Got your letters yet from the schools your kids will be attending this fall on what they should bring with them on the first day?
Well, be sitting down when you open it and check if your credit card is maxed out yet.
An acre of lawn takes a lot of mowing, and my sweetheart of a new neighbor decided to help.
The newly formed Evergreen Progress PAC has accepted nearly $1 million in contributions from labor unions so far, including $210,000 from the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) and its grandparent AFL-CIO, and $495,000 from the Service Employees Inter-national Union (SEIU).
Contrary to the Interlocal Agreement under which Kitsap County agreed to join the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), and contrary to earlier policy drafts, PSRC has now made environmental concerns — real or imagined — the cornerstone of Vision 2040, the organization’s operating manifesto.
Planning for the consolidation of local fire and emergency medical services into a “West Sound Regional Fire and Rescue” authority may illustrate the potential advantages and disadvantages of reducing the number of local agencies.
The U.S. economy seems to be struggling, and all of us in Kitsap County aren’t immune to the economic downturn.
TORRENS TALK
Last week’s article was an overview of the Washington State Ferries (WSF) meeting held at the Bainbridge Commons. This column is a more in-depth look at what was discussed.
It was from the comfort of my front porch — where I sat in the sun, treasured library book in hand, iced coffee within reach — that I observed our rescued pet cat do the very thing I hate most: hunt. Although he spends the great majority of his life inside, the sun was so warm it beckoned even him away from his resting place on the back of a couch and over to the door, where he meowed and pawed at the screen until I finally gave in and let him out.
Sustainment of the constitutional right of individuals to keep and bear arms got all the publicity last week, but there was another court decision on an equally controversial subject that affects every one of us. It wasn’t from the Supremes, but the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia which turned down a petition from 17 states, including Washington, asking for a decision from the Bush Administration within 60 days on whether greenhouse gases and global warming are a threat to public health and welfare.
People make bad choices all of the time. But if you’re in the public eye, it’s pretty much inevitable someone will find out about it.
Kitsap County will officially break ground on the Waaga Way extension at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 24. The ceremony will be held near the intersection of Clear Creek Road and the Highway 3/303 interchange.
Patience is a virtue. And we all know how difficult it is to be virtuous at times.
People make bad choices all of the time. But if you’re in the public eye, it’s pretty much inevitable someone will find out about it.
Sustainment of the constitutional right of individuals to keep and bear arms got all the publicity last week but there was another court decision on an equally controversial subject that affects every one of us. It wasn’t from the Supremes but the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia which turned down a petition from 17 states, including Washington, asking for a decision from the Bush Administration within 60 days on whether greenhouse gases and global warming are a threat to public health and welfare.
Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.
This is certainly the case with how the financials have played out after the Olhava shopping area was developed in 2006.
When discussions of what businesses should go where began nary a decade ago, warning bells rang fast and furious in the air. The fear was that the Olhava site would welcome corporate chains to Poulsbo, thus taking away from the warm, inviting Nordic atmosphere the city’s residents have come to adore.
As it turns out, most corporate chains have reputations that precede them.
Sustainment of the constitutional right of individuals to keep and bear arms got all the publicity last week, but there was another court decision on an equally controversially subject that affects every one of us.
A few quick thoughts on some of the issues floating around Kitsap County these days:
• First, we applaud Superior Court judicial candidate Bruce Danielson for his principled decision to not accept campaign contributions from area attorneys.
Sound Off is a public forum. Articles are selected from letters to the editor or may be written specifically for this feature. Today, Port Orchard resident Ayvon Card criticizes Kitsap Transit’s recent decision to purchase two new foot ferries.
Attending information-gathering meetings can be very educational. It can tell a lot about the organization seeking the input. Sometimes the agenda is very clear and the information sought is to determine which way to go. Other times, the agenda is stated but what is not brought up says more about what is really going on. The latter is the kind people have learned to distrust and with good reason – they are aimed at getting the answer the group asking for the input wants.
It is the latter type that I experienced when I went to the Bainbridge meeting that Washington State Ferries (WSF) recently held.
