In light of all of the recent media coverage of the Port Orchard Farmer’s Market request that South Kitsap Helpline lower its prices when it participates in the market, it has come to my attention that there is quite a bit of misinformation about Helpline that should be cleared up.
“School’s out for summer.” Those wonderful words were forever immortalized in song by the heavy metal poet Alice Cooper in 1972. It’s a song that has gone on to become a June anthem for generations of kids, its lyrics blasting in the background as the sudden rush to freedom pushes young bodies on a collision course through the proverbial institutional doors to smack head on into summer and its long days of endless possibilities spread before them like an all you can eat buffet. At this moment September is just a very small spot on the distant fall horizon that can be easily ignored.
Animal shelters will be packed for a couple of weeks around the Fourth of July with lost and panic-stricken dogs and cats. Despite warnings by veterinarians and animal control officers, many pet owners fail to take precautions in shielding their dogs and cats against fireworks.
The city’s Parking Committee has been bandying about some ideas on how to ease the parking issues downtown. Creating time-restricted…
Invoked in sports reporter Wesley Remmer’s story this week on the pressure young athletes feel from their parents (“When young athletes face pressure from parents”) is the example of legendary New York Yankees switch-hitting phenomenon Mickey Mantle.
State of Washington, County of Kitsap, summons to jury duty, for Colleen Smidt. Yep, when sorting through my mail last week, there it was. Jury duty.
If you drive in Kitsap County it may seem ridiculous to think of tolls on major existing roadways or fees for the number of miles you travel. Unfortunately, this plan is called Transportation 2040 and our county commissioners want it implemented through the Puget Sound Regional Council.
Years ago I was chaplain to a county jail for juveniles in Michigan. Each spring all the young men anxiously wrote cards to their moms on Mother’s Day.
But a month later almost none of those young men wrote Father’s Day cards to their fathers.
Hundreds of students in the North Kitsap School District will turn their tassels this weekend signifying one of life’s first…
You’d be hard-pressed to name a more universally admired and supported charitable agency in this community than the South Kitsap Helpline.
Since its founding in 1980, the local food bank has fed countless low-income families, and we’ve hailed its latest enterprise — growing its own fresh produce in the former Port Orchard Nursery facility it purchased this spring — as an innovative way to supplement that mission.
Allowing Argosy Cruises to operate the West Seattle Water Taxi would save county taxpayers nearly $30 million over the next ten years without sacrificing service.
Argosy officials have proven over the last several years that such a public/private arrangement is successful and it is the most efficient model to manage the West Seattle route.
A fortunate coincidence presents voters an opportunity to consider what positions on some local issues will be taken by the incumbent legislators and the contenders for their seats.
The Kitsap County commissioners have begun considering the legislative proposals they intend to push during the next legislative session.
Now that we are in the month that signals the year as half over already (big groan) I thought I would take the opportunity to update you on some of the things that have occurred regarding several of my past published columns.
Naval Base Kitsap Pass and ID was featured in my May 21 column “Challenges of an average civilian in a military community.” The bad news was the potential emergency I talked about happening in my column actually did occur. The transmission went out on my best
Not too long ago, the Kingston Community News had a little office tucked in downtown Kingston. Those days – and…
Dear U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, I attended your recent town hall meeting in Kingston. We appreciate your coming up our…
Birdfeeders attract bears
It’s the beginning of budget-writing time again — you can tell by the reports of dire circumstances faced by cities…
