriously, b) we …
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By Meredith Jordan
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10/9/24
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The afternoon started as usual for me; finish classes, wrangle up the boys, grab a six pack and see what the night holds.
That night there would be a frat party to attend. While I never had an …
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By Lloyd Mullen
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10/9/24
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It’s difficult to imagine an election season more politically fraught, or with higher stakes, than what we’re enduring this year. Understandably, folks are mostly focused on the national …
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By Noreen Parks
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10/9/24
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“Would you like to renew for six years or eight?”
The woman behind the counter was pleasant and efficient. She walked me through each step of the process, asked a few questions and …
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By Carole Marshall
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10/9/24
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The upcoming Presidential election is about far more than the future of our ever-evolving democracy.
Due to America’s outsized influence on outcomes worldwide, the next election will …
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By Jason Serinus
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10/9/24
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It’s easy to grasp the visible expansion of Jefferson Healthcare on Sheridan Street and to understand that it benefits the community. We are a bit isolated here on the peninsula, and having …
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By Meredith Jordan
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10/2/24
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Volunteers say Mayor David Faber’s plan to build high density housing on Golf Park acres, which will require reconfiguring the golf course and eliminating the driving range, will hurt the Golf …
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By Fred Obee
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10/2/24
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Where do you go to see two Porsche 356s, two vintage Chevy Corvettes, one Ford GT, a Mercedes Benz SL, and a Porsche 911 Cabriolet? The East Jefferson Rotary car show last Saturday in the parking …
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By Ned Luce
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10/2/24
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Has this happened to you, PT resident? I’m betting yes.
Let’s call it the “Too Not Live” crew effect.
We’d driven 100 miles from …
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By Bill Mann
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10/2/24
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I wrote on the shopping list — a pair of each kind of pear, and delighted in imagining my husband slowing down enough to find two pears of each type from the abundant fruit at the Co-op during …
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By Sidonie Maroon
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10/2/24
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We nearly lost the western king of the insect world four years ago following a reign lasting more than 1 million years.
2020. That was the year biologists feared the western North American …
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By Scott Doggett
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10/2/24
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One of the key features of Washington’s Climate Commitment Act is a Natural Climate Solutions Account, an efficient and effective way to channel funds collected from carbon polluters into …
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By John Talberth, Ph.D
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9/25/24
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The fate of Washington’s cap-and-trade law, the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), will be decided by voters this November. Proponents of the law often claim that repealing the CCA would …
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By Nick Smith
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9/25/24
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The plan is to avoid live-in health care centers. But if I wind up in one out of necessity, I’d hope for the standards of a facility I’m familiar with. The new head honcho is one of my …
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By Carole Marshall
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9/25/24
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Why do some groups of volunteers achieve consensus while others fracture in discord? That is what I asked myself repeatedly during and after the Sept. 16 presentation in City Hall by Jefferson …
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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9/25/24
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There’s a large volume of misinformation being thrown around in regard to Camas Prairie at the Port Townsend Golf Park, which has informed some of the (mis)understanding evident in a letter and …
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By David Faber
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9/18/24
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The sex life of even the homeliest banana slug is far knottier than any of us could have dreamed. That became evident during an interview in early September with Janet L. Leonard, the world’s …
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Wild neighbors
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9/18/24
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The Kennedy campaign is currently going through changes daily. On Aug. 23, Kennedy gave an “Address to the Nation” announcing that he was withdrawing his name from …
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By Sol Riou
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9/18/24
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As Boon and Otter cried in unison when asked what their frat bros should do after Delta House got expelled from campus in Animal House:
“Road trip!”
Around here, …
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By Bill Mann
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9/18/24
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On a nice day last week, I found myself at the Tri Area Pharmacy waiting in line for the flu shot and the new Covid vaccination.
It was not a particularly critical exercise but it turned out to …
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Ned Luce
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9/18/24
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