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The extent of reader input at The Leader has been my single biggest surprise. People care what we do here and they don’t mind letting us know what they think. Given the volume it can be …
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By Meredith Jordan
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9/4/24
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Port Townsend High School students spend summer break in different ways. Some use the time to get summer jobs working for local businesses. Others work as counselors at summer camps, do volunteer …
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By Hilina Taylor-Lenz
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9/4/24
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In the best interest of the public, and the future of Port Townsend and Jefferson County, it would be helpful if the mayor’s law clerk, Trent Diamanti, would provide examples of his claims of …
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9/4/24
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The real scandal/story is in the failure of those in charge of managing the water supply to have a monitoring system in place (aka flow meter) at the source rather than point of use.
There is …
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9/4/24
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Wow. “Voting for Kennedy, No Matter What.” That was quite a column of praise, Ms. Falkenhagen, particularly after Kennedy bailed out and went groveling to the criminal, Trump, showing his …
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9/4/24
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Among the duties of citizenship is sometimes having to vote for “the lesser of two evils,” as Lea Falkenhagen wrote. Third-party candidates are often doppelgangers for what’s wrong …
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9/4/24
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In the Aug. 28 Leader, reader Trent Diamanti took issue with the paper’s decision to publish stories about an ethics complaint filed by citizen Crystal Cox against Mayor Dave Farber.
I do …
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9/4/24
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As member of Port Townsend’s Parks, Recreation,Trees and Trails advisory board, I sat in awe at the last meeting as board members, city staff, members of the public and a consulting landscape …
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9/4/24
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It’s not even Christmas, and scores of Port Townsend lawns are already festooned with decorations. No, not multicolored lights or inflatable reindeer and Grinches.
We’re seeing …
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By Bill Mann
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9/4/24
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So, there is a presidential campaign running for “joy.” It can’t be as important as the oily ducks promoting “dawn.” If you don’t understand it, you need to watch …
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9/4/24
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I was surprised to hear Cameron Jones was removed from the Food Co-op Board without due process and transparency. I have collaborated with Cameron on multiple projects and he sits on my board at the …
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8/28/24
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The Leader has written two stories (July 24 and Aug. 21) about Crystal Cox’s slanderous ethics complaint, and legal processing, against someone I have immense respect and affection for, Port …
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8/28/24
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I grew up in New Mexico and one of my fondest memories was our annual July chili roasting ritual. We got our chilis, the Big Jim variety, from various area farms, sometimes in Hatch. The city was not …
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8/28/24
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They are fully engaged in autocracy.
They truly believe they are above the fray.
They adjust definitions and facts or simply ignore policy and process.
Julie Jaman
Port Townsend
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8/28/24
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It’s such a joy to be alive to listen to the enthusiasm and energy right now. As I write, it is 75 days before the upcoming election. I am reminded of the words of Helen …
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8/28/24
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As a lifelong Democrat who’s been picking between the “lesser of two evils” since before I was old enough to vote, this election is the first time I’ve come across a candidate …
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By Lea Folkenhagen
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8/28/24
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This painting, done shortly after Smokey Bear was chosen as the new face of the Forest Fire Prevention Program in 1945, has resonance after weeks that have included a wildfire near Brinnon and …
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8/28/24
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Most of what I’d learned about the Port Townsend Film Festival in my few short months here has been about its ongoing programming. Credit for that is due largely to The Leader’s Kirk …
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By Meredith Jordan
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8/28/24
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After the first night of protests outside last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, a rabbi told the New York Times that the strong police response to demonstrators critical of …
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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8/28/24
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In larger places, journalists talk about businesses and nonprofits (or not-for-profits) as very different things. Indeed, they operate differently, and that’s true even in an era where …
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By Meredith Jordan
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8/21/24
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