It was 3 a.m. and I was up. The chamomile tea wasn’t doing much for my churning stomach. In truth, it was more than a tense tummy issue. For as long as I could remember I had also experienced …
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By Carole Marshall
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5/7/25
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Links to the future
Camas Prairie golf course is a public good and part of Port Townsend's cultural heritage.
The course was created 120 years past for golfers then, now and into the …
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5/7/25
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inding my own business, working full-time while raising a young child with my lovely wife and living the urban homesteading fantasy of garden growing, pickling and cheesemaking. Four years later, …
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4/30/25
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An article in the Defense Department’s website about Jackie Robinson’s service in the U.S. Army, yanked by Trump’s anti-DEI bigotmob, was recently restored a few weeks later (This …
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4/30/25
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America's feline isn't the cat with a thousand names—it's not the puma, cougar, painter, mountain lion, panther, ghost cat, etc.
These are all names for the Puma concolor, the …
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4/30/25
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You live in Port Ludlow. You are a customer of Olympic Water and Sewer, (OWSI), a subsidiary of Port Ludlow Associates. You have experienced an occasional and unattractive brown tinge to your water …
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4/30/25
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Economic pressure is on for Washington’s working families. We’re getting hit hard by rising energy bills and other costs of daily living. With more extreme winters and summers, …
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4/30/25
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It has been hard to keep up with the latest revenue (i.e., tax) schemes that the legislative majority is trying to pass before the end of the legislative session. It’s been a race to the finish …
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4/30/25
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Oath Taker
Yes, I am an oath taker.
Not the Proud Boy variety — the U.S. Armed Forces type.
Oh, I really was hoping, like many of my friends and colleagues, to sit this …
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4/30/25
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America's feline isn't the cat with a thousand names—it's not the puma, cougar, painter, mountain lion, panther, ghost cat, etc.
These are all names for the Puma concolor, the …
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scott doggett
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4/29/25
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He’s a 33-year-old husband, father, nuclear engineer. He’s my eldest grandson and a comment he made on a recent visit brought up some interesting thoughts on aging.
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By Carole Marshall
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4/23/25
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As the Trump Administration consolidates its power and attacks anyone who arouses their supreme leader’s ire, more and more Americans ponder what they can do to turn the situation around.
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By Jason Victor Serinus
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4/23/25
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Washington state House bill 2049 seeks to increase our current property tax limit from 1% to 2.5% more. This increased tax burden would fall most heavily on low and middle income property owners and …
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4/23/25
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The pool survey shows that 10.1% of Jeff County supports a pool tax. That’s 60% of the 18% of residents who filled out the non-obligatory survey, according to County Commissioner Greg …
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4/23/25
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I feel obligated to respond to Mark White’s blanket declarations in his letter headlined “Lazy federal workers” in the April 16 Leader. Apparently, he was one and retired as …
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4/23/25
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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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