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2025 Election Results
[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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The Beacon 2025 Voting Guide
[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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Obee and Quarles to appear on the November City Council Ballot
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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Three Long-time Port Townsend Residents Vie for City Council Seat
[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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Obee Kicks Off Filing Week with bid for City Council
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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Feral Feelings: The Tower and The Star
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 never see the change I have so hoped would come to our country. I wanted to see a woman become
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Post-Election Coverage
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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2024 Election Coverage
Photo by visuals on Unsplash [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/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 elections tab in the menu above.
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Public Lands vs. Private Corporations: How Campaign Contributions Impacted the Closest Election in WA’s History
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 Natural Resources on Nov 5th, before the election where a
Editorial
OP-ED: Port Hadlock to Philadelphia for the Vote
Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/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 work, but realized I could do