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The South Kitsap Thunderbolts soccer team poses with their gold medals from the Special Olympics state tournament June 5 at Joint Base Lewis McChord near Tacoma. Front row: Coach Tim Wright

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Special Olympics soccer takes gold

The Thundercats win big at the Special Olympics State Tournament.

News

Community briefs, July 1, 2016, edition

Solar U workshop; students making honor role; VBS; 4th of July.

Opinion

Go out and celebrate — safely

America celebrates July 4 as Independence Day because it was on July 4, 1776, that members of the…

Opinion

Celebrate the Fourth at a public display near you | In Our Opinion

Here are some good reasons — lots of reasons — to forego buying consumer fireworks this Fourth of…

From right

News

Silverdale man assisting in Timor

Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) are working side-by-side with partner nation…

Letters to the Editor

Allegedly ripped off at event

I visited Viking Fest in Poulsbo around 3 p.m. on May 21. While in a massage therapist’s booth,…

Letters to the Editor

More thoughts from Ann Brown

Our government tells us that we have terrorist attacks because “others are envious of our way of life,…

Letters to the Editor

Letter writer is misinformed

Miss Cathy Leslie, let’s examine your facts — or lack thereof — of Donald Trump as the wrong…

Letters to the Editor

Found in Medford, applies to us

There are some strange people in town. They often gather in cafes, parks and coffee houses. Sometimes they…

Marci Wiegand is working toward the day when people are as comfortable seeing a woman’s unclothed front as they are a woman’s back.

News

Kitsap couple seeks equal topless rights

In Washington state, women are technically allowed to be topless in public, as are men. But for women,…

News

Kitsap Animal Control officer attacked by dog |… but agency muzzled in seeking stiffer penalties against Husky dog’s owner

Despite having one of its officers seriously injured by an attacking Siberian Husky dog in Port Orchard, Kitsap…

News

City Council to develop revenue spending outline for car-tab fees

Whatever decision the Port Orchard City Council makes about how much to charge for vehicle license fees, members…

News

Fathoms O’ Fun Grand Parade award winners announced

The 2016 Fathoms O’ Fun Grand Parade participant award winners have been selected.

Letters to the Editor

White House deceptive regarding Orlando

What a farce this White House is now directing: Obama and his advisers probably think their ardent fans…

Letters to the Editor

Lying by omission is still lying

Lying by overstatement and omission is still frowned upon by me and most folks I know.

Letters to the Editor

Frustrated with direction of politics in this country

In the lawsuit "Fisher vs. University of Texas," by a 4-3 vote the court upheld the college’s Affirmative…

Letters to the Editor

More consideration for birds than people

At least Congress can protect ducks, even if they have been unable to do the will of the…

Letters to the Editor

Priorities out of whack at Port of Poulsbo

Judging by the disappearance of so many long-term tenants in the last three years, I’m pretty sure the…

Larry Smaaladen

Obituaries

Larry Smaaladen

Larry Smaaladen January 3, 1951 – June 30, 2016 Larry Smaaladen was born Jan. 3, 1951 in Bremerton,…

News

PSNS conducting oil-spill drill Thursday near marina

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard will be practicing its environmental oil spill response training on Thursday, June 30.