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In our opinion: Feel like chicken tonight?

The Bremerton City Council, given the chance, looks like they are finally getting it right. Sometimes that is…

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Everything Bremerton: Schools need citizens

The perfect storm of education funding shortfalls, underfunded pension payments that are coming due and crippling unfunded mandates…

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I-1098 just a sneaky way to impose an income tax

I-1098 just a sneaky way to impose an income tax. “Don’t tax you, don’t tax me. Tax that…

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Everything Bremerton: Having those hard talks with your kids

This past month an incident in the Bremerton School District regarding prescriptions drugs reminded me that I was…

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In our opinion: Go Eagles!

The lesson high school football offers its players is among the most valuable a student can learn. It…

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In our opinion: A good coach is hard to find

It’s too bad former Bremerton Superintendent Bette Hyde can’t be trotted out to fill the empty seat at…

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Veterans’ Service office will close, need will remain

Weeks before the city of Poulsbo makes its move to its new, spacious accommodations to the Moe and…

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Fire district merger idea isn’t dead just yet

The lengthy effort to form a regional fire protection service authority consisting of Bremerton and South Kitsap Fire…

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Library just picked a bad year to ask for a lid lift

In the current economic climate, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to guess that virtually every South Kitsap household,…

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Anonymity breeds courage, mean-spirited comments

Words are powerful things. They can unite enemies, inspire the young and spread joy. They can also breed…

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In our opinion: All we need is just a little patience

Silverdale is lucky it doesn’t have Bremerton’s red light cameras, there would be tickets falling like rain. As…

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Everything Bremerton: More than just a pet

Several weeks ago the Smidt family had to make the agonizing decision to have our dog of 12…

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In our opinion: A city divided

The question of whether Bremerton benefits from being separated into thirds to provide enough numbers for three legislative…

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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…