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Just wanted to thank Lisa Bryan for the terrific article on the Communities in Schools reading program. (“Tutors with Tails Help Young Readers at Vaughn Elementary,” KP News …
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2/1/20
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Unprecedented times call for unprecedented editorials. The best I can write within the confines of our local Key Peninsula News tradition …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor, KP News
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2/1/20
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To say that 2021 started out a little rough may be an understatement. It’s hard not to feel overwhelmed by the politics, by the pandemic, by the long road ahead. I think all of us can …
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Anne Nesbit
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1/27/20
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On behalf of the Key Peninsula Community Council, thank you for your factual reporting in the December issue of the presentation by CenturyLink engineer Christopher Black about the …
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1/2/20
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I am settling in with a cup of hot coffee after a walk in the woods with the dogs. There is nothing so invigorating as the feeling that follows …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor, KP News
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1/2/20
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I don’t like talking to strangers. You never know what they’re going to say. I can do it if I have to — it’s part of being a writer, after all …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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1/2/20
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It’s early December. Fall is winding down and winter is waiting in the wings, chomping at the bit. Exhausted, the garden is lying low and catching its …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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1/2/20
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Mary’s 21-year-old son died of a heroin overdose in his dorm room at college during a break between semesters. Three days later he was discovered by a …
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Vicki Husted Biggs
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1/2/20
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Note: Rude, raucous laughter among the seals is transcribed here as: Bark-bark-bark-bark-bark. Seal 1: Hey do you guys smell that? Smells like …
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Rich Gelinas
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1/2/20
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My mum passed away in April last year. My mother was British and a British “mom” is always a “mum.” Mum was just beginning to experience the symptoms of …
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Rob Vajko
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1/2/20
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Sound View Camp, owned and operated by the Presbytery of Olympia, plans to log a number of trees on 60 of its 92 acres.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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12/30/19
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To everything there is a season and so begins the magical wonder of winter holidays. No other time of year is filled with such a deep sense of …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor, KP News
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12/6/19
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No child enjoys being scolded, especially by a beloved adult, but being personally reprimanded by Santa Claus is a special burden. It was 1966 or ’67. …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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12/6/19
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As 2019 rapidly comes to a close it’s natural to take a few minutes to reflect on the past year. If your year was anything like mine it flew by in what felt …
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Meredith Browand
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12/6/19
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Some words change our lives. “You have a full scholarship.” “The cancer is in remission.” “You will be giving birth to twins.” The words loom in our …
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Phyllis Henry
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12/6/19
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The darkness always surprises me. Our languid days of summer too quickly give way to winter’s darkness and, here on the peninsula, the …
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Dan Whitmarsh
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12/6/19
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Everyone is horrified by the mass shootings in recent decades, but I am still surprised when a gun owner says “I support banning of assault weapons.” It’s important we get our facts and …
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11/1/19
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I have been a commissioner for Key Pen Parks District for over eight years. I have been elected twice to Position 1. I’ve been president of the board four of the last six years. In an effort to …
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11/1/19
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We are two past presidents of the Key Peninsula Parks and Recreation Commission, better known now as Key Pen Parks. During our six-plus years of working together, we orchestrated the increase of park …
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11/1/19
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For the moment, let’s forget everything happening in Washington, D.C. An endless stream of breaking news alerts, notifications, dings, beeps …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor, KP News
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11/1/19
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