Birding in a time of plague

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By Stephen Grace A few days ago I saw a Townsend’s solitaire on a bluff above Discovery Bay. I had this species in mind because a...

Feeding people, saving farms

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By Barry Mitzman Anyone on the Olympic Peninsula who eats—or who’s concerned about the safety and reliability of the local food supply—could stand to gain...

One Man’s Island

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One Man’s Island Refuge By Ross Anderson When the governor issued his unprecedented “stay in place” order, Marty Bluewater listened and shrugged. OK, he thought. I...

Savoring The Covid Silence

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by Karen L. Sullivan Once, deep in an Alaskan winter in the abyss of a post-divorce-induced depression, I spent an entire Saturday sitting in the...

PT Joblessness: Worst Since the 1930s

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How bad is the economic impact of the Covid-19 shutdown in Jefferson County? Initial numbers are trickling in, and they are ugly, indeed. Thousands of...

Covid-19 and the Future of Community Weeklies

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Can the Port Townsend Leader Survive? By Ross Anderson Years ago, when my wife and I started thinking about escaping the city, I had three...