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DON BRUNELL | Demand for electricity is growing
For thousands of years, food, water, clothing and shelter were the basic necessities of life. Today, we need…
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IN OUR OPINION | Chamber should look for quality candidate
An executive director should have personal commitment, practical experience and communication skills.
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What does legalized marijuana mean for you? | As It Turns Out
Remember back in November 2012, when 55 percent of Washington voters said yes to Initiative 502? If you’re…
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POLITICAL CARTOON
Political cartoon for the Aug. 1, 2014 issue of the Port Orchard Independent.
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D0N BRUNELL | Attitudes cause economic, environmental damage
More than a century of fires provides stark evidence of the economic and environmental devastation wrought by massive…
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Get your ballot in now
The primary election is on Aug. 5. Your ballot must be postmarked by that day, or deposited into…
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Passenger ferry: We’re going to need hard numbers | In Our Opinion
After Kingston’s experience with SoundRunner, Kitsap Transit’s proposed Kingston-Seattle passenger-only ferry may be a tough sell.
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Help our veterans, and be in the know | In Our Opinion
Subscribe now to Veterans Life and $5 from your subscription fee will go to the Kitsap County Veterans…
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DON BRUNELL | It’s not easy being green in the U.S.
Reducing mankind’s carbon footprint has become the defining issue of our time and rightly so.
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Bolster efforts to prevent teen suicides | In Our Opinion
Natalie Myers is a courageous young woman. At one time, she struggled with depression and entertained thoughts of…
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Retain Streissguth as commissioner
Reader Sharon Shrader of Bremerton shares her thoughts on retaining Linda Streissguth as county commissioner.
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Get to know the candidates of 2014 | In Our Opinion
They want to represent you in the halls of county government, in the state Legislature and in Congress.
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DON BRUNELL | Plenty of jobs abound in Dakotas
If you are looking for a family-wage job these days, there is no better place to look than…
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DON BRUNELL | U.S. should not be more like France
President Barack Obama thinks the United States should be more like France. He made the comment recently while…
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Reauthorize federal land, water conservation fund | My View
Over the past few years, Kitsap County has preserved more than 11 miles of stream banks to keep…
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The pros and cons of retail marijuana | In Our Opinion
On July 8, Washington got into the weeds (pun intended). For some in law enforcement, jaded by trivial…
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It’s time to prune in the garden
The right time to prune depends on the plant. For deciduous trees, they should be out of dormancy…
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Letters to the Editor
Here's this weeks letters to the editor; both deal with local elections
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Federal Conservation Fund needs reauthorization
A new opportunity within this critical project, the Kitsap Ride Park, has been envisioned
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