I see nothing has changed at the board of fire commissioners. Their attitude seems to be the same as it was way back when I was on the board. We know best, and the people will always follow us …
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2/28/22
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Just when we thought things were beginning to look up yet another “something unexpected” happened. This time it’s the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Did the whole world emerge from Covid …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor
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2/28/22
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Three meals a day are served in the dining room at the independent living facility where I live. Recently at lunchtime I noticed a new resident sitting alone. After I asked her if I could join her, I …
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Phyllis Henry
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1/28/22
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Since we’re continuing to dump greenhouse gases into our air that come from our use of fossil fuels, the Earth really is getting warmer. The average …
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Richard Gelinas
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1/27/22
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Some of the best advice I ever got in life came from an old boatman: “The most dangerous thing you can do out here is disrespect the river.”
The year was 1990. We were rafting …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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1/27/22
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At the Dec. 14 fire commissioners meeting the board decided to proceed with hiring a new full-time fire chief instead of pursuing the previously discussed possibility of a part-time chief shared with …
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1/27/22
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Wow! What a great column. Mr. Tisino summed up my feelings and fears exactly. I am sad that he had that experience at Evergreen Elementary School, but I get it. I love that his article was printed at …
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1/27/22
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I have been reading with interest the articles in the Key Peninsula News regarding the expansion of facilities for the fire department.While I completely agree that growth and expansion are needed, …
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1/27/22
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In his January 2022 column, Rion Tisino identifies some deep rifts in the Key Peninsula community caused by racism. I was particularly disheartened to read his perceptions of bias in the Peninsula …
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1/27/22
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Why are we being segregated into vaxed vs. unvaxed? What about the third group: Those of us with natural immunity. According to the CDC, about one third of the U.S. (100 million) have had COVID-19, …
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1/27/22
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Every day I hear people demanding their rights. It’s my right to a living wage, affordable housing, health care, food, free education, high-speed internet — the list seems endless. And …
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Bob Perry
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1/27/22
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In 1862, as the Civil War raged, President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, a law that would have a profound effect on the development of the West and transform the nation forever. The act granted …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis
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1/27/22
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Mark Zuckerberg was in first grade when a business school professor coined the expression “fear of missing out” 30 years ago. The researcher noticed how people struggle to choose when …
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Dan Clouse
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12/30/21
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First, I’d like to let everyone know that I am only exercising my First Amendment rights here. I am not discussing this subject from a scholarly perspective but as a civic-minded parent with a …
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Rion Tisino
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12/30/21
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At the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle there is a student leadership board for students from all over Washington who learn about the Holocaust and related issues, such as genocide, …
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Grace Nesbit
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12/30/21
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I, Carolyn Wiley, being of questionably sound mind, resolve to make no New Year’s Resolutions — not this year, next year or ever again.
If I don’t have the time or energy to make the change …
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Carolyn Wiley
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12/30/21
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Thanksgiving was a day of talking a little too loudly, gesturing a little too broadly and experiencing all the good feelings of true belonging that we’ve missed over the past two years. It …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor
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12/2/21
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My daughter, Violet, has been waiting for Santa since last January.
It feels like she’s asked, “How much longer until Christmas?” just about every single day.
I was the same …
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Krisa Bruemmer
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12/2/21
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