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Central Kitsap Reporter gets new staff writer

Scanning the CK Reporter’s new-look pages, tallying your likes and dislikes, pros and cons, you’ve probably mulled through…

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Third and Fourth of July not immune to funding ills

Good grief. The North End’s biggest bashes of the year are in serious danger of being scaled back…

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What happens to Boeing affects the whole state

Many folks remember the 1972 Seattle billboard: “Would the last person who leaves Seattle please turn out the…

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New Patriot, newish reporter

While some of you may already know me, it’s only polite to introduce myself to all of Bremerton…

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Welcome to your new Bremerton Patriot

By now, readers may have gotten a little used to change at the Bremerton Patriot. Since the paper…

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Spot anything odd? Pre-cancerous marks should be checked out early

Years ago, I forget how many, but at least 20, someone gave me a picture they took of…

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Musically and personally, they have each other’s back

Every now and then someone puts a book into your hands and says, “You must read this.” You…

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Sometimes spots are more than spots — and when they are, docs need to know

Years ago, I forget how many, but at least 20, someone gave me a picture they took of…

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SEED should be treated like business — a bad business — and abandoned

With the confidence borne of someone who won’t have to face the voters again until 2011 (assuming he…

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North End power outage illustrates tech dependence

A squirrel sent us back to the Stone Age on Monday morning. Yes, in this sophisticated society in…

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Spot anything odd? Pre-cancerous marks should be checked out early

Years ago, I forget how many, but at least 20, someone gave me a picture they took of…

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KFC: An ancient Chinese tradition

Last week, Don and I stopped at the Colonel’s in Poulsbo for a quick bite. It reminded me…

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Free this month? Go out and make a new friend

The dictionary says a friend is ‘one with whom a person shares mutual affection, respect and regard. A…

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Commissioner Bauer: A quick fly-by of North Kitsap happenings

There are a lot of things going on in the North End of Kitsap County that I thought…

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State Rep. Pearson: Flawed laws allowing Kitsap County transient sex offender to live less than five miles from victim, elementary school

I was as shocked when I heard about the release of a homeless sex offender in my district,…

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The ‘other guys’ grow, while SK stagnates

Sometimes it seems that South Kitsap — Port Orchard in particular – is one step behind the competition…

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From Middle Earth to Central Kitsap: spotting mystical trees

Many primitive people of noble, highly developed civilizations treated trees with great respect. Trees were often associated with…

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Appleton: Internet, newspapers chok full of simple civics lessons

Now that some sort of civics class is no longer required for high school graduation, it seems that…

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Klope: Holy stress relief!

Are you thinking about God this week? What is it around you that brings God to mind? I…

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Mount Tahoma High sophomore is a track sensation

Ruby Roberts has made a habit out of physically assaulting running tracks throughout the state. Her latest victim,…