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Accelerating accessible play projects

What this group of committed Bremerton and Kitsap community members has been able to accomplish in three years…

This week's cartoon

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Here’s this week’s cartoon

It deals with the recent failure of bitcoins in a humorous way

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Living with the news

With the events of last week, our readers were able to stay up to date through our posts…

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Rendezvous packed ’em in on E and F docks | The Scuttlebutt

For those of you who came down to the Port of Poulsbo for our first Winter Rendezvous (weekend…

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PTA should be more open when something’s awry | In Our Opinion

After they learned that money was missing from the Gordon Elementary School PTA, local and state PTA officials…

Dustin and Sarah Smiley pose with Stephen Colbert during a State Dinner party event.

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The Smileys go to the State Dinner, Part 2

The invitation read, “The President and Mrs. Obama request the pleasure of the company of Ms. Smiley at…

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Port should develop a policy regarding pay | In Our Opinion

The Poulsbo Port Commission should establish a written policy specifying what commissioners can submit for their $104-per-meeting payment.…

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MICHELLE REID | The Olympic Spirit

As we have watched the many inspiring performances at the recent Olympic Games in Socchi, I can’t help…

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A change in practice that will benefit all | In Our Opinion

Federal, tribal, state and local governments are working to identify and correct pollution sources that harm our waters…

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Here are this week’s letters to the editor

They address the Olympic Gym, CK levy passing, and a Poulsbo principal

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Why would a conservative vote for the Real Hope Act?

My maternal grandparents came to this country from Sweden in the early 1900s

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The most annoying retail issues

What surprised me the most from my review of 2013 was a significant change in the names of…

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The wrong move

The most recent action of the Kansas Legislature goes way beyond antics.

The Smiley children pose with Rep. Mike Michaud and Bo and Sunny.

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The Smileys go to the State Dinner, Part 1

When the first invitation came via e-mail, I thought it was a joke. I mean, how often does…

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Defining love on Valentine’s Day | Tolman’s Tales

Love, according to songwriter Sammy Fain, “is a many splendored thing.” The Eagles opined that it “will keep…

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Congrats, Kitsap Forest & Bay Coalition | In Our Opinion

The transfer of ownership of the Port Gamble shoreline block from Pope Resources to Kitsap County ensures 535…

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The bad and good of annexation vote | In Our Opinion

The Poulsbo Port District’s proposed expansion lost big in the Feb. 11 election. Lost big, that is, outside…

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Thirteen years later, meet husband Dustin

Maybe I don’t write about him enough. I mean, I write about what he does for work and…

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RICHARD ELFER | McCleary decision puts lawmakers on notice

The McCleary versus the state of Washington decision of Jan. 5, 2012, set the stage. According to the…

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Winter Rendezvous is Feb. 7-9 in downtown Poulsbo

Chip Hanauer, the “Boat Guy,” is throwing a mid-winter party down at the marina. Check out www.theboatguy.com for…