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Could a Wisconsin-esque impasse happen here?

The weeks of angry protest and heated controversy in Wisconsin have sparked a national debate over the role…

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In our opinion: How not to move a bus stop

If Kitsap Transit set out to botch moving the mall bus stop, it did a bang up job.…

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Contribute to civil discussion | Editorial

Readers of our online edition, NorthKitsapHerald.com, can contribute comments to news stories, editorials and letters to the editor.…

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It’s time to legalize cannabis | Guest column

People have mixed reactions when they see or hear the words "legalize marijuana.” To marijuana reform advocates, the…

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Everything Bremerton: Way too close of a call

This past week I had way too close of a call on 11th Street. I was on my…

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In our opinion: What else remains

As Bremerton reckons with the possibility of reducing its teacher corps by 16, state Sen. Phil Rockefeller, a…

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Competition isn’t the cure for schools

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Ferry union agrees to cuts, but is it enough?

Gov. Christine Gregoire, as always attached at the hip to labor unions in general and public sector unions…

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Regional fire service plan requires scrutiny

Soon, voters in South Kitsap must turn their attention to the idea of forming a Regional Fire Protection…

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In our opinion: Lawmakers need to clarify medical marijuana laws

Washington state’s medical marijuana laws need fixing, and it is incumbent upon the Legislature to make good this…

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In our opinion: Being a Mann

Hank Mann-Sykes, and men like him, whether they know it or not, are old school. This isn’t to…

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Everything Bremerton: Spring cleaning, Bremerton style

Spring is coming to Bremerton. Really, it is. I realize that the crazy weather we have all experienced…

Richard Walker ... editor of the North Kitsap Herald

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Devoted to the past, in a place devoted to the future | Editor’s Notebook

A.J. Watling-Fureby, dressed in vintage clothing, greeted visitors at the front counter. Life-size cutouts of former mayors looked…

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We endorse Gelder for commission | Editorial

Rob Gelder is the Kitsap County Democratic Party precinct committee officers’ top choice to succeed Steve Bauer on…

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States need more Medicaid flexibility

When President Obama signed the unpopular Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last year, he made many promises,…

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If it’s wrong for the city, it shouldn’t get a permit

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SoundRunner done right | In Our Opinion | March

Organizing a passenger ferry is too big a job for one person. We know that now, after watching…

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Sticker shock: High prices driving hunger, here and abroad | As It Turns Out | March

Why are food prices increasing? They're soaring not just here in our own neighborhood, but all over the…

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Guarding Port Gamble Bay | Noo Kayet | March

The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe has joined with groups including Kitsap Citizens for Responsible Planning Futurewise and the…

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In our opinion: Congratulations to CK High for helping to close the gap

The differential between the academic success of white and Asian students compared to those students who identify as…