Tuesday, March 31, 2020
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I have an appointment on Monday for a blood pressure medicine refill. The medicine I have used for 10 years suddenly wasn’t available anymore, so a new one was prescribed, and it is working …
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3/25/20
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I am appreciating saying “Hello” to everyone I pass on the street and waving to folks in passing cars, even if I don’t have time to recognize them.
Thank you very much to those …
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3/25/20
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The “eyesore” on the Port Townsend High School campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Boarded up and unused for years, it has the potential of being a shining …
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Dear Honorable BoCC; We thank you so much for adding to the on-going investigation into Fort Discovery’s compliance with county code. The “Full-Auto Extravaganza” is a not-so subtle …
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3/25/20
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In a matter of weeks – days for some – lives have changed in a way that was previously unfathomable.
To help flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus, those of us who …
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3/25/20
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Jefferson County Public Health, Jefferson Healthcare and several other municipalities and community organizations have been working on a plan aimed at keeping our community informed, safe and well …
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3/25/20
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What happens to the least of us affects the rest of us.
If empathy, compassion and a sense of social justice doesn’t get this message across, perhaps fear will? Without medical care for all, …
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Last year, Jefferson County voters approved the Port of Port Townsend’s second property tax, called an “Industrial Development District” or IDD, and this additional levy can be seen …
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3/25/20
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For weeks now I’ve been wondering why institutions nationwide appear to have thrown up their hands at the continuing failure of the federal government to provide promised increases in testing …
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3/25/20
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Yep, we are in the thick of it now. Self-quarantining, social distancing, stay at home, dude! Of course the situation has also provided ample opportunities for innovative activities and delayed …
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“The thousand natural shocks flesh is heir to.” — Hamlet
I’ve been joking lately that I’ve been in training for the current quarantine by being a shut-in for years. …
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In 2012, we voters approved a capital projects levy for the Port Townsend School District, in which $500,000 was explicitly earmarked for the removal of that dangerous eyesore, the Lincoln …
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