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Future generations are counting on us | Being Frank

Step by step we are working to restore the health of Puget Sound, the rivers and our Pacific…

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Police move to City Hall is a good decision | Editorial

As this editorial was written, Mayor Becky Erickson and Police Chief Dennis Swiney were finalizing a plan for…

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Everything Bremerton: Spring time is tax time

Tax day, April 15, is fast approaching. This year the deadline has actually been officially extended by the…

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In our opinion: Give

It may seem callous to ask yourself whether donating to relief missions in Japan is the best use…

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You can’t tax your way to prosperity

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Can urban development allow lower taxes?

Annexing urban growth areas into cities could be one objective of planning, but planning alone won’t get it…

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State has hard choices to make about ferries

The numbers we’re hearing from Olympia with respect to the region’s ferry service are as confusing as they…

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In our opinion: There should be blood

When talking to those who, as a matter of their daily lives, donate blood, it’s funny how often…

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Everything Bremerton: Size matters (and not just when it comes to fish statues)

Very recently the proposal to reduce and redraw Bremerton City Council districts down to seven was reintroduced. It…

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In our opinion: B&O and shrinkage

After scaling it back and providing exemptions, the Bremerton City Council is considering the elimination of a tax…

Richard Walker ... editor of the North Kitsap Herald

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AARP tax-help story deserved bigger play | Editor’s Notebook

The caller didn’t leave her name. What she did leave was a well-deserved verbal bashing. The caller’s irritation:…

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SoundRunner is a good investment | Editorial

The SoundRunner passenger ferry is a good investment in alternative transportation and in the economic development of Kingston…

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For public employees, it’s layoffs or pay cuts

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Could a Wisconsin-esque impasse happen here?

The weeks of angry protest and heated controversy in Wisconsin have sparked a national debate over the role…

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In our opinion: How not to move a bus stop

If Kitsap Transit set out to botch moving the mall bus stop, it did a bang up job.…

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Contribute to civil discussion | Editorial

Readers of our online edition, NorthKitsapHerald.com, can contribute comments to news stories, editorials and letters to the editor.…

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It’s time to legalize cannabis | Guest column

People have mixed reactions when they see or hear the words "legalize marijuana.” To marijuana reform advocates, the…

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Everything Bremerton: Way too close of a call

This past week I had way too close of a call on 11th Street. I was on my…

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In our opinion: What else remains

As Bremerton reckons with the possibility of reducing its teacher corps by 16, state Sen. Phil Rockefeller, a…

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Competition isn’t the cure for schools

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