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    Articles by Jeff Rhodes
    South Kitsap’s Nico de la Cruz maneuvers around a Marysville-Pilchuck defender in the Wolves’ 5-3 win in the Washington State 4A soccer tournament on Friday night in Lakewood.
    Wolves earn title berth with 5-3 shootout win
    By Jeff Rhodes • May 30, 2009 12:27 am

    South Kitsap High School used its weapon of choice — the shootout — on Friday night to advance to the…

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    Bizarre costumes
    Seagulls, callers, crowd all enjoy annual event
    By Jeff Rhodes • May 2, 2009 7:35 pm

    The drizzling rain let up just long enough on Saturday afternoon to allow for the usual yearly antics that accompany…

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    The problem-plagued Horstman Heights housing project development could soon be back on track if a contractor can successfully  control the site’s drainage problems.
    Erosion control work to resume at Horstman Heights
    By Jeff Rhodes • February 19, 2009 1:08 pm

    Assuming all goes well, work could resume any day now to stabilize the massive erosion-control problems caused by the planned Horstman Heights housing development.

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    Port commissioner critical of SEED, interim CEO
    Port commissioner critical of SEED, interim CEO
    By Jeff Rhodes • February 2, 2009 1:51 pm

    Port of Bremerton Commissioner Larry Stokes on Friday vented his frustration over a published report that retired port CEO Ken Attebery would be earning $150 an hour as a consultant on the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) project.

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    National Weather Service cancels winter storm warning for Friday
    National Weather Service cancels winter storm warning for...
    By Jeff Rhodes • December 12, 2008 12:39 pm

    The National Weather Service in Seattle Friday morning cancelled a winter storm warning that was predicting up to five inches of snow for certain sections of the Puget Sound region.

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    Dawn Bustanoby
    Mercy Flights
    By Jeff Rhodes • November 21, 2008 6:57 pm

    “Anyone who tells you these things are big and luxurious is just fibbing,” cracks Annie Riggs-Bacon as she inventories emergency medical supplies just prior to departing on an 18-minute flight to Wenatchee in a Learjet 35A just barely big enough to accommodate five people — one of whom will be strapped down to a gurney.

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    Annie Riggs-Bacon
    Airlift Northwest keeps Kitsap connected to state’s only...
    By Jeff Rhodes • November 21, 2008 3:13 am

    “Anyone who tells you these things are big and luxurious is just fibbing,” cracks Annie Riggs-Bacon as she inventories emergency medical supplies just prior to departing on an 18-minute flight to Wenatchee in a Learjet 35A just barely big enough to accommodate five people — one of whom will be strapped down to a gurney.

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    Port Orchard ‘Extreme Makeover’ wasn’t extreme enough
    Port Orchard ‘Extreme Makeover’ wasn’t extreme enough
    By Jeff Rhodes • November 7, 2008 2:37 pm

    Back when the electronic media were still in their infancy, there used to be a wildly popular program called “Queen for a Day.”

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    Angel is lone bright spot for local GOP so far
    Angel is lone bright spot for local GOP...
    By Jeff Rhodes • November 5, 2008 12:48 am

    In early election results, Jan Angel’s bid to succeed retiring 26th District State Rep. Pat Lantz was the lone bright…

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    Election results show Angel, Bauer take early leads
    Election results show Angel, Bauer take early leads
    By Jeff Rhodes • November 5, 2008 12:45 am

    In early election results, Jan Angel’s bid to succeed retiring 26th District State Rep. Pat Lantz was the lone bright spot for local Republicans. With only Kitsap County votes tabulated, Angel led former Port Orchard Mayor Kim Abel by 10,089 votes to 9,783.

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    Angel is lone bright spot for local GOP so far
    Angel is lone bright spot for local GOP...
    By Jeff Rhodes • November 5, 2008 12:43 am

    In early election results, Jan Angel’s bid to succeed retiring 26th District State Rep. Pat Lantz was the lone bright…

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    Election results give Angel, Bauer early leads
    Election results give Angel, Bauer early leads
    By Jeff Rhodes • November 5, 2008 12:41 am

    In early election results, Jan Angel’s bid to succeed retiring 26th District State Rep. Pat Lantz was the lone bright spot for local Republicans. With only Kitsap County votes tabulated, Angel led former Port Orchard Mayor Kim Abel by 10,089 votes to 9,783.

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    Annie Riggs-Bacon
    Mercy Flights
    By Jeff Rhodes • November 3, 2008 9:10 pm

    “Anyone who tells you these things are big and luxurious is just fibbing,” cracks Annie Riggs-Bacon as she inventories emergency medical supplies just prior to departing on an 18-minute flight to Wenatchee in a Learjet 35A just barely big enough to accomodate five people — one of whom will be strapped down to a gurney.

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    Election Guide: Assisted Suicide Initiative
    Election Guide: Assisted Suicide Initiative
    By Jeff Rhodes • October 13, 2008 7:42 pm

    Anyone who says you can’t legislate morality has never taken a stand on either side of Initiative 1000. The question,…

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    Kim Abel
    Angel, Abel cite business and job growth as...
    By Jeff Rhodes • October 3, 2008 2:34 pm

    With a little over a month remaining before the election, Kim Abel and Jan Angel got down to business.
    During a candidates forum on Thursday morning at the Harbor Place at Cottesmore retirement community in Gig Harbor, Abel and Angel both cited business and job creation as the foundations of their campaign to fill the retiring Rep. Pat Lantz’s 26th District seat in the state House of Representatives.

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    SEED plan described as ‘ambitious,’ ‘risky’
    SEED plan described as ‘ambitious,’ ‘risky’
    By Jeff Rhodes • September 27, 2008 11:00 am

    If the Port of Bremerton is serious about developing a green technology business incubator in its South Kitsap Industrial Area, it had better start soon and it better not cut corners.

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    SEED plan called ‘ambitious,’ ‘risky’
    SEED plan called ‘ambitious,’ ‘risky’
    By Jeff Rhodes • September 23, 2008 10:33 pm

    Draft analysis says plan could work, but only if port invests heavily and maintains its commitment.

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    The Port of Bremerton’s SEED project is in line to receive more public money.
    SEED project gets EDA grant money
    By Jeff Rhodes • September 22, 2008 11:24 pm

    The Port of Bremerton was notified on Friday that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) had approved…

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    Some practical advice for the Class of 2008
    Some practical advice for the Class of 2008
    By Jeff Rhodes • June 20, 2008 2:26 pm

    I don’t make a habit of going back through things I’ve written before, but with school finished for the year and the Class of 2008 out the door, I came across something the other day that I wrote for the Class of 2001 and thought its message — with a little updating — was still relevant.

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    City offers SKIA alternative
    City offers SKIA alternative
    By Jeff Rhodes • April 26, 2008 8:46 am

    With the city of Bremerton poised to annex the Port of Bremerton’s 3,400-acre South Kitsap Industrial Area, Port Orchard Mayor Lary Coppola on Monday issued a draft proposal that suggests a plan for developing the site under an inter-local agreement consisting of the port, Kitsap County and the cities of Port Orchard and Bremerton — with each sharing the costs as well as the anticipated benefits.

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