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I am writing to convey my support of the preservation and enhancement of the Camas Prairie. This is a very special and unique ecosystem, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. Also, it’s a …
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4/23/25
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I know if you are paying attention to the dismantling of our democracy each day that you are to some degree outraged and horrified just as I am feeling. I am watching the gleeful indifference to the …
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4/23/25
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Years ago, I had a manager who, on occasion, liked to say, “Please don’t waste time analyzing the obvious. ”I think that statement applies to the current city manager salary …
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4/23/25
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Until recently, I worked as a lifeguard and water aerobics instructor at the Olympic Peninsula YMCA. I started there in August 2022 and want provide a quick backstory, since it’s relevant …
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By Zory Hill
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4/23/25
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On April 14, the Port Townsend City Council alerted the public it would be going into executive session to discuss the comparable salaries for City Manager John Mauro. That followed the city’s …
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By Meredith Jordan
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4/23/25
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A reader saw me at the pool last week, and when I mentioned the large Indivisible “Hands Off” protest here, he exclaimed, “I’ve lived here for over 20 years, and this was the …
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By Bill Mann
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4/16/25
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Right now, over 100 million people worldwide have been forced from their homes by disasters, conflict and climate change – and that number is growing every day.
Shelter Box is an …
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By Ned Luce
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4/16/25
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The “No” campaigns against initiatives to repeal our state’s capital gains tax and Climate Commitment Act last fall threatened the inability to fund education and roads if the …
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Marcia Kelbon
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4/16/25
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I’d never heard of “net metering” until my electric bill hit $600 last February. Desperate for a way to reduce utility costs that skyrocket in the winter because we use electric …
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By Andrew Carpenter
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4/16/25
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture no longer requires safety data reporting while simultaneously allowing faster production line speeds — a dangerous combination that will almost certainly lead …
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4/16/25
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TERF is a lazy, dehumanizing terminology used by those with an inability to articulate their argument to justify aggression, violence, name calling, intimidation, and bullying women that believe …
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4/16/25
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All this wailing and gnashing of teeth over President Trump doing his job and DOGE cutting waste, fraud, and abuse. You know each and every federal worker has the responsibility to report waste, …
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4/16/25
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Kudos again to the P.T. Leader! Your opinion piece presenting two sides on the Indivisible group rally against Trump, Musk, and DOGE was the perfect anecdote to our current media environment filled …
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4/16/25
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I often think about the time I killed my daughter’s love for music. She was about nine, and I made her practice the piano enough that she hated it. I backed off, and her love for music returned …
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By Greg Brotherton
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4/16/25
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Serinus opens his remarks in his recent column by drawing attention to a couple “doozies” in the previous Leader. The objects of his scorn are two examples of a kind of diversity many …
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4/16/25
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I have volunteered at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for over 20 years. I’ve recently moved to Sequim and resigned from volunteering.
I’d like to comment on Andy …
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4/16/25
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I’d like to make several points about the proposed pool.
Public Facilities District (PFD): Directors of a PFD, appointed by County Commissioners, will finance, build and …
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4/16/25
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Wasn’t some of the commentary in last week’s (April 2) Leader a doozy? First there was “Out of Balance” columnist Marcia Kelbon, the supposed science-based engineer who lost …
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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4/9/25
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“What would you like to see in my column?” I occasionally ask other seniors for suggestions, wanting to tap into stuff older folks in my community would like to read. It had always been a …
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By Carole Marshall
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4/9/25
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If you stand at the whale skeleton at Union Wharf in Port Townsend and look out across the bay, what do you see? If your answer is Indian Island and Fort Flagler State Park, you are right. But just …
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By Rachel S. imper
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4/9/25
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