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The Temptations’ Motown classics, “My Girl,” “Get Ready” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” were music highlights of my high school years. The songs … more

Dan Clouse | 10/27/22

At the Crossroads

My granddaughter and I have a new tradition, something I never could have predicted. We demonstrate for women’s rights together. Today we stood on a corner in Gig Harbor along with other women, … more

Vicki Biggs | 10/27/22

Who Owns History

“What happened?” It’s a fundamentally human question, maybe the closest we get to simple curiosity. And it’s not simple, not at all. Eyewitness accounts can be flawed, even events from my … more

Jack Dunne | 10/27/22

KP News Must Maintain Balance

In the August edition, you published a column by Bruce Cook that strongly supported Rep. Jesse Young and trashed Sen. Emily Randall.* The column then reappeared as a paid political ad in … more

10/27/22

Time for a Wake-up Call

Meredith Browand’s column in the last KP News regarding attacks on public education needs to be expanded (“A Tribute to Teachers,” October). If we fail to see this as just one part … more

10/27/22

Former County Council Candidate Endorses Lonergan

I would like to thank everyone for the support I received during my run for Pierce County Council. It will continue to be my motivating force to ensure that the Key Peninsula’s voice is … more

10/27/22

In Gratitude and Support of Free Speech

I want to thank the many enlightened people who sent cards, letters and made phone calls in support after the article by Eddie Macsalka concerning “The Yankee Clipper” and its devotion to … more

10/27/22

Rep. Jesse Young for Senate

Our state and quite honestly our country are faced with a significant divide. On one side you have liberal urban voters, many of them radical supporters of extreme left-wing programs and policies. On … more

10/27/22

Minter Creek is the most popular spot on the Key Peninsula for local fishermen to nab a variety of salmon. The coho season ended in October.

Coho Salmon Season Comes to a Close on Minter Creek

On a normal Sunday afternoon in October most Western Washington residents are dodging damp weather to watch a Seattle Seahawks win. This wasn’t a normal October Sunday. It was 72 degrees and … more

Eddie Macsalka, KP News | 10/27/22

Falcons and Stink Bugs Enliven, Entertain and Baffle the Key Peninsula

Last month, writing about what to anticipate in our natural world, I pointed to the return of rain as one of September’s most important events. Hold on. That was two months ago. … more

Chris Rurik, KP News | 10/27/22

A Tale of Two Puddings — ‘It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Best of Desserts’

As fall slip-slides away, our culinary attention turns to winter and the upcoming holidays. While we regretfully say farewell to summer foods (until next year), heartier dishes now take center stage … more

Barbara Van Bogart | 10/27/22

“When the Emperor Was Divine” by Julia Otsuka, published 2002 by Alfred A. Knopf.

‘When the Emperor Was Divine’ by Julie Otsuka

A friend recommended this novel to me after it was banned from the curriculum last summer by the Muskego-Norway school board in Wisconsin, a district of about 4,800 students. There were no complaints … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 10/27/22

KP Community Services Plans To Serve for Years To Come With Help From Recent Grants

Key Peninsula Community Services Executive Director Willow Eaton can pretty much sum up the current economics of a nonprofit food bank in one sentence: “The demand is up, but the supply is … more

Eddie Macsalka, KP News | 10/27/22

Weirdos

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José Alaniz | 10/27/22

Meta-What?

I recently watched a short video about a man who lives in the metaverse. The video jumped back and forth between the real world and a computer-generated alternate reality. In the metaverse scenes, I … more

April Godwin | 10/27/22

Hannah Lekson, in her inaugural season at the helm of the Peninsula Seahawks girls basketball team, is taking over a young program looking to be regulars in the 3A state tournament annually. Lekson was a four-year season assistant for the Seahawks before being named head coach in June.

New PHS Girls Basketball Coach Wants Seahawks Soaring to New Heights

In 2018, Hannah Lekson had an itch she just couldn’t scratch. It had been a little more than two years since her last game with the University of Puget Sound Loggers womens basketball team. … more

Eddie Macsalka, KP News | 10/27/22

Congregants file out of their new facility on a recent Sunday.

WayPoint South Finds the Key to Home Through Grace on the Peninsula

Pastor Mark Klingler opened the new doors of WayPoint South for worship September 4 at the former location of Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church on McEwan Road NW and Key Peninsula Highway NW. … more

Lisa Bryan, KP News | 10/27/22

KP Residents Seek Alternatives to Broadband Internet

Key Peninsula residents have turned to wireless hotspots and satellite service for solutions to inadequate internet access as Pierce County’s plan to expand access to broadband moves forward. … more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 10/27/22

Rural life on the Key Peninsula can mean making compromises, but not on internet connection.

More High-Speed Internet Comes to the Key Peninsula, But Only for Some on the North End

In October Pierce County plans to sign a contract with a broadband franchise to provide high speed internet service through a privatized fiberoptic network to 526 households on the north Key … more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 10/27/22

Oct 2022 issue

9/28/22