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    Articles by Greg Skinner
    Veteran input sought for female veteran care
    Veteran input sought for female veteran care
    By Greg Skinner • June 8, 2012 2:02 pm

    The Department of Veterans Affairs this month released a draft report on key issues facing female veteran’s issues for public…

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    If Shawn Olson could he would find himself reaching neck-deep into the sand
    Neck deep -3.8 tide opens lower beach to...
    By Greg Skinner • June 7, 2012 1:13 pm

    If Shawn Olson could he would find himself reaching neck-deep into the sand, gravel and mud of Kitsap County beaches more often.

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    Neck deep -3.8 tide opens lower beach to diggers
    Neck deep -3.8 tide opens lower beach to...
    By Greg Skinner • June 7, 2012 12:56 pm

    If Shawn Olson could he would find himself reaching neck-deep into the sand, gravel and mud of Kitsap County beaches more often.

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    A little SNAFU | Editor's note on the June print edition
    A little SNAFU | Editor's note on the...
    By Greg Skinner • June 1, 2012 10:40 am

    This month we ran into our first SNAFU.

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    The public cutout | Editorial
    The public cutout | Editorial
    By Greg Skinner • May 31, 2012 1:22 pm

    The recent move by the Bremerton City Council President to kill the planning committee is the wrong direction for budgetary cost savings he claims to seek with the move and will lead to more behind-the-door 6th floor dealmaking on local zoning and development.

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    The difference teachers make | Editorial
    The difference teachers make | Editorial
    By Greg Skinner • May 18, 2012 1:57 pm

    As the school year draws to an end, there is one clear message to send to the Bremerton High School; try hard, very hard, to replace Madonna Hanna.

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    The Bond | The driv·er (drvr) n. a...
    By Greg Skinner • May 10, 2012 3:49 pm

    These days, when I brag on myself as a driver I rarely bring up my best work – the 100…

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    Memorial Day in Kitsap County
    Memorial Day in Kitsap County
    By Greg Skinner • May 10, 2012 3:40 pm

    From the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Ivey Green Park in Bremerton to a small obelisk in Silverdale’s Waterfront…

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    From the other Washington | protections for foreclosure and unemployment
    From the other Washington | protections for foreclosure...
    By Greg Skinner • May 10, 2012 3:39 pm

    U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) on April 18 introduced the Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012. Murray, Chairman of…

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    COLA sought for veterans
    COLA sought for veterans
    By Greg Skinner • May 10, 2012 3:38 pm

    U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee joined with Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) in sponsoring…

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    More PTSD docs one the way for VA
    More PTSD docs one the way for VA
    By Greg Skinner • May 10, 2012 3:36 pm

    Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki recently announced that the department would add approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians to…

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    Sergeants to sculptors | Women veterans commemorate experience...
    By Greg Skinner • May 10, 2012 3:34 pm

    When Sam Powers sat down to paint a mask as part of an art activity for veterans at Olympic Community…

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    Bremerton shine | Editorial
    Bremerton shine | Editorial
    By Greg Skinner • May 10, 2012 5:53 pm

    The City of Bremerton shined last weekend. Yes, the sun had much to do with it, but more so the people working behind the scenes in a few key parts of the community made Saturday the kind of bright that will continue to shine for weeks.

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    VFW Standing together as a memorial
    By Greg Skinner • May 10, 2012 11:01 am

    Declines in VFW membership not as severe in Washington state, getting younger veterans involved remains a challenge

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    Peder Blomker
    "This is warm air powered by a human...
    By Greg Skinner • May 10, 2012 10:52 am

    Alone, Bob O’Neil finishes the last notes of Taps. He stands a moment, lowers his trumpet and wipes his brow…

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    Sewage spill closes beach along Port Washington Narrows
    Sewage spill closes beach along Port Washington Narrows
    By Greg Skinner • May 7, 2012 8:19 pm

    The Kitsap Health District today issued a warning against touching the water or harvesting shellfish along the Port Washington Narrows following a sewage leak that released an estimated 50,000 gallons of untreated human waste into the waterway.

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    Better luck, future | editorial
    Better luck, future | editorial
    By Greg Skinner • May 7, 2012 5:27 pm

    The recent increase in the number of teens graduating from Bremerton High School should be applauded. Regardless of how the increase occurred, each one of those additional students to get a diploma will face a life of better luck, advantage and access.

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    Kitsap County layoffs loom for 2013
    Kitsap County layoffs loom for 2013
    By Greg Skinner • March 29, 2012 12:54 pm

    The expected loss to the 2013 Kitsap County budget if Silverdale successfully incorporates by vote this summer is projected to be $3.5 million – the equivalent of 44 county jobs.

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    Wall of Honor recognizes all those who've served
    Wall of Honor recognizes all those who've served
    By Greg Skinner • March 23, 2012 11:48 am

    A large brick wall under construction on the waterfront at Marina Park in Port Orchard has been a long time…

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    What benefit? | Rant
    What benefit? | Rant
    By Greg Skinner • March 23, 2012 11:46 am

    I think about my experiences seeking benefits through the regional Veterans Affairs medical center where it seems to me that…

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