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For better or worse, the readers respond
“In your article about the person in Port Angeles who had received medals and benefits not awarded, it…
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Legislature will have its work cut out for it in 2009
Sound Off is a public forum. Articles are selected from letters to the editor or may be written…
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Be a good citizen — obey fireworks laws | Val Torrens
The season of terror is now underway. It is fireworks time. Because of liberal laws regarding private use…
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We’re all in this together
There are plenty of things most of us would rather do than idle in roadway congestion while nearby…
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Top-two primary actually limits people’s choices
I have to take issue with state Rep. Judy Warnick’s June 21 Guest Opinion (“Top-two primary best reflects…
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Plenty of ways to celebrate the Fourth in Kitsap
Whether it’s carnival games and pie-eating contests or parades and professional displays of fireworks, there’s plenty of ways…
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Country can save gas by dropping speed limits | Adele Ferguson
With gasoline now over $4 a gallon, ethanol losing its appeal as a substitute fuel which would cost…
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Gas prices quell hope of economic growth in South Kitsap
For years now, “growth management” has seemed to involve efforts to control land use to restrict real estate…
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Leadfoots can save gas money by easing up on pedal
With gasoline now over $4 a gallon, ethanol losing its appeal as a substitute fuel which would cost…
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Plenty of ways to celebrate the Fourth in Kitsap
Whether it’s carnival games and pie-eating contests or parades and professional displays of fireworks, there’s plenty of ways…
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Rep. Appleton: ’09 legislative session outlook
A couple of months ago, I wrote in this space about the highlights (and a lowlight or two)…
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The reasons to drive 55
With gasoline now more than $4 a gallon, ethanol losing its appeal as a substitute fuel which would…
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Lawmaker defends education spending Reader Sound off
Questions crop up regularly about the funding needs and sources of the North Kitsap School District (NKSD). Since…
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Did judge give Bainbridge vandals preferential treatment?
In the case of the recent vandalism of Bainbridge Island’s police cars, the crime itself may have been…
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Supreme Court ends union effort to silence employers
On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court (by a 7-2 decision) struck down a California law imposing so-called…
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North Kitsap schools aren’t underfunded
All across the state, public school districts are announcing that they’ll have to make major program cuts next…