Online poll

It’s slanted

I notice that this poll is geared specificly toward negative input.

You drive (pun intended) people not seeing red away or into the ‘other’ lane.

Haltingly, I add, the 3 way stop sign at the top of Torval Canyon is completely ridiculous.

Michael Raley

Poulsbo

Readers on readers

Gene Bullock’s responds to Dennis Sheeran letter

Mr. Sheeran has lifted the “we want it all” quote out of context to make a dubious point.

Republicans find it convenient to forget they have been in control for the last eight years, while presiding over the biggest expansion of the national debt and presidential power in U.S. history.

They’re able to kid themselves, however, because it was conducted largely behind closed doors, away from public scrutiny.

Behind a veil of secrecy, the Bush/Cheney team was able to help friends and campaign contributors raid the public coffers to a degree unprecedented even in the U.S. Congress.

It’s hypocritical for Republicans to now claim that it’s the Democrats who want to “bring back big government.”

The truth is “big government” thrived and grew under Republicans who pandered shamelessly to corporate campaign contributors. But Republican strategists now seem more worried about the next election than about fixing the mess they helped create.

Gene Bullock

Poulsbo

Thank you

Sheriff’s Posse is a blessing

For the past five years the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Posse has served our children’s organizations at Crosby Chapel. As we prepare for another year of fun out in Seabeck, I wanted to be sure to let the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office and the public know just how much we do appreciate all of the work and effort the Posse puts into making our Carnival such a success!

The funds raised from this event will be used as the financial base for our Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) program to provide an affordable opportunity for all MOPS moms and to supplement our AWANA program. These programs reach out to more than 150 children in the Seabeck/Bremerton area, regardless of financial status. No parent or child is ever turned away due to lack of funds.

In order to continue these programs, we must receive generous donations from parents, individual benefactors and local and regional businesses. One of our most faithful contributors has been the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Posse.

This dedicated group of people and horses has joined our carnival for the past five years, rain or shine.

Their participation is the highlight of our event. The lines are long (almost endless it seems at times) as the children patiently wait for their turn on the big horses.

These gentle giants then take them on the most exciting ride of their young lives. Along the way, the Posse members talk and joke with the kids, some of whom never play another game, they just go to the back of the line to wait their turn to ride again.

As coordinator for the past four years, the first question I am always asked is “Will the horses be there again?” I know that the cost of coming to our event comes out of the pockets of the Posse members. Each year the Posse has helped to raise $500, for a total of $2,500 to date.

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) and AWANA will be hosting its 14th annual Carnival and Silent Auction on Saturday, April 25 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Crosby Chapel in Seabeck.

More than 500 people from the community join us and we hope the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Posse will be able to be there once again.

Thank you again Kitsap County Sheriff’s Posse for such dedicated service to the Bremerton/Seabeck community.

BETSY HYTINEN

MOPS Coordinator