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    Articles by Tad Sooter
    North end community plans taking shape
    North end community plans taking shape
    By Tad Sooter • September 11, 2009 1:01 pm

    The Kingston Citizen Advisory Council approved a downtown plan last week, intended to spark development and make streets more pedestrian…

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    Ferry fare hike floats, summer surcharge sinks
    Ferry fare hike floats, summer surcharge sinks
    By Tad Sooter • September 11, 2009 12:59 pm

    The state Transportation Commission approved a general 2.5 percent increase in ferry fares Tuesday, but abandoned a controversial summer surcharge…

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    Miss Kitsap/Miss Poulsbo dumps Miss America
    Miss Kitsap/Miss Poulsbo dumps Miss America
    By Tad Sooter • September 10, 2009 7:37 pm

    After nearly 10 years, Miss Kitsap is leaving Miss America.

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    Miss Kitsap/Miss Poulsbo dumps Miss America
    Miss Kitsap/Miss Poulsbo dumps Miss America
    By Tad Sooter • September 10, 2009 6:52 pm

    After nearly 10 years, Miss Kitsap is leaving Miss America.

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    Burn ban is a boon for business
    Burn ban is a boon for business
    By Tad Sooter • September 4, 2009 12:10 pm

    NORTH END — A permanent land-clearing burn ban imposed this week could be a hindrance to developers and a boost…

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    Crowd cries foul on ferry fare proposal
    Crowd cries foul on ferry fare proposal
    By Tad Sooter • September 3, 2009 6:06 pm

    Commuter Mark Hanna spends about $6,000 a year on ferry travel. Next year, he’ll be doling out at least $150 more, if the state Transportation Commission approves a fare proposal this month.

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    Crowd cries foul on ferry fare proposal
    Crowd cries foul on ferry fare proposal
    By Tad Sooter • September 3, 2009 5:12 pm

    Commuter Mark Hanna spends about $6,000 a year on ferry travel. Next year, he’ll be doling out at least $150 more, if the state Transportation Commission approves a fare proposal this month.

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    Crowd cries foul on ferry fare proposal
    Crowd cries foul on ferry fare proposal
    By Tad Sooter • September 2, 2009 2:25 pm

    SILVERDALE – Kingston commuter Mark Hanna spends about $6,000 a year on ferry travel. Next year he’ll be doling out…

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    Ferry fare proposal adds summer surcharge
    Ferry fare proposal adds summer surcharge
    By Tad Sooter • August 28, 2009 2:39 pm

    Single-ride WSF tickets would go up by 10 percent in late summer.

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    Bridge openings irk drivers
    Bridge openings irk drivers
    By Tad Sooter • August 28, 2009 2:37 pm

    Hood Canal Bridge closed to vehicle traffic 72 times in July.

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    Can reservations fix Kingston’s ferry woes?
    Can reservations fix Kingston’s ferry woes?
    By Tad Sooter • August 21, 2009 12:33 pm

    Array

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    Kolby Waggoner slices through tidewater at Arness Slough.
    Slurf’s up: Teens create a sport that’s uniquely...
    By Tad Sooter • August 21, 2009 1:54 pm

    KINGSTON – When the tide rises off Arness County Park, Kolby Waggoner and friends know the “slurf” is up.
    Kingston isn’t blessed with high cresting waves, and extreme water sports are mostly limited to skimboarding, wakeboarding and the occasional kiteboarding.

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    The Suquamish tribe collected 4 tons of recyclables last week
    Tribal Journeys leaves green legacy
    By Tad Sooter • August 14, 2009 3:07 pm

    More than 9,000 visitors trooped through Suquamish for Tribal Journeys events last week, but they left a surpisingly small footprint….

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    Arborwood development stalled in stagnant market
    Arborwood development stalled in stagnant market
    By Tad Sooter • August 14, 2009 3:03 pm

    KINGSTON — Plans for a 751-unit development south of Kingston crept forward this week. But developers are waiting for a…

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    Greening Kingston: Village Green Foundation Executive Director Bobbie Moore (foreground) Dave Wetter (background
    Kingston’s Village Green Park rises from the rubble
    By Tad Sooter • August 14, 2009 2:48 pm

    KINGSTON — After a four-month makeover, Kingston’s Village Green Park is ready for play. Since Navy housing was demolished on…

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    A tugboat guides steel electric ferry Quinault toward Elliott Bay
    Steel electric ferries Nisqually, Quinault begin voyage south
    By Tad Sooter • August 10, 2009 12:23 pm

    Retired steel electric ferries Nisqually and Quinault were towed Friday afternoon from Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island. The boats are…

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    WSF finishing long-range plan
    WSF finishing long-range plan
    By Tad Sooter • June 25, 2009 6:08 pm

    Washington State Ferries left this year’s legislative session with short-term money and the beginnings of a long-range plan.

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    Sen.Phil Rockefeller (D-Bainbridge Island)
    Rockefeller may fill EPA post
    By Tad Sooter • April 9, 2009 5:58 pm

    State Sen. Phil Rockefeller (D-Bainbridge Island) is being considered for appointment to the post of regional director for the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

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    Rockefeller headed for EPA post?
    Rockefeller headed for EPA post?
    By Tad Sooter • March 27, 2009 2:19 pm

    BAINBRIDGE— State Sen. Phil Rockefeller is being considered for appointment to the post of regional director for the federal Environmental…

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    Poulsbo man dies at Bainbridge Ferry Terminal
    Poulsbo man dies at Bainbridge Ferry Terminal
    By Tad Sooter • March 19, 2009 1:01 pm

    A 46-year-old Poulsbo man died of an apparent cardiac arrest at the Bainbridge ferry terminal Thursday morning, according to the…

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