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So, is the onset of spring making you antsy to get out of your house after two-plus years of COVID isolation?  Are you new to town and itching to meet some folks? Not busy Sunday, April 16? … more
It’s madness out there.  Shortly after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill banning drag shows in public venues or non-age-restricted spaces, and totally banned gender-affirming … more
Well it is pretty obvious after reading the Health and Wellness insert in the Feb. 1 Leader that we do not need a Health and Wellness Center because we already have one.  Our whole town is a … more
The Leader’s story, “Lawsuit over Southeast Alaska fisheries makes waves locally,” covered Wild Fish Conservancy’s (WFC) misguided lawsuit which has serious implications for … more
Please, Leader, stop insulting people who speak up about the loss of biodiversity by publicly labeling them tree huggers. Google the phrase and you’ll find it’s a derogatory jab meant … more
Some key points were omitted from the article published in the most recent edition The Leader.   A major one was the amount of appreciation expressed at the March 9 meeting for the 70-year … more
As our elected officials and community members struggle to decide what to do with Port Townsend Golf Course, I suggest they look no farther than Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park to envision … more
Call it my enthusiasm or maybe even my obsession. Since 1979, my auto of choice has been the Porsche 911 and BJ has endured and enjoyed me having one in the garage.  There have been five of … more
It was a day of stew, chill and damp.  I looked at Irish stews, with St. Patrick’s Day approaching, but I didn’t have mutton or lamb, and a dark beef stew was what I craved. So … more
The new windows being installed at the main Port Townsend Post Office cast light on an old problem: Only the able-bodied can climb the 13 steep steps into the building. There are no ramps nor … more
The plan to turn over streetside and roadside maintenance duties from the City to adjacent property owners, is positive in a number of ways but there is one major flaw: Adjacent property owners may … more
You could call it an “education-oriented” week. Kind of.  The scheduled speaker for our weekly East Jefferson Rotary Club meeting was a “no-show” last … more
My license plate says “The Evergreen State,” and that sounds nice and green. But there’s a down side to all these trees, too. They’re impediments to reception.  Guy … more
I’m writing in response to Lynne Stryker’s letter to the editor. In her letter, which was really an open letter to another resident of Port Townsend, she stated that she would use Mace … more
Deer following you? Between May and July, most does give birth to one or two fawns. And like any mother, she has a strong instinct to protect her young from harm. You may not see yourself as a … more
Sometimes things just don’t make sense. For example, why is the Port of Port Townsend purchasing the Short’s Farm in Chimacum? Today I believe I found the answer in a Leader news article … more
The Port Townsend City Council planning meeting on Feb. 13 focused on providing affordable housing in Port Townsend for resident workers and long-term residents, many of whom don’t have the … more
Thanks for your article and opinion pieces about the usage of the fairgrounds.  I didn’t know that there was a question about, perhaps, poor management of the grounds. I’m not … more
ASB. I am told it stands for “Associated Student Body.” I suspect it is a current term for what many of us knew as the Student Council in those times affectionately known as the … more
Fungi are at the heart of life in the garden. They are neither plants nor animals, but they are essential to all plant and animal life.   Fungi were among the first complex, multicellular … more
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