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Everything Bremerton: Community values document
A new type of revitalization has been building in Bremerton. It is a growing revitalization of citizen knowledge…
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WSF’s fare study and the use of natural gas | Ferry Fare
Fare Study: This is a Transportation Commission project to improve the efficiency and convenience in paying fares (yea!).…
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Balancing progress and protection of cultural needs | Noo-Kayet, Our Village
As a member of and chairman for the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, I often hear confusion about how…
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Requiring ID for web comments | Editorial
The Kingston Community News, as do most newspapers, have a long-running and simple rule for submitting letters to…
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Rethinking resolutions and civic responsibility | As It Turns Out
New Year’s resolutions have been around since Babylonian times, when they were used mainly for settling old debts.…
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Local priorities for 2012 | Editorial
A new year dawns, and it brings with it new opportunities as well as new challenges. Welcome to…
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My (inexpensive and early) shopping list | Tolman’s Tales
The holidays are on the horizon and, as usual, I am totally baffled on what to buy for…
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Help Poulsbo Lions Bellringer help our neighbors | In Our Opinion
The Poulsbo Lions Bellringer Fund continues to grow. Thanks to you, the fund is up to $16,046 as…
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What’s the rush? | Editorial
Why wouldn’t someone who won the mayor’s election by the narrowest of margins make some sort of conciliatory…
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Some New Year’s resolutions are serious
With the new year approaching, it’s time to start considering what resolutions we each will make. In addition…
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They’re making a difference | In Our Opinion
This is the season of giving. Here’s a salute to individuals and organizations whose acts of kindness will…
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Transitional homes can be good for communities | In Our Opinion
At least one resident of 9th Avenue in Poulsbo has expressed concerns that a house in his neighborhood…
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Joyous Jingling is sound of community spirit
You could search far and wide, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a more inspiring example of community…
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Corps’ permit program threatens salmon habitat | Being Frank
Salmon are on the same downward trend as the amount and quality of their habitat, and until we…
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Feds’ medical marijuana prohibition should end
Gov. Chris Gregoire’s petition to the Drug Enforcement Administration to have marijuana reclassified as a Schedule 2 drug…
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Annexations cause difficult transition
Annexations by Port Orchard will begin to have a noticeable impact on the county’s budget in the coming…
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Guest column: Humane Society wrong in this case to seize animals
I’m a disabled retired ranch woman, having kept animals my entire life. I don’t like to see “abused”…
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A letter to a thief: A message about redemption
You will read this and recognize yourself. And you will lie in your bed at night and think…
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Internet: It’s attractions and distractions | The Buc Stops Here
A distraction can be anything: a TV, a radio, a pet. The No. 1 most distracting thing by…
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Shopping locally makes a big difference locally | In Our Opinion
In recent surveys on NorthKitsapHerald.com and KingstonCommunityNews.com, a majority of respondents said they planned to do most of…
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