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McCormick Village also needs a revenue stream

More than one attendee at Monday night’s Port Orchard Planning Commission meeting raised the operative question with respect…

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State’s higher education funding plan gets failing grade

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Lawmakers closing in on expensive, futile budget

The final shape and form of Washington state’s 2010-11 budget hasn’t quite been settled, but the closer we…

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Tax policies, like the humans who craft them, are flawed

If it’s so hard to bring spending into line with revenues when one political party controls the executive…

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They’ve done enough damage wthout a special session

For the past couple of weeks, talk of a special session of the Legislature has heated up. Driven…

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A new voice in the chorus | In Our Opinion | March

Columns have come and gone from the Kingston Community News in the last month. The Kingston Art Gallery…

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In our opinion: When chickens are outlawed, only outlaws will have chickens

Like chickens themselves, it’s a no-brainer. If people want to keep four female chickens — the non-noisy gender…

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Everything Bremerton: Signs of neighborhood gang activity in Bremerton

In the past couple of years our neighborhood has seen a significant increase in the amount of street…

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In our opinion: Central Kitsap’s Jackson Park Elementary

It isn’t the building that makes a school, it’s the kids and the teachers. Jackson Park Elementary, a…

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Volunteer effort to open cold weather shelter deserves kudo

During the cold-weather snap a few months back, we took this space to express our dissatisfaction with the…

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Equality? Not yet.

March is Women’s History Month. This is a time to reflect on the contributions that women have made…

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In our opinion: Go Green for treasurer

It’s endearing, if that word can be used when talking about a county official, to hear the Kitsap…

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Everything Bremerton: The quiet hard working backbones of our community

As many of us rush about conducting the daily business of living our lives, we allow so much…

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In our opinion: Enough drama

As if taxpayers, parents and students who depend on the Bremerton School District haven’t had their fill of…

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Guest Column: Tax on soda will hurt more than help

My grandfather started the Bremerton Bottling Company back in 1943. Today, we’re a third-generation Pepsi franchise employing more…

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White Horse homeowners have reason to be optimistic

It’s been quite a tumultuous year for homeowners in the White Horse Development. With Port Madison Enterprise’s Feb.…

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Let’s give kids the best start we can

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Thinking of the nation as a family | As It Turns Out | March

Ever wonder about the difference between conservatives and liberals? I have, many times. I recently read a Nicholas…

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County, Pope agreement holds promise | In Our Opinion | February

Eleven square miles. That’s how much of public open space North Kitsap stands to gain if a deal…

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In our opinion: You’ve come a long way … don’t call me ‘baby’

When the Slaughter County Roller Vixens first took to the rink, it was an idea, something that arose…