Letters to the Editor
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I have seen all the consultant proposed options for the golf course and read many of the public comments. While, according to the consultant, 74 percent of respondents to the survey supported … more
Dear Editor: At the July 17 City Council meeting, after sitting through hours of testimony mostly by users of the golf course, I was surprised, and happy to hear Mayor Faber encouraging the … more
Dear Editor, I attended the July 17 five-hour City Council meeting with the future of the golf course on the agenda. I gave a public comment in support of the hybrid option for the golf course. … more
Dear Editor: I want to get this straight. Ignoring the public and their own stakeholder process, Faber & Co. kill the oldest public golf course in Washington, a paid for asset that costs … more
Port Townsend attracts especially creative, talented, engaged citizens from all walks of life. There’s an air of acceptance, as important to the local environment as our Victorian … more
Dear Editor: The evolving public discussion about the proposed Healthier Together aquatic facility would benefit from factual information about past, present, and future pool usage. In … more
I’m writing to voice disagreement with Mr. Van Lelyveld’s recent column, “Golf Course debate coming to a head” published this past week. I believe he chose to use facts … more
All week at Centrum I have been attending classes full of rising voices from all over the world.  The teachers and students bring curiosity, talent, experiences, and stories and songs which … more
Have you spent time at the Port Townsend Golf Course, a viable local business?  Did you ever invite friends to laugh and holler as you hit a bucket of balls, or golf solo for the pleasure of … more
St. Paul’s is a small community. It reaches out to embrace members and nonmembers through housing, through the Interfaith Winter Welcoming Center, through meals shared at the VFW and Just Soup, … more
I met Art Frank in 2018. I support Art for Sheriff because his experience, knowledge, skills, and work ethic will make him a much more effective sheriff than Joe Nole. Art has worked in law … more
This is in response to the letter by Sandra Stowell in the November 16th paper. It’s unfortunate that she does not understand the game and business of golf. She suggests that golf could be … more
I am wondering if you love Port Townsend as much as I do — it is a great place to live! If so, have you been wondering if you might find a way to get involved? Maybe meet some interesting … more
Imagine a vibrant local food system producing all the vegetables, dairy, grains, and meat that we eat.   The fact is, we are surrounded by numerous farms and farm stands that provide some, … more
The Port Townsend Golf Course is a municipal golf course designed to serve its city and the neighboring communities.  It provides recreation for all ages, individual integrity, social skills, … more
Wow! The Leader’s editorial clarifying its letter submission policy, once again explicitly “open to the ideas of others,” was very well considered and articulated. During … more
North Olympic Peninsula Quilts of Valor group is hosting its seventh Summer Sew Day on Saturday, July 16. Starting at 9 a.m., quilters will gather to make quilts for veterans. All quilters are … more
This letter is to share the gratitude for the many people in our community who spend hours helping others; the paramedics who came to my home early one morning to check on my head … more
These are my thoughts on the decision being made July 17th by the city on the future of the golf course. Two choices are being presented by the hired consultant and the stakeholders committee.   … more
My wife and I find ourselves in a real predicament. A project is proposed next to us in a non-gated private community. Syd and I have both been in PT or the area since the early 70s. We plan on … more
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