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By Nhatt Nichols When it comes to loving her community deeply through her actions, Oceana Sawyer doesn’t mess around. “I came here with one goal. I've set the same goal now for five years. I just want to live in a beautiful place with black and brown
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By Angela Downs AJ Hawkins is the owner of Kalma, a death-positive retail store in downtown, with a community space called the Parlor. She was nominated as a Change Maker of the Year by many people who have felt the positive impact of her deep care for the community and
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A letter from editor Nhatt Nichols I’ve always struggled with newspapers’ “best of” special editions. It isn’t just that they never seem to pick my favorite bartender or barista; it’s more the niggling feeling that we should be celebrating people for more than just their job. Of
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By Scott France On a quiet stretch of Marrowstone Island, where mossy trees meet the long memory of the land, Bastian Basalt is building something rare: not just housing, but trust. Basalt, a Jefferson County Change Maker of 2025, doesn’t flinch at the size of the work. He leans
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1276"] Photo from the Port Townsend Police Department Strategic Plan [/caption] News by Scott France Port Townsend's high level of community engagement and civic discourse seems to give disproportionately little attention to the department that garners more funding than
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2838"] Photo by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] News by Scott France The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted its 2026 budget on December 22 after several months of difficult, deficit-driven deliberations by county leaders, and input from community stakeholders and
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2528"] City Council voted to accept alternative two to allow houses that currently do not have a livable third floor to utilize their attic space for residential use. Photo from city council packet [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] News by Angela
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] A gingerbread example of what opponents of the city’s comp plan fear development would look like. City staff took time at the Dec 15 meeting to show how this model is unrealistic. Photo by Rachel Nutting [/caption] Opinion by
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Dear Feral Feelings, I both love and hate New Year's, mostly because the whole New Year’s resolution thing is fraught for me. I love a fresh start and I want to manifest a new beginning, but I hate the pressure of knowing what goals to set. Or
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1793"] Owner Candace Mangold poses with Bright Tide Designs. Photo by Angela Downs [/caption] News by Angela Downs You’ve seen their work all around town and likely never known you were seeing them. From the Food Co-op to gift stores,
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photo by Scott Graham, Unsplash [/caption] News by Blanchard Alice Those who went to WashingtonHealthPlanFinder.org this fall to purchase insurance know that the outlook is bleak for Washingtonians next year. Many are seeing their insurance premiums more than double,
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1076"] Photo courtesy of Centrum [/caption] A Centrum Residency Column by Melissa O’Neil Crasis (/krey-sis/ from the Greek κρᾶσις, "mixing", "blending") is a contemporary art collaborative duo made up of Andy Davis and Anne Lukins. Their