Throwing good money after bad is seldom a responsible move.  After reading the article in the May 4 edition of the Leader, I am dismayed that the PDA wants to continue construction on what … more

A big thank-you to the young men who came to my rescue after I crashed my Segway.  I’m very proud of your response to the situation and I feel that your parents and the community … more

The commissioners have been working on an updated homeless ordinance that they are planning to sign into law May 19. This is separate from the great work that Cherish is doing at Mill … more

It would have been nice to read in The Leader about the recent decision by Judge James Dixon of the Thurston County Superior Court in Olympia that reversed the Washington State Park … more

Well done, Jefferson County commissioners!  Your planning commission considered the multitude of comments and concerns from your community over the past year and then with careful … more

Elected Democrats, now that we are facing the biggest retraction of constitutional rights in our history, with more yet to come, I wonder if you’re EVER going to step up to the plate with an … more

The proposed plankton statue at Pope Marine Park is great. It is interesting, fantastic, remarkable. It is a crab larva, called zoea, with a large dorsal spine. It’s the free flowing tiny … more

I agree with Bonnie Masi who, in her letter to the editor, wrote in favor of implementing a birth control method for the deer population. Usually it is done with the does and I reference the … more

Complements to Ross Anderson for his article April 28. His assessment that arts and education aren’t going to support “heating, maintenance and upgrades to the fort” seems obvious. … more

Here are some thoughts on the current wave of abortion laws from yet another single, childless man. The war on abortion is being fought by people who claim to be pro-life and anti-abortion. I … more

This is to remember the kindness my mother taught me by her own daily actions in giving to others. Her name is held in my soul and heart every day for all those times she was there for me during … more