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Key Peninsula will help choose candidates for two federal, one state, three legislative district and two county positions in the primary elections Aug. 2, in addition to judicial offices and local …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/29/22
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6/29/22
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Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz visited Lakebay Marina June 4 in part to celebrate the partnership to save the iconic facility and to see for herself what the Department of …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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6/29/22
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It was 1919, and the age of the automobile was in full swing. The nation’s rural roads and bridges, until then built for and used primarily by farmers, were …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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6/29/22
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I rise early this time of year, too early, because a woodpecker starts the day banging its head against the side of my house. What at first I took to be gunshots or a jackhammer when we moved out …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/29/22
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In response to the guest column in the June edition, “Climate Change Comes Home,” here are a few interesting facts.
The Earth was formed roughly four billion years ago and has been …
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6/29/22
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District 7 is a unique and diverse district that includes urban University Place, Gig Harbor and the rural Key Peninsula and its many miles of shoreline.
As is true for all council districts, Key …
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6/29/22
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Thought I’d check in and say hello. (“Local Man is Saving Animals in Ukraine,” June.) I am currently in Kyiv at a home of two fabulous people who went from contacts to friends. …
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6/29/22
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Marilyn Sue Hartley died peacefully surrounded by family at her Gig Harbor home near Rocky Creek June 10, 2022. She was 80 years old. She was born and raised in Alliance, …
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6/27/22
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Marilyn Love Davis of Seattle passed away May 19 at the age of 95, peacefully and with family members at her side.
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6/27/22
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Marcia “Marcy” Coefer Sparks, 62, of Longbranch died unexpectedly May 22 in Lakebay. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 4, 1960, to parents Margaret Coefer and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. …
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6/27/22
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Robert (Rob) P. Newkirk, long-time resident of Gig Harbor, passed to heaven surrounded by love May 15 at age 54 from esophageal cancer.
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6/27/22
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LuVerne Lois Wilson Petersen was born May 17, 1925, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and died May 29 in Tacoma at age 97. She moved to Washington with her parents at the age of 17.
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6/27/22
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Approximately 5 million people had fled Ukraine and another 8 million were internally displaced as of May 15 after their country was invaded by the Russian Federation Feb. 24. Many who ran tried to …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/2/22
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6/1/22
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A simple idea garnered big rewards for students and families at Minter Creek Elementary School in May.
The Minter Creek PTA fundraiser, spearheaded by Jessica Gamble, raised almost $10,000 in two …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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6/1/22
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This is World War III. There is no doubt. What happens in Ukraine will have an effect on the rest of the world for generations to come. I feel it is a defining moment for the human race.
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Tom Bates
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6/1/22
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The sleek arc of the Purdy Bridge rises in a graceful sweep over the narrow channel between Henderson Bay and Burley Lagoon. An iconic part of the landscape since it was built in 1936, the concrete …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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6/1/22
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The muddy easement passes two just-built houses and a fifth-wheel before plunging into the woods. Then the roadbed itself plunges down a ravine. A landslide has scooped away the hillside below, …
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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6/1/22
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One of the better memories I have from my 1970s high school years are the hours I stole for myself by ditching an English class I despised. I hid out in the stacks of the library, sneaking along the …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/1/22
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