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Dan Whitmarsh
Dan Whitmarsh
Love thy neighbor
Violence changes us. It drills into our hearts with anxiety and fear.
Violence drives us to self-protection. It puts us constantly on watch …
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7/2/16
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Joseph Pentheroudakis
It was the summer of 1992. I had recently moved to Seattle and was on the ferry to Southworth crossing Colvos Passage, the strait between Vashon Island and the Kitsap …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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7/2/16
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Sue Surratt
Fourth of July—Herron Island Style
It's a reunion of sorts as you walk up Herron Road from the ferry dock. Islanders and guests mingle and prepare for a weekend of patriotic …
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7/2/16
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Frank Slater
Elections Belong to the People
Abraham Lincoln spoke of our government as being of the people, by the people, and for the people.
National polls show unprecedented unfavorable …
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7/2/16
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Kevin Reed
Call From "Not Provided"
This morning I’m lying there, dozing on one of the few days I get to sleep in for a bit, and I’m slapped awake by a phone call on my landline. I look at …
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5/28/16
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Cathy Warner
I Wauna Call It Home
Perusing Redfin’s real estate website a year ago, I fell for a gray shingled house with granny green carpet and a Gig Harbor address, hoping it would be the …
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5/28/16
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Sue Surratt
One Summer Night
On Herron Island, visitors and residents alike are drawn almost with the pull of the tides down to beautiful North Beach. You are immediately captivated by the …
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5/28/16
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Monica Rakowski
How to Start a Community Garden
Last year, the KP came together to build a community garden at the Red Barn, our local youth center. About 30 people, including quite a few kids, …
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5/28/16
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Dan Whitmarsh
Dan Whitmarsh
Reflections on a Decade
I moved here on a snowy day in March 2006 so I’ve been part of the Key Peninsula community for a decade now.
I’ve been thinking a …
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5/1/16
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Anne Nesbit
The children are watching
How should a community react when a child is harmed? The reality is that as caregivers (parents, guardians, older siblings, relatives), we are the most …
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5/1/16
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T.S. Dickson
'Dude, Where's My Internet?'
Dear KP Techie: “I work from home on the KP a couple of days a week and my Internet is really slow, which makes it difficult to do my job. Not to …
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5/1/16
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Joseph Pentheroudakis
Comings and goings
Spring migration has come to the Pacific Flyway, the north-south route that migrating birds follow along the west coast of the Americas. A busy time in …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis
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5/1/16
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Dale Goodvin
Through the Filters that Abide
At some point many of us have realized that we are seeing a blurred, indistinct, pale imitation of the real world. We go to a doctor and buy a pair …
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5/1/16
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Rob Vajko
Don't Let the Next President Ruin Your Friendships
Election years are rarely defined by the word “unity,” and this one even less so. It isn’t simply along party lines either. …
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5/1/16
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Carolyn Wiley
A Sign for Our Times
I am driving up the Key when I spy the sign—actually my favorite sign—and growing more so as the county works to stabilize the east side of the road …
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4/30/16
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Kevin Reed
Content, context and correctness
Have you noticed that the national political split we see in the presidential race seems to rip all the way down to each of us as individuals? Makes …
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4/2/16
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Sue Surratt
Tides of Change
It was 1975 when I first stepped ashore on Herron Island. I've been here off and on ever since. I've come to realize this unique little island offered childhood …
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4/2/16
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Frank Slater
Follow the rules
A recent GOP survey I completed contained this question: “Would you support immigration reform that included securing our borders and a path to citizenship for …
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4/2/16
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Monika Rakowski
Monica Rakowski
Cannabis, a powerful herbal medicine
I was warned against writing this column. After considering the consequences, I decided this topic is too important not …
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4/2/16
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Anne Nesbit
You can stop suicide
All you have to do is listen.
Most people thinking of suicide want to stay alive. They are instead struggling to live with the pain they feel and are looking …
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4/1/16
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