It all started when the four smoothly running all-volunteer food banks hired an outsider with no personnel skills as executive director for $75,000 a year. Patricia Hennessy has wreaked …
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7/9/24
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In last week’s Leader, Mayor Faber presented himself as a champion of affordable housing. “I want to echo George Bush’s call for you, the community of Port Townsend, to …
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7/9/24
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In response to last week’s letter by Mayor Faber about my take on affordable housing on the golf course, I offer the following questions to clarify the City’s position:
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7/9/24
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So much is at stake in this election that it’s hard to look away from the race at the top of the ticket. But our vote makes a bigger difference the more local the office is, so …
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7/9/24
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We get it. Biden is old and looking frail. The press keeps harping on it. Yet he has worked with world leaders, is dealing with two fractious wars, and looks to the future of our planet …
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7/9/24
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What a wonderful evening spent at the 4th of July concert by the Summer Band and the Community Chorus. The national news on all sides has been so discouraging and so difficult to avoid. …
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7/9/24
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This letter is to acknowledge all the astonishing things in our community as we enter July! For me the returning long days of late spring and the greenery all around me.In spite of …
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7/9/24
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This pothole is a doozy! Located at the 800 block of Polk Street.
Michael Morrow
Port Townsend
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7/9/24
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Mayor talks zoning shift
I appreciate George Bush’s letter to the editor in this last week’s (June 26) paper. I do support a change to the underlying zoning along Blaine …
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7/2/24
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A letter published in the June 26 issue by Rick and Debbie Jahnke implied that my motivation for submitting a complaint against City Manager John Mauro for his abusive behavior towards …
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7/2/24
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I have many interests, but I’m going to share one with you today. which is the Jefferson County Trash Task Force established in 2016. We have picked up 11,179 pounds of trash in six …
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7/2/24
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Are there too many deer in Port Townsend? What do you think? They walk in herds of sometimes up to seven Is it a problem when traffic comes to a standstill? Are they annoying when …
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7/2/24
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As I’ve gotten active fighting for kids’ right to be kids, I’ve seen first hand how broken our town and our country really are. I’m an “old school” …
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7/2/24
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The sun casts down its final ray,
and so begone the light of day.
Out come the bats and owls of night,
to start again their reign of fright.
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7/2/24
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So is what happens
to Artists and Writers
Dreamers and Romantics
To find themselves
among the sensitive
and gentle creatures
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7/2/24
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As reported by the Port Townsend Leader, former Mayor Brent Shirley has filed a complaint against our current City Manager. It is based solely on private conversations with anonymous …
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7/1/24
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The comment from our mayor, David Faber, at the end of the article “Fort Worden Strategic Plan Proposes Sweeping Changes” demonstrates a common misconception about the Port …
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7/1/24
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I am saddened and disgusted by the way so many empty lots loose all their trees to development. Development is
inevitable, but we have a choice as to how to maintain the natural …
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7/1/24
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The Port Townsend City Manager and Mayor with the support of several Council members are considering changing the zoning of the portion of the golf course adjacent to Blain street so that …
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7/1/24
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Almost everyone I talk to complains about the mini circles on Washington Street. I question whether they are safer than no obstacles at all? We scratch our heads …
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6/25/24
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