While in the KPTZ studios playing music the other night, I experienced a bout of radio nostalgia. more

My liberal-leaning friends and family members, and even a few conservatives, are struggling with the current presidential administration. In discussions I find that a bright spot to which most can agree concerns some potential community health benefits that may be achieved by the administration. more

I was surprised the Housing Solutions Network ever suggested rents should be no more than a mortgage payment. Liz Revord’s March 12 letter now acknowledges other costs, but still promotes the … more

What Is Miso? Miso is made by fermenting soybeans with a mold called Aspergillus oryzae (known as koji), along with salt and sometimes other grains like rice or barley. The fermentation … more

When asked what her day to day workload looked like at Port Townsend High School, Lisa Anderson turned her eyes upward and repeated the thought back to herself, “What do I do? I don’t … more

Are gas vehicles worse for the environment than electric vehicles? That is a question we should be discussing.  more

Being a child in the late forties, I experienced a Mayberry-like upbringing. Back in the day we went out to play till the streetlights came on, rode our bikes to Fisher Field playground to trade baseball cards and play tetherball, and slurped a foreign blue liquid from wax figurines. All good memories, but an incident in my late teens is a funny yet sad reminder of the ingrained, hard to overcome two faces of the teenage girl of the fifties. more

Who’s reeling most, we who defend democracy and personal liberties or Donald J. Trump and his supporters? Within 48 hours of delivering his slash and burn, lie-ridden address to the nation, Trump walked back (at least temporarily) his 25% tariff on automobiles, and then most goods from Mexico and Canada. more

Norm Tonina and Gee Heckscher stated in their March 5 column in The Leader that there should be more scrutiny of my actions, suggesting that may have contributed to the further demise of the Fort Worden Public Development Authority. I truly welcome it. This ongoing saga causes me to regret that I ever engaged in the effort. I should have allowed others to save the PDA from being consumed by a much larger tragedy than what I left behind. more

In about a week, the Port Townsend City Council is preparing to rewrite the script—gutting key accountability measures in the city’s ethics code. One council member recently described the city manager’s behavior as “Machiavellian,” a master of schemes. But the art of political maneuvering isn’t limited to just one player in this production. more

Imagine driving the 140 miles northeast from Hoodsport to Forks and seeing mostly tree stumps and slash piles where the Olympic National Forest now stands. That destruction could easily be a … more

Curling grape vines, fruit-bearing shrubs, and antique apple trees stretch their limbs next to a mosaic of hoop houses and protected wetlands across the 26 acres of SpringRain Farm and Orchard. … more

What Is Kimchi? Kimchi isn’t just one recipe; it’s a method. In Korea, there are over 160 traditional styles of kimchi, each with unique ingredients and techniques. At its core, … more

Try the Trader Joe’s in Bellingham. It’s been overflowing with visiting Canadians for years, but not any more. “Canadians Are Staying Away,” read a recent front page … more

The “sold out” Port Ludlow Performing Arts concert by “The Wardens” at the Bay Club on Feb. 22 exceeded the expectations of most folks. That being said, it was “sold … more

I was thrilled to see Housing Solutions Network’s recently published survey on housing needs in Jefferson County. I applaud this project and its focus. HSN is one of several organizations, … more

As Fort Worden PDA founding board members who served until June 2021, including three years as chair and vice-chair, we’d like to respond to The Leader’s recent articles on the Fort … more

I’d like to put some definition on what the county is missing out on while we drag our feet over these years and decades on the Pleasant Harbor Resort. This development has attempted to … more

Biodiversity is the vast variety of life on Earth from genes to species to ecosystems, resulting from 4 billion years of evolution, notes Eileen Stark, Pacific Northwest landscape designer and author … more

In addition to aging, I write humorous animal stories. Lately, folks in my pet-loving community have been asking for a column that incorporates critters. It’s been a while since Aging in Good … more