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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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Polly Robinson, KP News
Moving Home... to Home
I like to think we’re not “just another one of those California couples” moving up to Washington. I was born at the Naval Hospital in …
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3/1/18
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Dan Whitmarsh
Dan Whitmarsh
Looking for the Truth
Christians are now in the season of Lent. It is a time of reflection and refinement. It is also a time of anticipation, as Lent leads to …
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3/1/18
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Meredith Browand
#MeToo and #MySons
The rise of the #MeToo movement the last six months has forced me to see things differently. I look at pop culture with a more critical eye, I pay closer …
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3/1/18
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Vicki Husted Biggs
The Oxford English dictionary uses words like brokenhearted, morose, sorrow, unhappy, regret, melancholy, downcast, dejected, low, blue, gloomy and miserable to describe …
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2/1/18
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Frank Slater
The Clearwater Spruce
In 1945 or ’46, the Quinault school district extended its high school bus route to Kalaloch in Jefferson County to pick up teenage students from …
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2/1/18
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Rachel Berry
Hoodsport Entices Foodies and Outdoor Enthusiasts
Even though it’s not quite spring, most of us have had enough of winter and are ready for an adventure. Good news: There’s an …
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2/1/18
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Rob Vajko
Flirting, Harassment and Hollywood
There is an inherent danger in not jumping on the bandwagon of current thinking, especially when the current thinking has to do with sexual …
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2/1/18
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Blood and Soil
In December 1990, I was riding in a car along the coast of the Adriatic Sea near the medieval fortress city of Dubrovnik in Croatia, when the engine …
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Ted Olinger
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1/1/18
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Brook Hurst Stephens
New Year? Piece of Cake!
Like many people, I start to think about what I’ll be making and doing to celebrate the holidays not long after Halloween. It’s hard not to …
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1/1/18
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