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Sunday, June 12, is Race Amity Day: A day to reflect on the need to reach out to the many diverse races and people in our very divided nation.
Today our nation, society, and government …
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6/10/22
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I am a former Chimacum School Board director, serving two terms from 2013 to 2021. Over my years on the board, I had the pleasure of working with a number of remarkable student directors. The two …
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6/10/22
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On June 11 at 1 p.m., there we be a rededication ceremony for a new plaque at the Marvin Shields Memorial located on Sims Way.
The original bronze plaque noting Marvin Shield’s …
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I find the misguided efforts to save non-native trees like the trashy Lombardy poplar almost humorous.
We live in a part of the world that is dominated by some of the most beautiful trees in …
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Inspired by The Leader’s decision to print James Jackson’s letter on May 25, in which he reports hearing that absurd notion that WHO is trying to require everyone, everywhere to get …
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Congress recently passed a bill to offer an additional $40 billion of military aid to Ukraine.
Our total “gift” to the country’s war effort is something like $54 billion. This is …
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6/5/22
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The hypocrisy of the Secret Service disallowing concealed or open-carry weapons, to secure NRA and Trump’s safety at the convention, while kids are subjected to the unabridged freedom of mass …
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The letter from Val Welch was perfect, and I was so happy to see it!
Democrats don’t seem to realize that even though we are the majority, we are losing the battle for the country.
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I hear the WHO or some other agency has or is promoting Universal legislation which essentially declares the following: “Any person, anywhere, who are property owners must first seek written …
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A neighbor paused at the “Plankton Post” on the path by my art studio and asked about the alder log I was shaping into vaguely planktonic forms.
I’ve been chipping away at a …
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6/3/22
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In the Dabob Cove community, the PUD just completed the underground placement of over a half-mile of pole-carried power lines, an ongoing source of storm-caused power outages. The PUD saw a chance to …
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6/3/22
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It’s no secret that Port Townsend’s public art ranges from the un-artful to the inappropriate and right on through to the ridiculous.
It’s embarrassing.
If the …
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The May 4th Leader article pegs the total cost for the PDA Fort Worden Glamping nonsense at $1.9 million ($1.3 million already spent plus $600,000 or more for completion), and then ongoing …
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It is time for Democratic leadership to go on the offensive with Republicans. About abortion rights, healthcare, the environment, everything!
One way to do this is to start telling the …
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Last week the Leader published two angry letters speaking out against the county’s proposed Temporary Housing Facilities Ordinance.
Both made some pretty wild claims, such as the ordinance …
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Seventy percent of the Earth is covered in water. Billions of microscopic plants and animals floating at the ocean’s surface provide the majority of the oxygen we breathe while sustaining all …
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We are in a housing crisis. There simply is not enough affordable housing for individuals or families.
The proposed modifications of the current county ordinance for “Temporary Housing …
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5/22/22
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The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (WSPRC) is on the brink of implementing irreversible plans for the major development of Miller Peninsula State Park.
This existing, …
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Over the past two years the Jefferson County Department of Community Development planning staff has drafted revisions to the ordinance governing temporary housing facilities in the county. The …
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5/19/22
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I wish to stand for the life forms below the surface of the sea, what we call “plankton,” and for the art of Rebecca Welti, a local artist who proposes bringing depictions of these …
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