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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3515"] Photo by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] Election news by Beacon Staff General Elections came and went on November 4, with a National wave of Democratic wins. Here in Jefferson County, 50.05% of the 28,875 registered voters cast their ballots.
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1786"] Photo by Manny Becerra, unsplash [/caption] By Beacon Staff We are, at the time of publishing, 27 days into the federal government shutdown. We’re mere days away from SNAP running out of money, and there are no guarantees that
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Fred Obee, left, and Dylan James Quarles will appear on the Port Townsend ballot this November. Election news by Nhatt Nichols The votes are in from the Port Townsend City Council Primary, and Fred Obee and Dylan James Quarles will be appearing on the ballot in November. Mikki Porter, who
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2040"] Candidates Fred Obee, Miki Porter, and Dylan Quarles (L-R) will appear on Port Townsend resident’s primary ballot next week. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] News by Scott France In the only contested race this year for a Port Townsend
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News by Nhatt Nichols [caption id align="alignnone" width="1892"] Photo provided by Fred Obee [/caption] Election season has officially kicked off in Jefferson County, with the start of filing week, the week in which candidates for government office can file to run. Applications opened Monday,
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="5184"] The Tower and The Star. Photo by Derek Firenze [/caption] Dear Feral Feelings, Since the election results, I have been in a downward spiral of hopelessness. I am in my late 60’s, I am mortified to think I’ll
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By Nhatt Nichols, photos by Andrew Wiese Last night, every table at the Old Whiskey Mill was filled with Jefferson County Democrats eating dinner and nervously staring at the election coverage as presidential results came in from around the country. “The nerves kick in, the votes are being counted, we’
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="8333"] Photo by visuals on Unsplash [/caption] Welcome to The Beacon’s 2024 Election Coverage. We’ve partnered with the AP to provide up-to-the-minute state and national elections coverage. Click here to view State and National Elections, or navigate to the
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1600"] The proposed DNR timber sale named “Alley Cat” will log approximately 100 acres of mature legacy forest near the Elwha River and Little River in Clallam County. Alley Cat’s sale is scheduled to be approved by the Board of
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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="2339"] A voting sticker. (Photo by Manny Becerra / Unsplash ) [/caption]
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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