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Budget process not exactly ‘must-see’ TV
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Temperatures falling, bills rising | As It Turns Out | October
Fall has been flirting with us for a few weeks now and has finally established itself in this…
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Legacy Partnership is short on details | Noo Kayet | October
By NOEL HIGA Right now a conversation is taking place that may change the face and future of…
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Poulsbo’s new City Hall was a good idea that was poorly executed
If you build it, the debt will come. As the city of Poulsbo employees prepare for the big…
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Proposal would encourage safer cycling in Kitsap
When Roberta Beery first started cycling four years ago, she could have used some help gaining the confidence…
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Bremerton aims to cut property taxes
The City of Bremerton hopes to save property owners a few tax dollars starting in October by reducing…
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Prescription pills send nine Bremerton students to hospital
Nine Mountain View Middle School students were hospitalized Tuesday after taking a combination of prescription pills. Eight of…
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Everything Bremerton: The joys and pains of the volunteer organization
Volunteering for various community organizations over the past 20 years has taught me quite a number of things.…
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City looks for a legal way to discourage tent cities
While there’s little Port Orchard can do in terms of regulations to prevent the establishment by a private…
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Someone has to be third in line for a library
Voting to approve a property tax lid lift for the Kitsap Rural Library District this November might be…
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Merit pay idea sells teachers short
The (comments attributed to me in) Independent’s Sept. 3 editorial (“Merit pay worth talking about for SK teachers”)…
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Everything Bremerton: A celebration of voting rights
This past Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the League of Women Voters of Kitsap County event…
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In our opinion: Little kids in Bremerton have it pretty good.
They may not realize it. Most kids are blissfully unaware when their school districts are bending over backwards…
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In our opinion: Solving problems before they become problems
Little kids in Bremerton have it pretty good. They may not realize it. Most kids are blissfully unaware…
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Taking life lessons from an unfortunate situation
During the Labor Day weekend, a group of North Kitsap High school students got together and did what…
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In our opinion: Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club leader’s statements are unacceptable
Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club Executive Officer Marcus Carter’s statement before the Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners…
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911 tax small enough to be noncontroversial
The Kitsap County commissioners will have to raise our taxes soon, but fortunately this increase is really small.…
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Charter schools would put education on a business-like basis in this state
In the competition for $3.4 billion in education grants under President Obama’s Race to the Top, Washington is…
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Everything Bremerton: Bremerton the way it should be
This past weekend Bremerton hosted its annual Blackberry Festival, the magical yearly event that transforms downtown Bremerton into…