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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
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] By Angela Downs I’m talking with Greta Montagne of Gentle Strength Botanicals in Arcata, CA. She has been sharing about her back-to-nature upbringing, emergency medicine, herbal grief care, and hope for the revolution of
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3509"] Photo by Keith Hitchcock [/caption] 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 Ricardo Gomez, a professor of information science at the
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] By Angela Downs Greta Montagne is the founder and owner of Gentle Strength Botanicals, a garden-to-shelf apothecary outside of Arcata, CA, offering Western Clinical Herbalism, Herbal First Aid, and Ayurveda. I met Greta through the
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2550"] PTFF Poster by Michelle Hagewood [/caption] 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 Danielle McClelland (they/them). Danni is the Executive
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2000"] Sean Koomen, a former student of Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz, stands within a boat under construction. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Charlie Bermant Last month’s Democratic National Convention drew in a lot of people who’ve not
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2000"] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. poses with supporter Kim Vogley of Quilcene during a campaign stop this spring. Vogley created her dress, to show support for the candidate. (photo courtesy Kim Vogley) [/caption] Election Analysis by Charlie Bermant Supporting a third-party
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1175"] Trucker Hat Painting by Meg Kaczyk [/caption] By Angela Downs Meg and I met in early spring at Art Lab Thuja, a contemplative art practice off of Center Road. She was working on a graphic novel about her experience as
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] Photo by Kathie Meyer [/caption] By Kathie Meyer Maybe you’re laid up with a bad case of Covid. Maybe the kids want you to read to them. Or maybe you need something to read in the bathtub with a
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2000"] As expected, republican candidates Matthew Roberson (State Representative, left) and Drew MacEwen (Congress) came second in their primaries, meaning that they’ll be on the ballot in November [/caption] Election Analysis by Charlie Bermant Political junkies love to play election
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2971"] A visiting Red-footed Booby trying to blend in with the locals. Photo by Carolyn Woods [/caption] Special to The Beacon by Carolyn Woods [caption id align="alignnone" width="2558"] Watercolor by Carolyn Woods [/caption] The Red-footed
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1344"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] By Will O’Donnell, Broadband and Communications Director at Jefferson County PUD For the last few years, I've been putting most of my energy into creating a publicly owned fiber optic network that