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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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I’m writing in support of John Mauro. I’ve read the recent papers and I’m saddened to hear there’s been some negative feedback. Just wanted to share a few things that …
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8/21/24
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My husband, Larry, had a small stroke on Friday morning, Aug. 9th. We were in the emergency room by 7:30 a.m. Within four hours, Larry had a completed CAT scan, an MRI, a COVID test, an …
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8/21/24
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Owen Rowe’s recent opinion piece seems an obvious white-washing of what really happened when he and four Board members voted to remove Cameron Jones. As he admits, it is the Board’s job …
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8/21/24
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Jason Serinus writes (Aug. 14) that he’s “appalled at the orchestrated series of attacks on the [golf course] agreement and City Council’s plans for work force housing” on the …
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8/21/24
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Since January, I, a non-golfer, have been volunteering at the Camus Prairie Golf Park, which is being run by the nonprofit, Friends of the Port Townsend Golf Park. What would motivate a non-golfer to …
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8/21/24
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Regarding the email “Venn MAGA” letter by Jamal Kerris in the Aug. 14 paper…
Absolutely hilarious. Unfortunately the many who should recognize the parody will not.
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8/21/24
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The undeniable fact about aging is that one accumulates reminders of past stories from celebrations, movies, music, old friends and more. In addition, one develops the ability to enhance the facts of …
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By Ned Luce
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8/21/24
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It may not be the Happiest Place on Earth (that’s Wally World?), but I just visited what’s undoubtedly the Happiest Place in Port Townsend — the Democratic Party campaign outlet …
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By Bill Mann
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8/21/24
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“Honestly? I wouldn’t want to live next door to someone who can’t afford a $650,000 house.”
The man in the audience voiced a sentiment likely shared by at least a few …
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By Jamie Maciejewski
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8/21/24
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Polluters should pay for harm done
On March 26, 2024, a cargo ship from Singapore, the Dali, lost power for three minutes, and rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, snarling …
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6/4/24
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