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    Articles by Colleen Smidt
    A writing lesson all about lunch
    A writing lesson all about lunch
    By Colleen Smidt • May 29, 2014 12:49 pm

    The premise of the assignment was for students to write a letter to an imaginary PTA regarding their position on possible changes that could be made to their school lunch program.

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    Accessible Play is now underway
    Accessible Play is now underway
    By Colleen Smidt • May 22, 2014 2:57 pm

    The new playground will include accessible slides and swings for children of all abilities.

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    Come join the parade, or maybe two
    Come join the parade, or maybe two
    By Colleen Smidt • May 14, 2014 6:15 pm

    This coming weekend, Bremerton and Poulsbo will host their premier parades

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    Goodbye MSP, hello Common Core
    Goodbye MSP, hello Common Core
    By Colleen Smidt • May 7, 2014 5:22 pm

    The Common Core Standards are not the perfect solution to standardized testing

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    It’s finally time to soak up the sun
    It’s finally time to soak up the sun
    By Colleen Smidt • May 2, 2014 2:00 pm

    Every spring I love to work in and write about our family P-patch, vegetable and fruit garden.

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    Bremerton: the tale of two cities
    Bremerton: the tale of two cities
    By Colleen Smidt • April 24, 2014 12:35 pm

    Columnist Colleen Smidt looks at the city of Bremerton’s choices for its future

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    Improving what we have here at home
    Improving what we have here at home
    By Colleen Smidt • April 17, 2014 1:37 pm

    This year instead of a big family vacation, we have decided to invest our summer time and money into improving what we have right here

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    Seventh-graders wait patiently to have their individual projects judged at the state science and engineering fair last weekend in Bremerton.
    Bremerton hosts state science & engineering fair
    By Colleen Smidt • April 11, 2014 4:22 pm

    It was two days filled with science of all kinds. Students from more than 120 different public, private, online or homeschool programs gathered at Bremerton High School last weekend for the 57th Annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF).

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    Community volunteers need respect
    Community volunteers need respect
    By Colleen Smidt • April 10, 2014 12:06 pm

    Partnership opportunities should not be dropped, missed or squandered due to a lack of clearly defined and easy to access posted policy.

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    Solutions coming around full circle
    Solutions coming around full circle
    By Colleen Smidt • April 2, 2014 6:50 pm

    Having a positive solution come full circle can at times be incredibly satisfying.

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    April brings a shower of local events
    April brings a shower of local events
    By Colleen Smidt • March 26, 2014 5:49 pm

    It is that wonderful turning point where you kiss the worst part of winter goodbye and spring has become the official season.

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    Study sessions need to be more public
    Study sessions need to be more public
    By Colleen Smidt • March 20, 2014 2:09 pm

    A frustration that many in Bremerton experience is the inability to fully access the meetings

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    There’s good news and there’s bad news
    There’s good news and there’s bad news
    By Colleen Smidt • March 13, 2014 2:36 pm

    The Wheaton Way corridor has most certainly suffered its share of disappointments over the years. Disappointments that have been the direct results of poor planning and leadership as well as extremely poor investor and private property owner decisions.

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    Accelerating accessible play projects
    Accelerating accessible play projects
    By Colleen Smidt • March 6, 2014 12:55 pm

    What this group of committed Bremerton and Kitsap community members has been able to accomplish in three years is nothing short of astounding.

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    The most annoying retail issues
    The most annoying retail issues
    By Colleen Smidt • February 19, 2014 7:21 pm

    What surprised me the most from my review of 2013 was a significant change in the names of the stores I chose to make the vast majority of my purchases from.

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    Litter is in the eye of the beholder
    Litter is in the eye of the beholder
    By Colleen Smidt • February 12, 2014 6:41 pm

    I have been following the conversation around my own Union Hill neighborhood and a couple of other neighborhood forums in regards to the distribution of free copies of the local papers as well as the weekly flyers of advertisements that are delivered throughout Bremerton.

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    We are the proud 12th Man
    We are the proud 12th Man
    By Colleen Smidt • February 6, 2014 3:33 pm

    Thank you Seattle Seahawks. It has been our absolute pleasure to be your fans and be identified like no other fans in the nation with our very own number and moniker.

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    We are 12
    We are 12
    By Colleen Smidt • February 3, 2014 12:29 pm

    We are the 12s. We embrace who you are as players. You are so very unique to this sport.

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    Bremerton: It’s for everyone
    Bremerton: It’s for everyone
    By Colleen Smidt • January 30, 2014 6:00 pm

    The Bremerton I see before me today is far removed from the Bremerton of 1998.

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    Fund education appropriately
    Fund education appropriately
    By Colleen Smidt • January 23, 2014 1:01 pm

    Changes to the entire system are coming. They will not be easy or cheap.

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