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Taxpayer group says city of BI just outspent us in lawsuit

Bainbridge Taxpayers Unite refutes the reasoning in the July 17 news release issued by the City of Bainbridge…

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Communities need local journalism; support tax credits to keep them alive

Readers expect to find obituaries in their newspapers, chronicling the lives of community members who contributed in ways…

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Men need to show their strength, seek help for mental health

The issue of men and mental health remains a silent crisis in society.

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Book: How Germans were treated after World War 2

I am the author of “Anna’s Story: A True Story of a Young Girl’s Will to Survive in…

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A/C coolest invention — except for Greenhouse Gas problems

As a heat wave hits America from coast to coast, it’s hot outside — but cool inside, thanks…

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Letter to the Editor

Why name them?

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You can speed up after construction zone sans signage

Q: In a construction zone with a speed limit of say 35 mph, where the speed limit is…

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‘Total Package” makes mistakes doing too much for his wife

In last week’s column, I mentioned that the woman who is my wife and I had just celebrated…

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Hall of Fame needs to raise it’s strikeout rate

In honor of the recent Hall of Fame induction ceremony, here’s a baseball quiz. What do Babe Ruth,…

Dr. Jordan Duncan

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Precision medicine for musculoskeletal pain

Last month I gave a presentation to the Silverdale Rotary on Precision Medicine for Musculoskeletal Pain. Here is…

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As a public figure, Aldean must face critics of his ideals

Country Music Television recently pulled Jason Aldean’s music video for “Try That in a Small Town” after its…

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Imagine this; Hollywood being overly dramatic in a movie?

This is not a movie review. You cannot review a movie you haven’t seen. My problem is that…

Helen Burke

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Supporting teens as they explore their gender identity

You may have experienced a variation of this scenario: You are finally getting to bed after a long…

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Medicine price controls: Rooster guarding hen house

Though policymakers are seldom willing to admit it, some ideas are so dumb they should only be mentioned…

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Like COVID, inflation making us decide on staycations

Are you tired of financing a tank of gas? Are you afraid your armpits might burst into flames…

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Happy marriage? Don’t sweat the small stuff, like misplacing keys, and … and…

The woman who is my wife and I celebrated our 29th-anniversary last weekend. We celebrated by spending a…

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We should all be glad Trump was indicted

There are probably many Americans who thought this day would never come. More than a few people, myself…

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Quiet e-cars hit pedestrians, but big vehicles kill them

Q: Do electric cars have a sound added to them? I heard one drive past me the other…

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These unused ideas for columns full of ‘sarcasm,’ ‘doppler effect’

It’s out with the old and in with the new around my home office this week, time to…

Opinion

Don’t support organizations that don’t ‘Tell the truth’

My mentor Billy Frank Jr. always said that it’s going to take all of us working together to…