I’ve been following the debate about the mayor’s salary and I feel I have to take issue with the letters…
Many thanks to the fine residents of the Forest Rock Hills neighborhood of Poulsbo who donated to the sixth annual food drive in support of Fishline food bank. We brought in a record 1,077 lbs. of donations just before the holiday season. Even in our time of economic uncertainty, these giving people contributed as never before.
City Hall
How much, exactly, is a study worth?
Have you ever wondered how much of your tax dollars the city of Poulsbo has spent on their studies? You could just about put a down payment on the city council’s new city hall.
I could never understand why the city has to have these studies done when in fact they have high rollers in key positions to make to make these studies.
It’s amazing to think we’ve celebrated the last centennial event of 2008. This year has simply flown by with a blur of five major events marking Poulsbo’s 100 years of governance. These included the opening gala, Midsommar Fest, August street dance, Parks Day, and the closing gala.
I want to send a special thank you to the Sedgwick Avenue Albertsons store and its patrons. On Dec. 6,…
As many are already aware, the South Kitsap School District will be asking our community to renew its soon expiring…
Perhaps Dino Rossi did win after all. Faced with a budget deficit of nearly $6 billion, Gov. Christine Gregoire said…
This is a sorry time (for Port Orchard Mayor Lary Coppola) to be requesting a raise three times his current…
Fiscal priorities
As a senior and cheerleader at North Kitsap I’m a outraged by the remarks made about the stadium issue. When Kingston High School opened, everyone knew they would have no lights or scoreboard. Yes that is a bummer for the sports teams there, but North is being unfairly blamed for this. NKHS has nothing to do with the budgeting, that is a district problem. And the fact that Kingston supporters are demanding the district to pay for lights is appalling. We already are in debt and have little money to spend on education, let alone athletics.
The time has come to stop spending time and money on WASL testing because the goal of systemic change from a curriculum of proficiency as mere information processing to a curriculum focused on proficiency in problem-solving has been reached.
Thank you Embarq employees spread cheer (On Nov. 16) my husband and I joined some HDPA merchants and some wonderful…
It seems that many people in our society have confused corporatism with capitalism. This is unfortunate because it has mislead many socialists into thinking that more government regulation can repair the problems that corporatism has created. True capitalism can only work well in a free market economy. Our corporate manipulated market is far from a free market economy.
Johnson Creek
I was recently honored by being named a “Community Treasure” by the five-state Pride Foundation and also selected as the “Citizen of the Year” by the Silverdale Chamber of Commerce. I am grateful for this opportunity for me to express my heartfelt appreciation to all who were involved, but especially to relate my knowledge that no one person accomplishes worthwhile efforts on behalf of the community.
James Pappas’ letter (“Show your support,” Nov. 22) is an exemplar of 1984 style “double-speak.” Big Labor’s touted Free Choice Act is, in truth, a means to steal away an individual’s right to a secret ballot in a union-organizing election, meaning it should be truthfully called, “No Choice Act.”
Kudos for the article written by Jan Harrison (Saturday Nov.8). City council members please read and keep a copy of it on your desks! I for one do not want my taxes raised for this city hall fiasco.
Political climate
We have all heard it is a long, hard climb to the top and a quick, slippery fall to the bottom.
It seems many people in our society have confused corporatism with capitalism. This is unfortunate because it has mislead many socialists into thinking that more government regulation can repair the problems that corporatism has created. True capitalism can only work well in a free market economy. Our corporate-manipulated market is far from a free market economy.
