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Our vote was ‘no,’ but our support should be ‘yes’
The election is over, the ballots counted, and Proposition 1 (Veterans and Homeless levy) was rejected. Having rejected…
Jack Hamilton
News
Our vote was no but our support should be yes | Opinion
Having rejected government operated service for the indigent, the people of Kitsap still must face the reality of…
Opinion
Proposition 1: fact, logic and truth
The opposition to Proposition 1 (Veterans and Homeless levy) that will appear on the November ballot is based…
Opinion
Guest Column: Say ‘yes’ to the yellow signs
The yellow signs are out in Central Kitsap and the school district is asking us to consider a…
Letters to the Editor
Just Jack | Too bad dogs don’t have tea parties
Not to be outdone by the imaginative folk in Olympia trying to find new sources of revenue, our…
Opinion
Government help often hurts | Just Jack
Over a professional lifetime in the Navy and the private sector, no spoken words ever caused greater concern…
Opinion
JUST JACK Christmas at Trenton gave us freedom
As we celebrate this most joyous of seasons, perhaps we should also remember another Christmas event. A Christmas…
Opinion
Christmas at Trenton gave us freedom
As we celebrate this most joyous of seasons, perhaps we should also remember another Christmas event. A Christmas…
Opinion
Taxes, Veterans, Roads, and Diversions
In November 1789, some 220 years ago, when Benjamin Franklin wrote, “But in this world nothing can be…
Opinion
JUST JACK Being ‘PC’ heralds the fall of the empire
I recently had the opportunity and honor to participate in a community service program that delivered dictionaries to…
Opinion
Just Jack: ‘Tis the season to be jolly? Make it so
Black Friday — that wonderful all day experience of excess and possessiveness — is now behind us and…
Opinion
JUST JACK Tis’ the season to be jolly — let’s make it a reality in Kitsap
Black Friday, that wonderful all-day experience of excess and possessiveness, is now behind us and we concentrate on…
Opinion
Tis’ the season to be jolly — let’s make it so
Black Friday, that wonderful all-day experience of excess and possessiveness, is now behind us and we concentrate on…
Opinion
Sending mixed messages is the name of government’s game
Congress continues to try to find a way to disregard the voice of the American people and enact…
Opinion
Just jack Sending mixed messages is the name of government’s game
Congress continues to try to find a way to disregard the voice of the American people and enact…
Opinion
Property rights shouldn’t be up for debate
Next week we will celebrate Thanksgiving once again. For some the reason we celebrate may be lost in…
Opinion
JUST JACK Who actually ‘owns’ property?
Next week we will celebrate Thanksgiving once again. For some, the reason we celebrate may be lost in…
Opinion
Who actually ‘owns’ property?
Next week we will celebrate Thanksgiving once again. For some, the reason we celebrate may be lost in…
Opinion
JUST JACK Veterans Day — A veteran’s viewpoint
I was asked to represent my American Legion Post and to address the students at Kingston High School.…
Opinion
Veterans Day — A veteran’s viewpoint
I was asked to represent my American Legion Post and address the students at Kingston High School. Here…