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Forty days of holidays. That is what we are experiencing. Well, “Juneuary’s” finicky weather is in there, too.
Memorial Day kicked off the holidays with somber reflection of …
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Ned Luce
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6/21/23
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This spring, I’m making lots of Kuku-ye Sabzi, a Persian egg dish popular for Norooz, the Iranian New Year, celebrated at the Spring Equinox.
Egg dishes are popular throughout the …
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Sidonie Maroon
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4/29/22
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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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Ned Luce
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8/4/22
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The Port Townsend Main Street Program has some very special events planned for October.
For many of us, fall is a favorite time of year, with the changing light, historic buildings framed by …
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Mari F. Mullen
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10/26/22
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Candy corn, the scourge of Hallowe’en. You either love it or you hate it.
It’s the lima beans of candy — the last thing left in many trick-or-treaters’ bags, and much …
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Bill Mann
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10/26/22
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Your hometown newspaper will soon be under new management, again.
In 2016, when my brother and I purchased The Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader from Scott and Jennifer Wilson, I was …
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Lloyd Mullen
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7/5/23
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A windstorm destroyed the old maple across the street last winter, but the ring of daffodils has sprung up around its shattered stump like always.
It’s a spring like any other, but it feels …
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Nathan Barnett
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4/29/22
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We applaud the city of Port Townsend for its outreach in the form of their new YouTube channel.
Its first topic is a sore subject, as I’m sure the council and every city staff member is …
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Lloyd Mullen
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7/12/23
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Hitch up the metaphorical reindeer. Let’s take our annual Let There Be Light(s) tour of some of the best Christmas, er, holiday, lighting displays locally.
THE BEST
One must …
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Bill Mann
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12/22/22
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Wow, pick your disaster.
There is a dangerous war in Europe. Climate change is accelerating. Inflation is chewing us up. An earthquake is right around the corner, within 35 years or so. …
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Ned Luce
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4/29/22
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“Are you ready for Christmas?”
It could be the most asked question around this time of year or well maybe second to “What are you getting me for Christmas?”
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Ned Luce
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12/22/22
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Fall is here with some welcome cool moisture and lessening daylight.
It also holds fewer “touristas” and lower demand for the ferries, as long as they don’t have a …
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Ned Luce
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10/28/22
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It’s strawberry and rhubarb season, and we have the entire summer ahead of us, promising an exceptional year for fruit. There’s laughter and conversation in my kitchen, friends are making …
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Sidonie Maroon
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6/21/23
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Well, it was an old-fashioned “butt kickin!” It wasn’t a “red tsunami” or a “red wave” even though they may have come to also qualify as unexpected …
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Ned Luce
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11/23/22
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We had a fast-paced October with Girls’ Night Out and all the haunted fun we could pack into October. Now we are gearing up for holiday happenings.
Our “Ring in the …
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Mari F. Mullen
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11/23/22
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One of my favorite items in the Leader each week are the police and sheriff’s logs.
But if you think we have oddball, bizarre behavior around here that challenges law enforcement, consider …
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Bill Mann
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6/16/22
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National Public Radio recently aired a story about Seattle runners getting bludgeoned by barred owls in city parks.
Barred owls are territorial and their behavior is temporary while guarding …
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Emma Bolin
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11/23/22
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Resilient gardens work in concert with nature. They take advantage of their surroundings and support native wildlife. They also embrace the ways plants actually want to grow.
Sarah Fairbank, WSU …
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Barbara Faurot
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5/19/22
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What do libraries, schools, and farms have in common? In Jefferson County, they are all part of the Community Seed Project, working toward a common goal to improve and preserve the genetic diversity …
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11/23/22
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In my comfy rocker, with a stack of classic Thanksgiving issues of “Saveur” and “Gourmet.” I flipped through glossy pages of perfect pies, when a memory of my 10 fingers …
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11/23/22
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