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Time to recognize and respect Jason Victor Serinus’s “As I See It” column in the Leader. His recent entry, “State officials can preserve and forward …
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7/24/24
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My husband and I are long time donors to the Food Bank, donating produce and as well as a significant amount of money. I have been very disturbed by the reports about the new managers …
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7/24/24
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Although the deer in Port Townsend are very tame, they are still wild animals, and we should not treat them like they are pets. We should interact with them as little as possible and …
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7/24/24
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This is a reminder that we don’t get to elect a Mayor in this town. That position is by appointment of the City Council who select one from their own ranks. Thus if …
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7/24/24
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As a consistent reader of the Leader, and ardent supporter of local media in general, I am greatly disappointed by the recent canards pasted recklessly on your newspaper’s front …
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7/24/24
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The city is still trying to kill the golf course, and that will include the amphitheater everyone wanted and other amenities, like the driving range, and oh all of the open space that was …
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7/16/24
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The article by Scott Doggett about Roundup in the July 3 Leader was refreshing for me. There is so little talked about all the roundup use in the USA. Here in CA with all the food being …
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7/16/24
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Whatever troubles may roil around the management of the Tri-Area Food Bank, the public should rest assured that the heart and soul of the county food bank system — which is the …
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7/16/24
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I want to add to the comments expressed by G. Watchter in the July 10 “Letters.”
It is my understanding Pat Hennessy also fired Leslie Tippins from the Quilcene …
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7/16/24
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Jefferson County Food Bank volunteers are our greatest asset. Creating and maintaining a safe work environment for the volunteers is the job of the executive director, who is in turn …
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7/16/24
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For decades the Jefferson County Food Bank has run pretty smoothly with just volunteers. Over the years I have known several of them. People who happily dedicate several hours a …
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7/16/24
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We, Marty Cole and Ki Gottberg, fully endorse Heather Dudley-Nollette for JeffCo Commissioner District 1. She is a careful listener, never afraid to express her considered opinion, and is …
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7/16/24
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I read David Faber’s vision for a zoning change on the golf course to allow affordable housing and found it cogent. Building affordable housing on parts of the golf course will not …
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7/16/24
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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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