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Marsha Kremen thought she had fulfilled her major commitments. After more than five years in leadership at the Longbranch Improvement Club, first as vice-president, then president, and finally as …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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3/29/23
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3/29/23
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Given the opportunity, wouldn’t we all choose to be shiny, happy people? Advertisers know the vast majority do.
But when I watch sports on television with my young daughter, uncomfortable …
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Mark Michel
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3/29/23
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All over the world and throughout all time, I’m betting, society has been creating a certain profile or image of who the perfect people are. No matter who you are or where you come from, everybody …
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Grace Nesbit
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3/29/23
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Those Easter mornings, my mother made hot cross buns. I remember them well, their butter-basted crowns glistening in the light with cross-shaped frosting dripping down the sides. I can smell their …
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Dan Whitmarsh
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3/29/23
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I have been living on the Key Peninsula since Oct. 25, 2007. I moved here to increase the diversity and to be as close as I can to the water. I also thought that because I made it out of the trap …
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Rion Tisino
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3/29/23
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Election season is creeping up on us and, unsurprisingly, tribal power games are becoming more inflammatory. Hair-on-fire-reporting fills the airwaves, and my hair is getting singed.
For …
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Carolyn Wiley
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3/29/23
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Over the last month, I’ve heard from many people questioning whether the Key Peninsula is still the same friendly community it was prior to 2020. It does not feel that way to them.
It’s a big …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor
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3/29/23
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3/29/23
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We’ll miss the Lake Kathryn Food Market. The store always has customers from the post office there and Cost Less Drugs. Such a great neighborhood and the workers are friendly. You don’t …
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3/29/23
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I have always been proud of my community in the Wauna-Gig Harbor area of the Key Peninsula. But after reading the March edition of Key Peninsula News about the proposed plan to open The Gallery, one …
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3/29/23
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Just when you get used to having electricity, water and peaceful sleep, the Russians launch a barrage of missile attacks all over Ukraine (March 9). They’re currently shelling Kherson. I counted 14 …
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3/29/23
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I am both shocked and frustrated reading that the Lake Kathryn Food Market is to be turned into an Ace Hardware. This has been a main reliable source of groceries for thousands of people in the local …
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3/29/23
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With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Randy C. Squance, 69, of Gig Harbor, who passed away March 12 at a family member’s home.
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3/26/23
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Deborah Rae Burwell of Gig Harbor passed away peacefully with her loving husband by her side the morning of Feb. 10. She was 69 years old.
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3/26/23
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Q: What’s with the hummingbirds in January? Are they dive-bombing? I thought the high-pitch chirp was a squirrel, but those are hummingbirds?
— Megan Schowalter, Longbranch
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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3/1/23
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3/1/23
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The Key Peninsula Community Council, Key Pen It Clean, Safe Streets and Pierce County will team up to provide access to dumpsters free of charge for KP residents March 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to …
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Staff Report
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3/1/23
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All day-use areas, trails, and camping at Penrose Point State Park have been closed since Jan. 15 for sewage system repairs and upgrades, according to the Washington State Parks and Recreation …
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Staff Report
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3/1/23
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