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By political reporter Jerry Cornfield

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Time for legislators to lift the heavy cone of silence | The Petri Dish

June 18 will be the 51st day that the Legislature is in special session — that’s one-and-two-thirds extra…

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KRCC should change its voting structure

Bremerton may be flexing its urban municipal muscle in an attempt to force a change in the voting…

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KRCC should change its voting structure

Bremerton may be flexing its urban municipal muscle in an attempt to force a change in the voting…

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Opinion: Time to end high-stakes tests as graduation requirement

The more than 60,000 high school seniors who graduate here in Washington state this month are to be…

Pilings and overwater structures will be removed from the Port Gamble mill site shoreline beginning in July.

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A standard for future cleanups in Puget Sound | In Our Opinion

We are excited to see the initiation of the final Port Gamble Bay cleanup plan. It is historic…

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Editorial: Close gap with capital gains tax

With little to show after one special session, legislators in Olympia have started the second by at least…

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Brothers charged with selling cars with altered odometers

BREMERTON — Two Bremerton brothers were charged with allegedly altering vehicle odometers to make the mileage appear 80,000…

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Close gap with capital gains tax

With little to show after one special session, legislators in Olympia have started the second by at least…

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Where is the ‘Grand Agreement’ we were promised?

Thirteen months ago, the Legislature promised the Supreme Court and the people of the state of Washington that…

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Editorial: Building a more informed citizenry

The Class of 2016 will be the first to benefit from two state laws — one will improve…

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My Turn: Fond memories of tricked-out maroon 1934 Ford sedan

It’s funny how small happenings can link together to become a chain. As a young boy, and into…

Memorial Day is Monday

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Pause and remember those who gave all | In Our Opinion

On Monday, we encourage all to shut off their smart phones and pause from barbecues and picnics and…

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Help kids with Children’s Hospital Purchase a Miracle program

This month through June 15 is the Children’s Hospital Purchase a Miracle Program. Seattle Children’s Guild members from…

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Memorial Day: Pause and remember those who gave their lives

This Memorial Day, honor guards will snap to attention as flags ripple in the breeze. Amid the green…

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Sarah Smiley: Thoughtful and conscientious son a teenage success story

Two years ago, my memoir, "Dinner with the Smileys," exposed with painful transparency my difficulty raising a pre-teen…

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Get to know the candidates in the 2015 election | In Our Opinion

The winners of the Nov. 3 election will work for you. Get to know the candidates. Your vote…

Bob Smith started May 11 as editor of the Port Orchard Independent.

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My own ‘Back to the Future’ moment

After many years working as a corporate communications professional and most recently as a commercial copywriter, I’m back…

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IN OUR OPINION | Get to know the candidates in the 2015 election

Port Orchard voters will elect a mayor and four city council members

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The Petri Dish: Amended carbon bill could reimburse polluters

Cap-and-trade seemed dead and buried among the year’s fallen legislative ideas — until it wasn’t this week.

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Letter to the editor: Remembering Clear Creek trail blazer Randy Peterson

What is the measure of a man? Do you measure his career in the Coast Guard defending our…