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Make your voice heard on these critical issues | In Our Opinion

State legislation. The health of our environment. Future development in North Kitsap.

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Gardener Joe | Spring is the time to thatch your lawn

As the temperature warms and the sight of spring approaches, it’s time to think about turning your moss…

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Navy Wise | When the iPhone loses you, is there any hope?

I’m one of those people who has grown increasingly reliant on modern technology, and I’m worried (not really)…

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Carl Johnson | What’s in a name?

Recently my wife and I participated in what we thought would be an easy, non-controversial exercise in choosing…

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Colleen Smidt | Science and engineering comes to town

One of my favorite events of the year is coming to Bremerton on April 5 and 6.

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Our Corner | Sheriff’s office needs better accountability

Last week’s discovery that the Kitsap County Sheriff’s office wasn’t adequately keeping track of employees’ vacation time should…

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ANGEL | Let’s fix it, before we ever fund it!

Washington motorists already pay the second highest state gas tax in the nation — 37.5 cents a gallon

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Get past the eww! factor and get checked | Editor’s Notebook

My young niece exclaimed “TMI! TMI!” (Too Much Information) when I told her what was on my calendar…

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Two bills threaten the public’s right to information | In Our Opinion

Two bills before the state House Rules Committee threaten the public’s right to information, as well as the…

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Your lawn: that first cut

As spring approaches it’s time to get your lawn ready.

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No getting to know your clerk

No chance to be neighborly with the check-out clerk at one area store

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It’s all about keeping the public’s trust

Bremerton Police department needs to keep better track of their gasoline usage

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Don’t let money run your life | The Buc Stops Here

Money plays a huge role in everyone’s lives. Some people have a lot and some people have very…

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Austerity measures are not working | As It Turns Out

Austerity economics, simply put, is a governmental policy of spending cuts and, to a lesser degree, tax increases.

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Pope Resources must agree to DOE plan | In Our Opinion

Olympic Property Group’s demand to the Department of Ecology that OPG be allowed to keep two docks at…

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AWB VIEW: Association health plans can work

Sometimes Plan B turns out to be better than Plan A. Case in point: our state’s association health…

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EDITORIAL: Local hero honored in Washington, D.C.

It started out as a call that an armed man was acting strangely with a young teenage girl…

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To keep our pages open to as many voices as possible | In Our Opinion

There’s been a bit of confusion of late on the letters and viewpoints seen here, so it may…

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Boys’ first experience with Top Gun

For several mornings in a row, I woke to the same conversation coming from the landing outside my…

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Time to prune your roses | Gardener Joe

It’s time to get out those sharp pruners and disinfectant wipes and prune your roses.