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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1234"] 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
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
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Citizen Screen is a monthly column dedicated to film and film-related topics, sourced and curated by Port Townsend Film Festival. This month’s column is by filmmaker Ben Wilson. I was first drawn to the Chronically UnderTouched Project (CUT) because my own touch story is complicated. My parents were divorced
Performing Art
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4032"] Quilcene Lantern’s intimate winter concert space [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Michael Peter Clarke On a beautiful historic property in Quilcene stands the nearly 100-year-old barn that may be a key to the future of music in Jefferson
Performing Art
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4032"] Philthy bringing the spooky jams to the Hilltop. Band from left to right: Emily Madden on fiddle and vocals, Charlie Burns on guitar, Sasha Landis on drums, Scott Summers on Bass, and Seth Raymond on guitar [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Photo by Angela Downs [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Angela Downs There’s construction on Lawrence Street. The city of Port Townsend has designed a beautiful, easy-to-use new sidewalk with public safety in mind for rolling strollers, playing, hauling
Nhatt Nichols
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photo by Nhatt Nichols [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Nhatt Nichols The Quilcene School Board on October 16 once again discussed a proposal to remove books from the Quilcene School District Library that include LGBTQ+ content. This discussion has
Performing Art
Editor Nhatt Nichols spoke with Margaret Killjoy about her new book, The Sapling Cage, a tale of earth magic, power struggle, and self-invention in an own-voices story of trans witchcraft. Killjoy is a transfeminine author, musician, and podcaster. Some of her other books include The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion,
Angela Downs
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4032"] The grange in full bloom. Photo by Angela Downs [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Angela Downs Even before Oregon, Washington, and Idaho were states, there were Grange Halls. “Its primary function back then was to help farmers help themselves
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Amber Autumn Leaves Huntsman Dear Feral Feelings, I’ve been in a long-term relationship for years, and though I love him, my partner doesn’t make me happy anymore. We
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] By Danielle Fodor, an artist and educator living in Irondale. In September, I spent 7 days in Philadelphia, knocking on doors of swing voters for the Harris/Walz ticket. I returned home to Irondale for
Elections
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2339"] A voting sticker. (Photo by Manny Becerra / Unsplash ) [/caption]