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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] Josie Axling works on her piece, “Dying Ember.” Photo by Camille Hildebrandt. [/caption] News by Angela Downs The value teachers offer to our children and community cannot be understated, nor can the value of art. The Performing Arts Club is
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1802"] Quimper Village is an example of housing that encourages elderly homeowners to downsize to a home that’s easy to maintain, freeing up bigger homes for famlies and other people willing to invest sweat equity. Photo by Angela Downs. [/caption]
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="5712"] Photo of the proposed green burial site by Erik Kingfisher [/caption] News by Angela Downs The transformation of the old golf course on Marrowstone into a conservation burial site lies dead in the ground. In an open letter to the
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1778"] Community members gather at Salish Coast Elementary to give feedback on the city’s 20-year plan. Photo by Angela Downs. [/caption] News by Angela Downs Maintaining a city is a major undertaking; it’s a delicate balance between holding values
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] A Grief Column by Angela Downs Many do not consider the more than human to be our community members, that these relationships are not worth fortifying and mourning. Often lacking the tools to challenge our
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="984"] One sign of an unhealthy forest is when trees “lollypop,” growing branches only in the top part where the sun can reach them. [/caption] News by Angela Downs We need trees to clean the air, provide shade and habitat, and
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1442"] After months of struggle with regulations, Fluttery By is finally ready to serve up its famous pizza. Photo by Angela Downs. [/caption] News by Angela Downs Balance requires tension, but where the tension lies matters. Keeping people safe, the environment
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1219"] Map courtesy of the city of Port Townsend [/caption] News by Angela Downs The Shoreline Master Plan (SMP) is under revision by the city. With the shoreline jurisdiction being Port Townsend Bay, Admiralty Inlet, Straits of Juan de Fuca, Kah
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] A Grief Column by Angela Downs Our vision of life is in flux, changing every day. We often become so overwhelmed by our personal struggles that we cannot see the struggles of others around us.
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="777"] Sign at Mom’s Laundromat. Photo by Angela Downs. [/caption] News by Angela Downs Homelessness has always been a difficult and expensive social issue to solve, and despite the biases, it is largely not caused by drugs and mental health
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="6044"] Photo of Alexa MacAulay and Alexa Helbling courtesy of Daniel Knowles [/caption] Alexa MacAulay and Alexa Helbling co-manage Goosefoot Farm with a passion for increasing food security. “If you care about good food, you have to care about everything it&
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1434"] Photo by Bear Belle. [/caption] News by Angela Downs Though there has been a 7% decrease in American farms between 2017-2022, there has also been a steady increase in sustainable and community gardening in America. While the decrease in farms