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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] Darby Huffman and Francie Loveall of Laughin’Gnome Pottery. Photo curtesy of Laughin’Gnome Pottery [/caption] By Angela Downs At 71 years old, Darby Huffman of Laughin’Gnome Pottery is retiring after 21 years of throwing, decorating, and inventing mugs
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2031"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Angela Downs “My name is Jen Hauser. I am a human on Earth.” Hauser and I met in a grief meeting they held over Zoom. I lived in Maine; they
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development defines those experiencing homelessness as individuals or families with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2326"] Outgoing sheriff Joe Nole, photo curtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Nhatt Nichols Jefferson County Sheriff Joe Nole has resigned early from his post, ending a 34-year career with the Jefferson County
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] Jefferson County Courthouse. Photo by Nhatt Nichols. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] News by Angela Downs. Prison may seem to solve some conflicts, but it falls short as a solution for many civil issues. Restorative Justice offers solutions that, contrary
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1536"] Karl Blau and his Germantown neighbors celebrate the last night of their tour at The Quilcene Lantern. Photo by Nigel O’Shea [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] Event reporting by Nigel O’Shea What: Karl Blau with St. Yuma Where:
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4080"] Photo by Eden Blooms. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] A monthly ethnobotany column by Eden Blooms. Peering out the window at the looming grey clouds, the dread has officially set in - the big grey is back. In the Pacific
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1440"] Community is a key part of rural health. Photo by Sara Post. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Sara Post As local and global crises continue to affect each of us individually and collectively, there are few things more universally
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Emily Toffol, an environmental engineer for the Washington State Department of Ecology, describes the kraft pulping process used by the Port Townsend Paper Co. during a public hearing on Dec. 4. Photos by Derek Firenze [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption]
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Notes From the Bookshop is a monthly column dedicated to the fine art of reading by Conner Bouchard-Roberts, publisher and bookseller at Winter Texts. All significant political acts are gestures towards Utopia: An imaginary paradise within one’s own mind imposed upon our certainly imperfect world. In this month’s
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="480"] At this year’s film festival, short film “Glampire” created marketing buzz with a real coffin on display. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] Citizen Screen is a monthly column dedicated to film and film-related topics, sourced and curated by Port
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1536"] This tiny saw-whet owl is one of 25 ambassador birds who live at Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue. [/caption] By Nhatt Nichols Last Saturday, humans of all types flocked to Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue to meet owls, hawks, and