When Congress established the Federal Unemployment Tax Act in 1935, it was intended to provide temporary and partial income replacement for workers who lost their… Continue reading
Upset by chief To the editor: Kitsap ERACE Coalition was disappointed to learn that earlier this year Poulsbo’s Police Chief Ron Harding wrote to a… Continue reading
The annual refugee resettlement kerfuffle is underway. As usual, on one side are the immigration expansionists: President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, congressional Democrats and… Continue reading
Children love learning, and it’s undeniable that great ideas and principles shared at a young age can impact the path of a child for a… Continue reading
Kudos to Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. Her House GOP leadership post hangs by a thread because she refuses to mouth Trump’s Big Lie about a… Continue reading
Dignified death Dear editor, Thank you for the deeply moving article, “Deciding when to die,” covering the decision of a beautiful young woman who became… Continue reading
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EDITORIAL CARTOON
— Dave Granlund, davegranlund.com
It’s February. It’s cold. To fend off the winter blahs, I dream of one day retiring to a warm beach, where I’ll stand in the… Continue reading
One of my favorite allegories is the one about the frog in the pot of water, who got used to the slowing rising temperature of… Continue reading
By Joe Guzzardi Presidential honeymoons have remarkably different lengths. President Obama’s honeymoon, at least with the press, began the day he announced his candidacy, Feb.… Continue reading
GUEST OPINION
Life-saving vaccine arriving this month in Kitsap County
As challenging as 2020 has been, we still should be thankful that it has been the best year in human history to be alive. Consider:… Continue reading
It’s no secret that airlines and airplane manufacturers have been clobbered by the coronavirus pandemic. Particularly hard hit are international flights traditionally flown by jumbo… Continue reading
Batman needed the Joker. Javert needed Jean Valjean. Patton needed Rommel. The media needs Donald Trump and vice versa. What will they do without each… Continue reading
COMMENTARY
Volunteers have also been key to the COVID-19 response
If Americans are to receive all of their electricity without coal and natural gas by 2035, they will need nuclear power. Even if Washingtonians, who… Continue reading
