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Fort Worden Hospitality has apparently closed down; staff has departed, all housing reservations have been cancelled, and deposits for existing (but now cancelled) reservations are not …
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1/22/25
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The announcement by Fort Worden Hospitality (FWH) that it is not only curtailing operations but stiffing customers of deposits, many of whom put down thousands of dollars, is not only …
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1/22/25
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It’s time to do something to improve the safety for pedestrians and cyclists on Admiralty Avenue; connecting San Juan with Spruce Street, W Street and Fort Worden. Much of it has …
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1/22/25
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The Los Angeles fires are an ongoing disaster. But like many major events, they also present an opportunity: Large urban areas will be rebuilt more or less simultaneously. This presents …
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1/22/25
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Our community has an important opportunity to support our youth on Feb. 11, when the Port Townsend School District renewal levies will appear on the ballot.
Proposition 1 renews our …
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1/22/25
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We read and appreciated Gary Larson’s recent editorial outlining the value of local news organizations in sustaining a healthy community and democracy. His words reminded us how …
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1/22/25
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The Co-op boycott “activists” look like a popularity contest and I question their activism as performative.
There have been multiple articles by a former Co-op board …
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1/22/25
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It is very disappointing to see the city proposing the development of city owned open space for housing. While initially proposed as being “affordable” housing, it has become …
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1/15/25
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I would like to encourage everyone to donate to a charity they trust to help the victims of the devastating wildfires in California. I donated to the American Red Cross disaster relief …
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1/15/25
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Nowhere to run nowhere to hide. The unanswered question: what lender hands over hundreds, thousands, let alone millions of dollars without secure, bonafide collateral?
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1/15/25
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Ian Eisenman was the first New Year’s baby on the peninsula on Jan. 1, 2008. Seventeen years later, on Jan. 6, 2025, he earned his Private Pilot’s License. His FAA examiner …
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1/15/25
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The Swiftian proposal of an alliance between volunteers and empowered police isn’t going to get us anywhere new. And it’s a little bizarre.
Let us stop using the word …
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1/15/25
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We need to implement the overwhelming mandate to address the existential health crisis in America, the sickest of all developed countries and costing the most. Health is not a partisan …
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1/15/25
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I was recently saddened to hear that our community lost a true treasure. Cher Albright, who for some 40 years has lovingly watched over and taken care of Gibbs lake, has moved away. I did not …
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1/15/25
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I fear the days of a quiet library may be over. I recently went to Jefferson County Library looking for a quiet place to study. After all, isn’t the library a place of study and for …
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1/15/25
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Thank you for the article about Peninsula Credit Union! I keep a small account there so that I have a local bank and I recently had just the best experience there before Christmas.
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1/15/25
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I am writing to express my strong support for keeping Camas Prairie Park open. This facility has provided immense value to our community, serving as a vital resource for recreation, …
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1/15/25
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The articles on the Pulp Mill permit failed to include the most important issue in the draft permit: the requirement for the mill to develop a plan to improve the functioning of the …
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1/8/25
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Thank you so much to the organizers and sponsors of the Dec. 21 solstice event at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds; the Fair Board, Jefferson Healthcare, 7 Cedars and the local 4-H, thank …
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1/8/25
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I’ve been troubled by seeing so much negativity about the PT Co-op. I would like to thank everyone who works for or volunteers for the Co-op and I particularly want to thank the …
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1/8/25
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