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Cartoon to the Editor: Chuck Legge

Artist Chuck Legge weighs in on the local conversation about housing affordability.

Jefferson County Beacon Editor

22 Sep 2026
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A cartoon illustration of a man on his porch in a green shirt and purple pants pointing at a woman and her child with the text "Welcome To Port Townsend, Now Get Off My Lawn!"
Cartoon by Chuck Legge

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