Opinion
The city annexed into KRL — now what?
Now that Port Orchard is part of the Kitsap County Rural Library District, the city council needs to…
Opinion
Artificial turf issue creates real dilemma
After years of talking about the need to modernize the South Kitsap School District athletic facilities, a group…
Opinion
Live from Port Orchard — it’s budget gridlock
Kitsap County government will try its hand at producing a reality show in the coming weeks to make…
Opinion
County has been too generous an employer
As it should be, the Kitsap County budget is a major topic in the campaigns of candidates for…
Opinion
County just about out of budget Band-aids
The Kitsap County commissioners face a daunting task in drafting the budget for next year, since there is…
Opinion
KRL needs to be an open book on lid lift request
The board of trustees must decide before the end of this month whether to propose a property tax…
News
For once, Kitsap County puts its Legislative agenda on the table
A fortunate coincidence presents voters an opportunity to consider what positions on some local issues will be taken…
Opinion
Revenue-sharing comes with hefty price tag
It’s the beginning of budget-writing time again — you can tell by the reports of dire circumstances faced…
Opinion
Already taxed to the gills? Let’s find out
By November we might find out whether a majority of voters believe we are taxed enough already.
Opinion
When the public employees union snubs you, is that a bad thing?
People who receive compensation from government revenues have begun to make it clear that Democratic Party politicians must…
Opinion
Silverdale cityhood only confuses things
Just when it seemed that the issues involved in a Kitsap County Rural Library District property tax lid…
Opinion
Kindergarten policy discriminates against those who can’t pay
Suppose a school district board of directors considered a new policy that would discriminate against children residing in…
Opinion
Demand up, supply down for Kitsap tax dollars
The recession may be over already, but economic growth may not accelerate enough to make it obvious for…
Opinion
Library lid lift needs to be an open book
So far, the Kitsap County Rural Library District board of trustees is approaching the idea of a property…
Opinion
Annexing into library district a mixed bag
If Port Orchard is to be annexed into the Kitsap County Rural Library District, the city council needs…
Opinion
Tax policies, like the humans who craft them, are flawed
If it’s so hard to bring spending into line with revenues when one political party controls the executive…