Opinion
Regional fire authority has issues to resolve
Deciding whether to approve formation of a regional fire protection service authority to serve South Kitsap (including Port…
Opinion
School funding proposal more of the same
State funding for public schools, as proposed in the House budget for the coming biennium, contains no surprises…
Opinion
Regional fire service plan requires scrutiny
Soon, voters in South Kitsap must turn their attention to the idea of forming a Regional Fire Protection…
Opinion
SK taxpayers shoulder more of the burden
When South Kitsap taxpayers receive their property tax bills next week, they will need to look at the…
Opinion
First, annexation has to make sense
Adopting countywide land-use planning policies related to annexations by cities might be easier if there weren’t impacts on…
Opinion
Can elected officials take a pay cut? Maybe
A state constitutional amendment to authorize reductions in the compensation of elected and appointed public officers and judges…
Opinion
2011 a year for ramps, fire districts, libraries
Looking back over the past year and forward to the new year, several issues of interest to South…
Opinion
School district’s financial bubble has burst
If Santa Claus were to accept helpers from within the public school system for this year’s deliveries, he’d…
News
If I can’t cut my tree down, do I really own it?
When strong winds blow, the large trees in South Kitsap that are valued for their contribution to our…
Opinion
‘Slow food’ movement seems sort of ‘half-baked’
The “slow food” movement has come to Kitsap County with the county commissioners’ proclamation of Terra Madre Day…
Opinion
Port Orchard needs a seat at KRL’s table
Residents of Port Orchard and South Kitsap get a second chance to become involved in the Kitsap Regional…
Opinion
Another election, more economic posturing
There is nothing that can turn up the heat in an election season like a bad economy, especially…
Opinion
Fire district merger idea isn’t dead just yet
The lengthy effort to form a regional fire protection service authority consisting of Bremerton and South Kitsap Fire…
Opinion
Someone has to be third in line for a library
Voting to approve a property tax lid lift for the Kitsap Rural Library District this November might be…
Opinion
911 tax small enough to be noncontroversial
The Kitsap County commissioners will have to raise our taxes soon, but fortunately this increase is really small.…