We all know this. The older we get the more mistakes we make. (And there are plenty of friends and family willing to point them out!) I made one a couple of weeks ago that got recorded in front of …
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NED LUCE
Life in Ludlow
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10/25/23
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It was early this century and a dozen Port Ludlow folks with an artistic bent of one sort or another formed a group they named the Port Ludlow Artists League. For reasons not obvious to me, now that …
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NED LUCE
Life in Ludlow
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10/18/23
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Given her current office job, you might be surprised to learn that Jefferson County YMCA operations manager Juliet DiPietro was once heavily involved in show business.
DiPietro appeared …
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BILL MANN
MANN OVERBOARD
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10/18/23
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Starting a writing career as an older author was a challenge with that niggling urge to play catch up, to soothe a psyche that fretted over lost time.
A talented writer friend mentioned she was …
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CAROLE MARSHALL
AGING IN
GOOD SPIRITS
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10/18/23
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Dr. Linda Rosenbury talked with The Leader about some of the innovative programs and the challenges kids face in today’s learning environment.
“The pandemic was a part of it but it …
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DR. LINDA ROSENBURY
SUPERINTEDENT
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10/18/23
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It might be October, right? The welcome Indian Summer days and nights followed by some drizzle and cool days are upon us. BJ and I are planning to plant the mums from pots into the ground, …
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Ned Luce
ned@ptleader.com
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10/11/23
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“22 years and I just found the spot you were saving for me / Thanks for keeping it secret so I don’t have to share / The rock is still a little warm, so I’m going to sit here a …
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Joseph Wambaugh’s books on the camaraderie and tomfoolery of policing weighed large on my teenage mind so my first career aspiration was to be a cop.
As I made my way through high school …
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Tom Mullen
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8/23/23
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Is August always this fun? The opportunities for entertainment exceed the needs of all but the most discontented sourpuss. Heck, they even exceed the indictments delivered to our former president.
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Ned Luce
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8/23/23
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On July 20, a seemingly ordinary day of pickleball drills took a bizarre turn when a woman brazenly stole a 3-gallon Coleman blue ice chest, packed with fresh organic produce, from under a tree in …
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Jack Olmstead
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8/4/23
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I’m daydreaming of a world tour of cucumber salad as I water my garden. It’s on my bucket list to grow all thirteen cucumbers from my favorite seed company — “Renee’s …
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Sidonie Maroon
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8/4/23
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There was quite an impressive paean to a PT theatre — on Page 1 — of The Seattle Times recently ...
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Bill Mann
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8/2/23
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Dear Editor:
To my fellow Port Townsend citizens, Iam mourning. I fear the decision to chop up the golf course is a fatal mistake...
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Dear Editor:
What does it cost to build an aquatic facility? I hadn't a clue what the cost should be...
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Dear Editor:
The recent The Port Townsend Council meeting proved to all that the fix was in from the beginning to build houses for the wealthy...
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by George Bush
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7/26/23
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Dear Editor:
I have canceled my subscription to The Leader because of the lack of coverage of transgender people...
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Dear Editor,
I would like to extend my gratitude to (former Leader Editor) Brian Kelly for revisiting this case with your recent article in the Port Townsend Leader...
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As a bogey golfer, and a lifelong resident of Port Townsend who has spent four decades as a volunteer and elected in city government, I have some familiarity with how consultant-driven processes …
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I confess, I enjoy washing my car and on occasion I enjoy washing BJ’s car. Last weekend was a great weekend to wash a car, so I did. I started out last Friday afternoon in Port Townsend.
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Ned Luce
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7/19/23
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On July 16, 1945, the Atomic Age began. And this weekend, a film detailing it, “Oppenheimer,” opens at the Rose.
I’ve taken an interest in the Manhattan Project for years. I …
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Bill Mann
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7/19/23
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