The Mock Trial team at Port Townsend High School competed in the Washington State Championships March 22-24.
The team won the William Downing Values and Professionalism Award …
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By Chris Pierson
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4/3/24
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Port Townsend High School's Knowledge Bowl team secured their second consecutive state championship title, but not before a nail-biting semifinal that pushed the competition into overtime.
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4/3/24
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As I write this, an eerie silence has descended on our house. Is it late at night?
Nope.
Has the unregulated militia ceased exercising their Second Amendment rights out at the …
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Bill Mann
MANN OVERBOARD
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4/3/24
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Yep, it is my backyard grass patch. It is a pit because the grass seems to find it a real struggle to survive and thrive in the face of the clay comprising the bulk of the dirt in my yard. It is the …
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NED LUCE
LIFE IN LUDLOW
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4/3/24
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On Thursday, March 28, the East Jefferson track and field teams traveled to Bainbridge High School to compete in an Olympic League meet.
In addition to the host school, …
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By Alice Fraser
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4/3/24
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It was an assignment in the San Juan Islands. The magazine had sent me to write a couple of features. At the end of the weekend, waiting for the ferry to head back to the mainland, I sat on the beach …
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CAROLE MARSHALL
AGING IN
GOOD SPIRITS
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4/3/24
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“What has happened to Olympic Pride?” is a question posed frequently over the past few months. The answer is positive and affirming.
While the non-profit organization “Olympic …
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JASON VICTOR SERINUS
AS I SEE IT
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4/3/24
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My husband and I moved here in 2001. Our son and family had found this lovely town. We came to be near them.
Born on an Iowa farm, went to one-room country school.
High School …
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4/3/24
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By Judy Alexander
Perhaps newcomers and even some who have been here longer are unaware of the campaign that established our public power utility, or some of the other …
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4/3/24
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County leaders are awaiting a report by the state Department of Commerce, and collecting names to serve on a task force, applications for which are due by March 29, which will evaluate options for a …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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3/27/24
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A Port Townsend woman who was permanently banned from the city’s Mountain View Swimming Pool after a July 2022 incident with a transgender employee is seeking $350,000 in damages, her ban …
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By James Robinson
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3/27/24
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The Lake Stevens woman who lost control of her car and struck two girls in the entrance of a campground in July 2021, killing one and badly injuring the other, has been sentenced to 90 months in …
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By Jon Micheal Karpilow
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3/27/24
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3/27/24
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The Lake Stevens woman who lost control of her car and struck two girls in the entrance of a campground in July 2021, killing one and badly injuring the other, has been sentenced to 90 months in …
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By Jon Micheal Karpilow
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3/27/24
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“Nature” always has the last laugh, just as it’s forcibly reminding us now. Harmony with nature was never a choice, but forced upon us over the long and short run. It’s past …
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Claus Dietrich
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3/27/24
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There are only about 1,700 registered voters in Quilcene. It’s a pretty small community. That means your vote really counts! Last month the Quilcene School District offered voters …
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Linda Herzog
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3/27/24
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I recently attended “The Climate Restorers — Part 1” at The Commons in Fort Worden. (Thank you, Skeeter a.k.a. Michael Pilarski, and Rick and Jan!)
The film …
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Robin Sharan
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3/27/24
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If you read this space last week you know there’s a new editor in town. I’ll tell you a little bit about my philosophy and myself much later.
I want to jump in with some first …
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Meredith Jordan
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3/27/24
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Kate Dean, who has represented District 1 on the Jefferson County Commission since 2017, announced last week that she will not seek reelection.
Dean wrote that she was “ready to start …
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3/27/24
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