One of the highlights of my career was being a director on the Chimacum School Board for 16 years. Connecting with the students and making sure their educational environment was conducive to their …
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1/22/21
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A brief rebuttal for Ned Luce in his “homespun” column on the Republican response to the riot; he decided to re-quote the following; “However, a legitimate question does arise as to …
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In his Jan. 13 column, Ned Luce quoted a friend of his asking “how the Democrats might have behaved had Trump actually won the election.”
I think Democrats and their allies …
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Sunday evening a Seattle TV news feature reported that statewide, less than 30 percent of the hundreds of thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccine that have been received, and presently on hand, …
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1/21/21
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Nicky D’Andrea suggests that we are paying our civil servants too much. I would ask D’Andrea, “How much research have you put into comparing these salaries with those of jobs with …
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1/18/21
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Who would have imagined that the Peach State would be our country’s salvation from the “heart of darkness” we entered with President Trump and his …
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I am writing to encourage voters to vote YES for the Chimacum Replacement Educational Programs and Operations Levy in the upcoming county-wide election on Feb. 9.
This levy does not represent a …
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1/14/21
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It’s been disheartening reading the newsletters included with the last two PUD bills.
Rise after rise, no matter how high the base rates are the powers that be always insist that they are …
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1/13/21
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Inspired by a letter to the editor from a former special forces soldier, the Langley City Council passed a resolution opposing military training in state parks as proposed by the Navy special forces …
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To my Port Townsend benefactor, you helped me start the New Year right by finding my wallet at the Safeway two weeks ago and returning it intact via Safeway Customer Service.
Again, you …
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1/13/21
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What has happened to The Leader? Not many years ago, we encountered page upon page of news along with hard-hitting editorials and commentary of substance. Instead, the past issue followed a trend …
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The United States has had its knee on the neck of Cuba for almost 60 years. Despite being a resilient and creative people, the economic sanctions and blockade have wrought a terrible toll on the …
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1/8/21
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