Opinion
Housing Authority bailout an expensive lesson for the Kitsap commissioners
If it’s any consolation, this time all county taxpayers are in the same boat when it comes to…
Opinion
Not annexing is no longer an option for Port Orchard
If Port Orchard is to thrive as a city, annexation of the commercial properties in the Bethel Corridor…
Opinion
A ferry service by another name … might still have problems
Trying to maintain or improve state ferry service for routes connecting Kitsap County to the east side of…
News
Levy could bring in more, or less, than SKSD needs
Ballots will soon arrive for the Feb. 3 South Kitsap School District (SKSD) maintenance-and-operations excess levy election.
Opinion
Income tax won’t fix state’s budget mess
To get your minds off your household budgets, watch what our local and state government budget deliberations involve…
Opinion
Recession’s length is really up to our leaders
For the first time in a generation, we’re apparently experiencing a significant economic recession.
Opinion
If only government was more like business
If government could be run more like a business, what would our elected officials do differently?
Opinion
South Kitsap School District reports, voters decide
Now that the South Kitsap School District board of directors has adopted a resolution to put an excess…
Opinion
Economic drama has plenty of authors
At times like this, many of us begin to notice just how little we know about the inner…
Opinion
Harborside drama will resonate in SK, too
At the planning stage of an economic development project, the risk of financial loss as a result of…
Opinion
South Kitsap schools: It isn’t just the students who are failing
We’re approaching the point at which we may need to agree on the meaning of the words “left…
Opinion
Much to mull with South Kitsap School District levy
For the first time since the state constitution was amended to allow approval by a simple majority of…
Opinion
We’re all in this fire district merger together
Planning for the consolidation of local fire and emergency medical services into a “West Sound Regional Fire and…
Opinion
Gas prices quell hope of economic growth in South Kitsap
For years now, “growth management” has seemed to involve efforts to control land use to restrict real estate…
Opinion
Bigger disaster than global warming: Government getting it wrong
The rising costs of energy may give us a preview of how things will be when the heavy…