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    Articles by Greg Skinner
    Olympic College Veteran Center volunteer Larry Cleman explains the eligibility requirements of the Veteran Retraining Assistance Program to a veteran during a recent event.
    Unemployed veterans retraining catching on at O.C.
    By Greg Skinner • October 4, 2012 12:19 pm

    Olympic College works to help veterans over financial hurdles in accessing new created benefit for older unemployed veterans

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    Navy wife accused of embezzling $14K from PTA
    Navy wife accused of embezzling $14K from PTA
    By Greg Skinner • October 2, 2012 8:36 pm

    A local Navy wife stands accused of stealing more than $14,000 from the Clear Creek Elementary School Parent Teachers Association and leaving the organization’s savings account empty and the checking account overdrawn.

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    Life in Retsil | veterans find 'gentle care'
    By Greg Skinner • October 1, 2012 8:55 am

    Bill Nickerson cringes at the memory when he moved from his native Seattle to Washington Veterans Home at Retsil in…

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    Chatter | Talk about veterans from around the web
    Chatter | Talk about veterans from around the...
    By Greg Skinner • October 1, 2012 8:41 am

    Martha Ann Kaczmarczyk, 62, of Knoxville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty in September in U.S. District Court to a scheme in which…

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    New AL Post open and growing
    New AL Post open and growing
    By Greg Skinner • October 1, 2012 8:31 am

    Five months into the life of the newly minted Silverdale American Legion Post 109, they’re planning future toy drives, veteran…

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    Fix turns to failure for some vets
    Fix turns to failure for some vets
    By Greg Skinner • October 1, 2012 8:21 am

    Last spring, Jeff Honeycutt had a problem with his volunteer-based van transportation system taking veterans from the Bremerton Community Based…

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    A tactical board game | THE BOND
    By Greg Skinner • October 1, 2012 8:06 am

    That’s me in the photo above. I’m playing chess with a Beretta M9 strapped to my chest. It’s nothing fancy,…

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    Transportation problems for local veterans
    Transportation problems for local veterans
    By Greg Skinner • September 27, 2012 12:59 pm

    Last spring, Jeff Honeycutt had a problem with his volunteer-based van transportation system. As director of Volunteer Services for the regional VA healthcare system, including American Lake, he oversees a network of vans running from many communities in Western Washington to the hospitals in Seattle and Tacoma from the Bremerton Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

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    American Legion Post 109 Serjeant-at-Arms posts an empty seat in honor of the thousands of servicemembers that remain missing in foreign lands while in service to the nation.
    New Legion post growing in Silverdale
    By Greg Skinner • September 20, 2012 1:04 pm

    Five months into it, the newly minted Silverdale American Legion Post 109, says they’re planning future toy drives, veteran support efforts and may even sponsor a local bowling team, but mostly they are focused on building membership.

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    Some information requests not worth the TP they’re asking about
    Some information requests not worth the TP they’re...
    By Greg Skinner • September 20, 2012 1:01 pm

    Some of the 4,500 requests for public records received by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office this year are not worth the toilet paper there’re asking about

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    Jack Winegar plays “Taps” while standing in front of two steel beams recovered from the World Trade Center wreckage following the 9/11 attacks in New York. The beams are destined to become the centerpiece of the Kitsap 9/11 Memorial .
    9/11 remembered « Kitsap 9/11 Memorial Committee hosts...
    By Greg Skinner • September 13, 2012 11:03 am

    Earl Johnson said there was little panic in the stairwell in the North Tower of the World Trade Center as people helped each other down the packed escape route and through the horror that followed American Airlines Flight 11’s crash into the iconic tower.

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    9/11 remembered | Kitsap 9/11 Memorial Committee hosts survivor of North Tower, promises work will begin
    9/11 remembered | Kitsap 9/11 Memorial Committee hosts...
    By Greg Skinner • September 13, 2012 1:56 pm

    Earl Johnson said there was little panic in the stairwell in the North Tower of the World Trade Center as people helped each other down the packed escape route and through the horror that followed American Airlines Flight 11’s crash into the iconic tower.

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    County approves extra vacation to retain employee
    County approves extra vacation to retain employee
    By Greg Skinner • August 17, 2012 7:22 pm

    It doesn’t happen very often, but one way Kitsap County can compete with other governments headhunting their best staff is to offer a bump up in vacation time.

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    Karen Olson of Blackjack Valley Farms connects a milking machine to Mrs. Piggy
    County helps local producers with ‘food chain’ efficiency
    By Greg Skinner • August 17, 2012 7:19 pm

    Every day Karen Olsen milks her small mixed herd Holstien and Gurney cows at her South Kitsap farm.

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    Chatter | Talk about veterans from around the web
    Chatter | Talk about veterans from around the...
    By Greg Skinner • August 6, 2012 9:27 am

    Ed center wins preliminary approval The Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall has won initial approval from the National…

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    Endorsement letters | OPINION
    Endorsement letters | OPINION
    By Greg Skinner • July 26, 2012 12:11 pm

    We are not endorsing candidates for any office this election. As we tell this news to the many campaigns that have paid visits to the newspaper office, or called upon us elsewhere, candidates seem either relieved or disappointed.

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    VA says new claims processing model will make difference
    VA says new claims processing model will make...
    By Greg Skinner • July 13, 2012 4:31 pm

    The Department of Veterans Affairs Wednesday announced a new model for processing compensation benefits claims at 16 VA regional offices…

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    Wreathlaying to honor Korean War veterans
    Wreathlaying to honor Korean War veterans
    By Greg Skinner • July 10, 2012 8:13 am

    Veteran groups are expected to descend on the Washington state capital in Olympia on July 28 for the 59th anniversary…

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    County treasurer, budget OK going into mid year
    County treasurer, budget OK going into mid year
    By Greg Skinner • June 28, 2012 5:07 pm

    The Board of Kitsap County Commissioners Monday heard news from the county’s money handlers that the 2012 budget is holding up as of mid-year.

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    County treasurer, budget OK going into mid year
    County treasurer, budget OK going into mid year
    By Greg Skinner • June 28, 2012 1:32 pm

    The Board of Kitsap County Commissioners Monday heard news from the county’s money handlers that the 2012 budget is holding up as of mid-year.

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    A hobby-sized tractor takes up a portion of the lane on Tracyton Blvd
    UGA boundaries to be recommended Monday
    By Greg Skinner • June 14, 2012 4:40 pm

    Septic systems are expected to be nixed from smaller UGAs in state mandated redo

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    400 years of development | Editorial
    400 years of development | Editorial
    By Greg Skinner • June 14, 2012 4:24 pm

    Hopefully lessons from 405 years of development in America creates a foundation under the planning department decisions and reconsiderations that have gone into the redoing of the Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan, which will be presented in preliminary form to the Board of County Commissioners on Monday.

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    A hobby-sized tractor takes up a portion of the lane on Tracyton Blvd. NW Tuesday afternoon during drive time. The Board of County Commissioners will hear recommendations on the urban or rural lifestyles and development in the area.
    UGA boundaries to be recommended Monday | Septic...
    By Greg Skinner • June 14, 2012 4:14 pm

    The Board of County Commissioners is expected Monday to hear recommendations on ways to shrink Urban Growth Boundaries in Central Kitsap and Silverdale.

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    • Klahowya baseball wins first state title
    • Track stars compete one last time at state
    • NK softball completes perfect season, wins state title
    • NK’s historic season ends with 2nd-place state finish
    • Song about Jewish conversion struggle

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