The following short items have been culled from archives of The Leader. Text and style appear verbatim from original printing, including any errors. Nov. 28, 1979 District Court … ...

The Leader was not Port Townsend’s first newspaper. In 1859 the fewer than 200 literate souls in Port Townsend read the Port Townsend Register. As the town grew so did the papers: The North West ...

Growing up in Port Townsend, Leif Whittaker was entering his teen years when he first noticed that his childhood was not normal. “I started to realize the size of … State panel not ready to ...

Growing up in Port Townsend, Leif Whittaker was entering his teen years when he first noticed that his childhood was not ...

Relentlessly beaten by 140 years of saltwater winds. Pounded through 98 years of deadline-driven footsteps of newspaper reporters, printers and publishers. The Fowler Building in downtown Port ...