Opinion
Double-dipping: Nice work if you can get it
It was déjá vu all over again when the Bremerton School Board managed to get itself in the…
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When Kitsap cars meet Kitsap wildlife
Plenty of dead critters are scooped from the roadways by crews in Kitsap County. Deer, raccoons, possums. “When…
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Global warming won’t clear your driveway
As my spine begged for mercy after another day recently spent shoveling snow, I asked myself a simple…
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Tuesday brings about change in America
Come Tuesday, America will see history in the making. For the first time, a non-white Christian male will…
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State, WSF failing passengers, economy
Are they even serious? The Washington State Ferries system is facing an economic shortfall of frightening proportions. And…
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Bremerton’s superintendent ‘double dips’ by collecting pension and salary
It was déjá vu all over again when the Bremerton School Board managed to get itself in the…
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Time to focus on what really matters: education
The frenzy that has ensued over Bremerton School District (BSD) Superintendent Bette Hyde’s future with BSD is spilling…
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A double dipper is in the midst
It was déjá vu all over again when the Bremerton School Board managed to get itself in the…
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New law grants second life to old electronics
Finally … that Apple IIE that’s been sitting in your garage — and its buddy, the 17-inch black…
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A new year — a new Friday Bremerton Patriot
With 2008 behind us, we look forward to a new year.
Opinion
Go ahead and hear the actual words Keep your pets warm
Gene Bullock calls the state’s $6 billion debts a simple shortfall. What would his creditors call it if…
Opinion
2008 deserves one more look at the headliners
Here are some more of my favorite news stories clipped from the newspapers in 2008:
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When we ignore the victims, we encourage more attacks
It started as a prick of conscience. Not like the prick of conscience that suggested I should stop…
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Be careful with changes to unemployment insurance
When legislators come to Olympia later this month, they will not only face a $6 billion budget deficit,…