I’m not sure how I’ll vote regarding the proposed large increase in fire and emergency services levies.
My EMS/fire taxes have already increased 38 percent because of the recent 38 …
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2/2/23
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What to do with all that prime land if we repurpose our golf course?
I drive by the course virtually every day, and even in the summer, I’m surprised at how few golfers there are. This …
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Bill Mann
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2/2/23
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Roast chicken. So delicious — herby, garlicky roast chicken with a crispy skin.
Every couple of weeks, I’ll roast a whole chicken in my Breville countertop oven. The oven’s …
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Sidonie Maroon
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2/2/23
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It was back in the middle of the last century when a naïve young man, I, matriculated at that bastion of male single sex higher education in Crawfordsville, Indiana known internationally as …
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Ned Luce
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2/2/23
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Many Democrats in leadership positions have spoken out against the violence and the intentions of Bolsonaro’s supporters storming Brazil’s key federal buildings yesterday.
However, the …
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This letter is to ask for your support in the upcoming levy lift for East Jefferson Fire Rescue.
EJFR has not had a rate increase since 2011. Their budget, as it now stands, can only be increased …
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Some people in need (and their families) are not aware of help that is readily available. Low-income folks who need assistance paying their bills can contact St. Vincent de Paul-East Jefferson …
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1/27/23
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Everybody knows that Jefferson County is in the middle of a housing crisis. We all know good people who have been negatively impacted by this crisis.
Like anything, we can’t manage …
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1/26/23
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Whilst in the U.S. Navy a few decades back, I handled many classified documents and one day they made me feel much better.
You see, I was on the USS Belmont, one of those intelligence …
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Ned Luce
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1/26/23
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The Jefferson County Department of Community Development would like to notify the public that Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) information, including whether a property is in a Special Flood Hazard …
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Brent Butler
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1/26/23
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Forty-five and more years ago, Port Townsend was like Cannery Row.
Decently-paid, productive jobs were available. There were more fishing boats and fewer puke-er boats in the harbor.
There were …
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1/26/23
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Those of us who have been here a long time (I served on the city council from 1981-83 and as mayor from 1983-93) do not only see the beauty of this place, we fought to protect it.
Citizens, …
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1/26/23
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