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Anne Nesbit
Self-Care for Your Life
You’re overwhelmed at work. Projects are piling up at home and your calendar is crammed with overdue tasks. To make room for all that you skip lunch, stop …
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8/1/18
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Brook Hurst Stephens
Summer Refresher
I’m writing this on a bright and sunny day, with temps soaring in the upper 80s. This might even be considered an uncomfortably hot day by Pacific …
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8/1/18
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Rachel Berry
Vashon Meanderings
Summer and early fall are the best times to visit areas that are bursting with berries, offer an abundance of sunshine, beaches filled with undiscovered …
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8/1/18
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Meredith Browand
Our District’s Future
The failure of the Peninsula School District’s April bond was heartbreaking and confusing to many supporters, including me. For nearly two months …
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7/1/18
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Phyllis Henry
Equestrian Delight
Shining groomed horses, brushed manes flaring, tails streaming behind, rushing along the paths at Gateway Park, topped by smiling children reveling in the sense …
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Phyllis Henry
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7/1/18
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Christie Fierro
To Pay or Not to Pay
Summer has finally arrived. Our kids will be out of school and we dare to hope they will take a break, now and then, from screen time. They’ll have more …
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7/1/18
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Rob Vajko
Success is Counted Sweetest
“Nothing is impossible if you want it hard enough and work hard enough!”
You, like me, have probably been told something similar at some point in …
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7/1/18
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
Shaking off the winter garb, I step into spring and my garden ritual begins. Just being in the garden brings back memories of our first Longbranch neighbor. I like the …
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6/1/18
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Dan Whitmarsh
Dan Whitmarsh
Graduation
My daughter recently came home with a big box. “Hey, Dad,” she said. “Check this out!” She spilled its contents on the table, and I let out a …
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6/1/18
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Polly Robinson, KP News
The Three Hardest Words
I believe, when it comes down to it, the three most difficult words in the English language are not, as one might believe, “I love you,” …
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6/1/18
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On my first day of school, along with all the other kids in my rural Iowa school, I saluted the United States flag. Once we had gathered in a circle around the …
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Phyllis Henry
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6/1/18
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Rachel Berry
Rediscovering Bremerton
Bremerton has always been a city that rides on the fortunes of the maritime industry. With its close ties to the U.S. Navy, it boomed during times of war …
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5/1/18
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Joseph Pentheroudakis
Migratory Birds and the Law
In December 2017, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued an opinion concluding that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, enacted 100 years ago, …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis
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5/1/18
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Phyllis Henry
You Have My Word
Today it seems too many contracts and purchases include voluminous “Terms and Agreements,” and too often we push the “Agree” button or provide a …
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Phyllis Henry
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5/1/18
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Rob Vajko
Are You an Ultracrepidarianist?
It is probably hard to answer that question, because you have no idea what an “ultracrepidarianist” actually is; neither did I. If you know that …
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5/1/18
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Christie Fierro
Communication Blossoms
By the time April tulip blossoms arrive, my New Year’s resolution is usually not only broken, it is not even remembered. This year, I did not even …
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4/1/18
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Ted Olinger, KP News
Here’s to Lookin’ Up Your Old Address
It has been my observation in recent years that true Key Penners are not very familiar with change. Still, they are against …
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4/1/18
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Dan White, Guest Columnist
Against the Bond—There is a Better Way
The deteriorated state of the Peninsula School District buildings is a known fact. Taxpayers have approved $190 million in …
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4/1/18
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Shawn Jensen, Guest Columnist
Vote to Raise Your Taxes?
Why You Should Support the Peninsula Schools Bond
Taxes—the very word provokes strong feelings. Frustration, aggravation and even …
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4/1/18
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
Aging and the Insults Thereof
Aging is the preferred alternative, but age is also encumbered with a variety of afflictions, inconveniences and personal insults.
One …
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3/1/18
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