Local News
By Derek Firenze There is no evidence that turkey was served at the first Thanksgiving, but, even if there had been, that bird wouldn’t have looked like the ones most Americans celebrate with these days. Today, nearly all of the turkeys on U.S. tables are a breed developed
Editorial
Dear Readers, For my entire childhood through my 20s, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday of the year. I love food, especially celebration food. I want funfetti cake on my birthday, hotdogs on the fourth, and pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce straight from the can on Thanksgiving. Please withhold your judgment
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By Kathie Meyer Joshua Bingham, 34, had one thing—himself—so he turned himself into a business. He wasn’t thinking big when he named it, but the response to Large Man was overwhelming. The year was 2022, and Bingham, who had been working as a caregiver, noticed he seemed
Performing Art
Event reporting by Nigel O’Shea What: Live Life Loud Presents: Dryland (Bellingham), Key Party (Poulsbo), and Tonight We Knife (Bremerton and Hadlock) with DJ E Rok Where: The Quilcene Lantern, 7360 Center Rd, Quilcene, WA 98376 When: Saturday, November 16, 2024 How much: $15 NOTAFLOF* Drank: 2 Silver City
Editorial
By Angela Downs Judith-Kate Friedman is the founder of Songwriting Works, steward of Myth Legacy Project, coach of Aliveness Through Arts, and an award-winning performing artist. We met two years ago when I came to her home at Mossy Rock to offer my support as a home caretaker.
Local News
By Nhatt Nichols Jefferson County will no longer be able to collect glass bottles for recycling at the end of this month. The county transfer station reached holding capacity on Oct. 1 and has been shipping the collected glass to the landfill at a monthly loss of about $10,000.
Local News
By Nhatt Nichols, photos by Andrew Wiese Last night, every table at the Old Whiskey Mill was filled with Jefferson County Democrats eating dinner and nervously staring at the election coverage as presidential results came in from around the country. “The nerves kick in, the votes are being counted, we’
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Photo by visuals on Unsplash [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] Welcome to The Beacon’s 2024 Election Coverage. We’ve partnered with the AP to provide up-to-the-minute state and national elections coverage. Click here to view State and National Elections, or navigate to the elections tab in
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The proposed DNR timber sale named “Alley Cat” will log approximately 100 acres of mature legacy forest near the Elwha River and Little River in Clallam County. Alley Cat’s sale is scheduled to be approved by the Board of Natural Resources on Nov 5th, before the election where a
Arts & Culture
I Sing the Salmon Home with its shiny new sticker. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Nhatt Nichols On the ridges above salmon-filled Chimacum Creek sits Empty Bowl Press, a small publisher that has brought home the prestigious Washington State book award for poetry with their anthology, I Sing
Columnist
Beach Rose in bloom. Photo by Eden Blooms. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] A monthly ethnobotany column by Eden Blooms. As we transition from Autumn, the season of decay and grief, into winter, the season of solitude and rest, I find myself yearning for a plant ally. Maybe you are
Editorial
By Editor Nhatt Nichols The Beacon isn’t in the business of telling people how to think, and in that vein, we’re also not interested in telling you how to vote. There are a million great voter guides out there that do that. One thing I have noticed is