opinion
Opinion: Farms, Housing and Who Gets to Be Urgent
Planning Commissioner Dylan Quarles shares his thoughts on the role of capacity and prioritization in amending the comp plan
Guest Writer
Salish Current
Should hunting be allowed for mountain goats?
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s game management plan provides new guidance for conserving the iconic Western Washington animal.
Washington State Standard
WA Fish and Wildlife panel confronts high tensions and harsh testimony
An investigation and a lawsuit fueled sharper comments at a meeting last week. There were renewed calls for commissioners to resign and the agency director to be fired.
letter to the editor
Letter to the Editor: Seeking Rotary Grant Applications
The Rotary Club of Port Townsend gives grants of up to $5,000 to local nonprofits
Obituary
Poet Gary Lemons Remembers Jim Whittaker, Who Died Last Week at Age 97
The Port Townsend-based mountaineer was pivotal in establishing the Northwest Maritime Center.
Obituary
Colin Foden, KPTZ Co-founder, Dies at 77
Foden was well loved as a local radio visionary and for his dry wit.
Affordable housing
Work underway to create new WA housing agency
A task force is in the early stages of planning for the Department of Housing, with recommendations due later this year.
Marty David
Letter to the Editor: Remembering Marty David
His loss brings questions on the importance of community and legacy.
Centrum
Bring All of Your Soft Feelings and get Ready to Sparkle With LIZN’BOW
Video artist team present their new work, Novelas de Niñas.
Centrum
Centrum Presents Poetry on the Salish Sea’s April Reading
“As my eyes search the prairie, I feel the summer in the spring.” – Chippewa song.
ICE
Latest ICE data shows surge in immigration arrests in WA
Just a quarter of those arrested between October and early March had criminal records, according to new data.
Salish Current
Scrub-a-dub dump: Legislature not ready to set sail with ship exhaust crackdown
Exhaust scrubbers can generate unseen water pollution; impact on Salish Sea disputed.