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As Ronald Reagan said to Jimmy Carter in a presidential debate that helped seal the outcome of the 1980 election, “…there you go again.” That memorable phrase applies once again to …
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3/26/25
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In Ms. Kelbon’s March 19 column, she sees “a bright spot” in RFK Jr.’s plans to address issues under his jurisdiction at HHS. We agree there are several public health crises, …
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3/26/25
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I am thankful for the hard work of our City Council. I served on Council 2002-2005, two years as Deputy Mayor, four years on the finance committee. Council has crucial oversight and voting power. I …
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3/26/25
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After living here for thirty five years its both challenging and inspiring to take note of all the changes happening right now.
Many of my favorite stores have closed or moved.Many good friends …
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3/26/25
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There’s an ICE immigrant detention center only a short distance from Port Townsend. On Saturday, March 1, several JCIRA volunteers drove to Tacoma to join the protest against the terrible …
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3/26/25
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Often we deal with national issues on the local level. This is a very critical one. The Department of Agriculture is important in reducing hunger around the country including Jefferson County. The …
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3/26/25
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Thank you to Mayor David Faber and the Port Townsend City Council for tabling the downtown paid parking program.
They rightfully recognized that this paid parking pilot would financially stress …
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3/26/25
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On April 1 nearly 600 public libraries from around the US and Canada will participate in National Library Giving Day. Started by the Seattle Public Library Foundation in 2019, this event has raised …
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3/26/25
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David Timmons may have his personal version of the history of Fort Worden PDA, but I submit that the Leader’s own historical archive (as published in last week’s Leader’s …
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3/26/25
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A group of Chimacum fifth and sixth graders under the leadership of teachers Josette Mendoza and Kristen Johnson are taking up the challenges in the FIRST LEGO League robotics competition.
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By Ned Luce
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3/19/25
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While in the KPTZ studios playing music the other night, I experienced a bout of radio nostalgia.
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By Bill Mann
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3/19/25
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My liberal-leaning friends and family members, and even a few conservatives, are struggling with the current presidential administration. In discussions I find that a bright spot to which most can agree concerns some potential community health benefits that may be achieved by the administration.
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By Marcia Kelbon
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3/19/25
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Approaching the golf course from its paved entrance along Blaine Street, you are met by a large Douglas fir tree to your right, anchored by a gray boulder. It was here where a Chemakum man …
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3/19/25
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Kudos to Marcia Kelbon for her well-presented and concise article on rental realities in Jefferson County. As a local ‘mom and pop’ landlord, for the first 20-plus years in …
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3/19/25
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I’m writing to flag some recent reporting by Jim Scarantino in another venue about the Evans Vista property development and to encourage The Leader to follow up as well. Several bad …
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3/19/25
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What an awesome idea and successful event! The Production Alliance’s Connectivity Summit, which filled Chimacum High School with tables of information, workshops and “Ignite Talks,” …
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3/19/25
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I was surprised the Housing Solutions Network ever suggested rents should be no more than a mortgage payment. Liz Revord’s March 12 letter now acknowledges other costs, but still promotes the …
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By Barney Burke
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3/19/25
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I am responding to Jean Ball’s March 5 opinion column on the Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort (MPR).
Zoning regulations aim to leave rural areas rural. The one …
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3/12/25
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I’m not like the others, I have just one eye
and sometimes this oddity makes me cry.
One nose, one mouth, one tail all good
yet it’s a bother to not look like I …
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3/12/25
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When asked what her day to day workload looked like at Port Townsend High School, Lisa Anderson turned her eyes upward and repeated the thought back to herself, “What do I do? I don’t …
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By Adeline McMillen
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3/12/25
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