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Relay For Life: Making strides against cancer | In Our Opinion

Relay For Life of North Kitsap begins 6 p.m. July 10 and continues into July 11 at North…

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Relay For Life: Making strides against cancer

Relay For Life of Bremerton begins noon June 27 at Bremerton High School, 1500 13th St., Bremerton.

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Relay For Life: Making strides against cancer

Relay For Life of Bremerton begins noon June 27 at Bremerton High School, 1500 13th St., Bremerton. Every…

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Ask the Commissioner, “Why?”

Imagine you have a product that customers love. It’s top quality, affordable and meets or exceeds all state…

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It’s important to stay physically fit during senior years: Part 2

In last month’s column I began to address reasons why seniors need to “keep physically fit.” I quoted…

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The Petri Dish: Local battles over marijuana

There’s a good chance marijuana will be in front of voters again this fall.

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DANNIE OLIVEAUX | From Independent to Independence

But I will always remember and cherish my time in Port Orchard and with the Independent.

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IN OUR OPINION | Support EMS service, support Prop. 1

We encourage voters in South Kitsap to approve their fire district’s Proposition 1 on the April 28 special…

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Support EMS service, support Proposition 1

We encourage voters in Central Kitsap and South Kitsap to approve their respective fire district’s Proposition 1 on…

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Getting Free Range children will take guts, groups

Not many years ago, I wrote in protest of bringing snacks to kids’ soccer games. I said that…

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Deadline nears for Teacher of the Year nominations | In Our Opinion

A reminder: Deadline is April 15 for nominations for the 2015 Rangvald Kvelstad Teacher of the Year Award.

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Letter to the editor: Common Core bad for schools

On April 2nd, a state-wide meeting on Common Core was held in Olympia. It was sponsored by Senator…

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Require training for PPG pilots

There’s nothing like flying a powered paraglider. For an investment of about $6,000, you can take to the…

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Everything Bremerton: Thank you

I am a firm believer that each opportunity we take in our lives has a place and a…

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My Turn: New rail safety regulations welcome

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has announced new rules that reduce the vapor pressure in oil tanker cars…

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IN OUR OPINION | Require training for power paragliding pilots

Should training be required for the operation of a powered paraglider? Yes, it should.

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DON BRUNELL | Showdown in Seattle over city’s minimum wage law

Ever since the $15 wage proposal was narrowly approved by City of SeaTac voters, municipal leaders in neighboring…

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Vietnam vets: We owe you our undying gratitude | In Our Opinion

April 30 is the 40th anniversary of the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam…

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The Petri Dish: Do voters really want smaller class sizes?

Five months ago voters said they wanted smaller classes in Washington public schools. Seven months from now lawmakers…

Sarah Smiley and her son Ford.

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When the pursuit is the reward

I was not a straight-A student in high school. Maybe that’s why I can tell you this story.…