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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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scott doggett
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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As I walked out the garden gate, I spotted my first ripe fig, and its sweet, complex flavors made me wonder about making jam as I headed for the bus. My destination was the Food Co-op, where I ogled …
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Sidonie Maroon
Kitchen to Kitchen
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9/18/24
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Whether we are talking about housing, pools or consensus, building things is really hard. Not building things is easy.
Today, I’m going to set aside housing and focus on building a …
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By Greg Brotherton, Jefferson County Commissioner
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9/11/24
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As one of the most treasured institutions on the Olympic Peninsula, the Port Townsend Food Co-op holds a central place in many of our lives. Even though it is currently roiled in controversy, the …
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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9/11/24
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The Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) is alarmed about current indications by Port Townsend city officials that a parcel on Blaine Street will be re-zoned for market rate …
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By Fayla Schwartz, Gail Sklar and Becky Chaney
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9/11/24
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It’s true, I love to celebrate and our team at the Production Alliance feels privileged to organize and support many Jefferson County gatherings. Perhaps you wonder, why is Danny so passionate …
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By Danny Milholland
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9/11/24
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Denial — declaring something to be untrue. It’s hard to deny one’s age when children muck up fantasy — an eldest child planning his retirement for example, or the youngest …
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By Carole Marshall
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9/11/24
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Weeknight dinners often feel rushed and chaotic, squeezed between work, school activities, and other responsibilities. Can we reinvent dinner into a satisfying experience of connection and wholesome …
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By Sidonie Maroon
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9/11/24
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The extent of reader input at The Leader has been my single biggest surprise. People care what we do here and they don’t mind letting us know what they think. Given the volume it can be …
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By Meredith Jordan
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9/4/24
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