opinion
Op-ed: Women, Men, Girls and Boys
Have you checked out the manosphere lately? I was curious if there is link between the manosphere and the national political environment and so took a look. Spoiler alert: it is complicated, and troubling.
opinion
Op-ed: More Than Just a Comp Plan—A Timeline In Depth
[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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Op-ed: A Town Without Economic and Generational Diversity has no Character
Opinion by Dylan Quarles I’ve spent years writing about Port Townsend’s character for my “Secret History of Port Townsend” series—a paranormal anthology that explores the dark and mysterious forces lurking beneath the idyllic surface of our far-flung Victorian seaport town. Here’s what I know: character rolls
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Op-ed: Local Food Insecurity and Community Gratitude
[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] Amanda Milholland helps food insecure people navigate Farmers Market Programs at the market’s booth. Photo by Libby Pratt [/caption] Opinion by Amanda Milholland, Executive Director, Jefferson County Farmers Markets “There’s nothing left on my card,” Andrea said, holding
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Op-ed: Indigenous History Month
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1536"] Photo courtesy of Naiome Krienke [/caption] Opinion by Naiome Krienke, Long House for the People founder November is Indigenous Peoples Month and a good time to reflect on who the first people of this land were. Here in Port Townsend
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Op-ed: How Collaboration Feeds Community
Opinion by Crystie Kisler, Director of Nonprofit Services, Jefferson Community Foundation How can we live in communities where all are fed what they need? That’s always a critical question and one that became even more amplified last month when the government shutdown caused a suspension of SNAP food assistance
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Op-ed: Food Sovereignty and Security
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2316"] Oceana Sawyer and Cendre Hunt, The NBC team. [/caption] Opinion by Oceana Sawyer, Program Director, Nourishing Beloved Community What is food sovereignty? Particularly, what does it mean for people of the global majority to have agency in how we feed
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An Open Letter to the City of Port Townsend from Well Organized Jefferson County
Open letter from Well Organized Jefferson County to the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County Commissioners: Dear Council members, Commissioners, and City Manager Mauro, We write as residents, organizations, service providers, and community partners, deeply concerned about the planned removal of the encampment at Evans Vista, near DSHS, scheduled
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Op-ed: Reading between the lines; Seeing what government gets right in a democracy
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photo courtesy of Unsplash, Christopher Osten [/caption] Opinion by Gary B. Larson I drove on Saturday from the Kingston-Edmonds ferry dock to a restaurant in Seattle’s Fremont district for a family event. I took pleasant neighborhood streets instead of
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Notes from a News Hound: Parking Woes and Errors
A letter from Editor Nhatt Nichols Last week’s article on the Quimper Plaza parking lot garnered the most comments and emails of nearly any article we’ve ever produced. People are angry, and angry people have a lot to say. There’s also a lot of heartbreak in those
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Wildland Firefighters United Against Bear Gulch Immigration Raid
News commentary by Mark Rose Wildland firefighters harangued, harassed, probed, shared inside info, and vented on every social media platform available. We were letting the Forest Service and the public know our deep anger regarding the immigration raid on the Bear Gulch fire near Lake Cushman. August 27, two firefighters
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Toward a More United State of Our American Community
Opinion by Gary B. Larson What does Independence Day really celebrate? Flags and patriotic music are part of it, sure. But behind the traditions and ceremony lies a quieter truth: the birth of a national community. The United States was founded on a bold promise: that out of many people,