In 2014 and 2018 $2.06 and $2.42 per $1,000 in school tax increases were on the ballot. We defeated those unaffordable levies. The school district… Continue reading
I have taught in several districts around the state and Port Angeles school buildings are the worst in which I’ve ever taught. And to be… Continue reading
In my job as a nurse I am lucky enough to get to spend time with newborns and infants and their siblings. These small children… Continue reading
I’m adding my voice to the many citizens who support the Port Angeles School District capital levy. The deteriorating state of our school buildings has… Continue reading
Washington state does not provide funding for school facilities. It falls to the school board to put a levy or bond measure before voters. The… Continue reading
I am writing in support of the Crescent School’s levies. Unfortunately the recent McCleary decision did not fully fund schools in areas such as classroom… Continue reading
This current tax levy is the same one the Port Angeles School District tried to float in 2016, only to see voters turn it down,… Continue reading
I grieve for the two congregants from the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas murdered on Dec. 30 by a psychotic gunman… Continue reading
It was with almost overwhelming interest, after all history was being made before my very eyes, that I watched the panoply of pall bearers carrying… Continue reading
After touring Stevens Middle School and listening to Port Angeles School Superintendent Marty Brewer’s presentation about the school district’s plan to update our school facilities,… Continue reading
Let’s go at this in a more common sense way. My house is 100 years old. We’ve put on a new roof, plumbing, electrical and… Continue reading
Vote No Schools are built with the best material available. Craftsmen are paid the prevailing wage. Schools are built to last, with the proper maintenance.… Continue reading
Stevens Middle School What are we going to do about the needs of our students who must attend school at Steven Middle School? With huge… Continue reading
Important choice Nearly 20 years ago a group of us from the City Council toured the schools in Port Angeles to assess their shape prior… Continue reading
Schools an embarrassment I graduated from Port Angeles High School in 1991. I watched the first McDonald’s being built, and the first Wal-Mart. They have… Continue reading
Levy Questions Gunk-filled pipes, corrosion, roaring heaters, inadequate heating and cooling systems do not a new school make. The problems were exactly the same when… Continue reading
In 2018 we paid $3.01 per $1,000 of assessed value to support our schools with an Educational Programs and Operations Levy. The proposed cost of… Continue reading
Warning, the Port Angeles School District’s proposed 175 percent property tax increase, needing only simple majority approval, will add $524 for a $200,000 property valuation… Continue reading
This past weekend I did something that I hadn’t done in almost 20 years. I went ice skating. It was on a cold sunny day… Continue reading
As a local primary care physician, I am acutely aware of the challenge many in our community face in obtaining timely, quality health care due… Continue reading
