Here is Local 20/20’s latest Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader (thank you, PT Leader!). It is copied below.
By Al Bergstein
Having now come through the second year in a row with dense wood smoke from forest fires, it reminds us that it’s also hard to get away from wood smoke in the winter. I enjoy campfire
A free concert featuring singer/songwriter and guitarist Dana Lyons will be part of the Salish Sea Day of Action in Port Townsend, co-sponsored by Local 20/20. The event will feature song, art and education integrated together to raise awareness of how we all can help Save the Salish Sea. Interspersed with Dana Lyons’s songs, leaders in the community will talk … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s August Column in the Port Townsend Leader (thank you, PT Leader!). It is copied below.
By Roarke Jennings
Over the past few decades, there has been an accumulation of evidence indicating that human activities are endangering the ecosystems and beauties of the world that we inevitably rely on. Locally, the wildfire smoke affecting Jefferson County recently, … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s July Column in the Port Townsend Leader (thank you, PT Leader!), titled Resilience Review. It is copied below.
By Suzanne Jones
Over the past decade, I experienced the loss of my home in a Southern California wildfire, the collapse of a business after the economic crisis in 2008-2009, and my future as an educator melt away … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20s’ June Column in the Port Townsend Leader (Thank you, PT Leader!), titled Resilience Review. It is copied below.
By Judith Alexander
The acronym YOYO, (You’re On Your Own) was the default message to the public back in 2007, when Local 20/20 reached out to Bob Hamlin, Director of the Jefferson County Dept. of Emergency Management (DEM) … Read the rest
Mark your calendars for the 6th annual All County Picnic held this year on August 19th at HJ Carroll Park 11am to 4pm
Bring your neighbors, friends and family and celebrate our Jefferson County community resilience. There will be more than 25 booths of disaster resilient resources to browse and pick up information, products and ideas. You will have opportunities … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s Resilience Review column in The Port Townsend Leader for May 2018. (Thank you, PT Leader!)
By David Engle
My story begins as a post-war baby born in 1948. During this early post-war period the US decided to go all in for the automobile and build the infrastructure necessary to support a car for everyone who wanted
Here is Local 20/20s’ April Column in the Port Townsend Leader (Thank you, PT Leader!), titled Resilience Review. It is copied below.
By Joe Calodich
Public transportation is often viewed by commuters as a last resort, an undesired alternative that is dangerous, unsanitary or boring. This reputation has helped make cars very popular and reduced the ridership of public transportation.
Here is Local 20/20s’ March Column in the Port Townsend Leader (Thank you, PT Leader!), titled Resilience Review. It is copied below, as submitted.
TAKE A BITE OUT OF YOUR ELECTRICITY BILL
by Phil Lusk
Have your energy bills crept up this past winter? Energy conservation is a cost effective way to reduce energy bills in our Jefferson County homes … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20s’ February Column in the Port Townsend Leader (Thank you, PT Leader!), titled Resilience Review. It is copied below, as submitted.
Taming BigfootTM is Loose
by Bob Bindschadler
Did you happen to hear the story on KUOW, or read the article in the Seattle Times about how the Taming Bigfoot competition that started in Jefferson County … Read the rest