It occurred to me, while following the news over the last couple of weeks, it is time to stop, take a deep breath and think about what we are doing and where we need to go.
“Looking Forward to a New President,” should read “Looking forward to a new columnist.” It is becoming very distasteful for many readers who must endure the same, hateful partisan rhetoric from Val Torrens. According to her op-ed piece in your Saturday, Oct. 4, edition, George W. Bush is responsible not only for the economic crisis in America, but for every evil on the earth.
An old friend of mine in the newspaper business, long gone, told me that just before the Great Depression hit in 1929, her devout Catholic widowed mother was warned by her priest to go immediately to the bank and draw out all her money.
An old friend of mine in the newspaper business, long gone, told me that just before the Great Depression hit in 1929, her devout Catholic, widowed mother was warned by her priest to go immediately to the bank and draw out all her money.
The Port of Bremerton’s incomprehensible decision last week to accept a $2.58 million federal grant to fund its much-lamented Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) project — and thereby obligate local taxpayers to come up with a similar amount, since the grant requires a one-for-one match — was portrayed in some circles as a vote on whether SEED would live or die.
FAITHFUL LIVING
TORRENS TALK
A Chico Way family had their world turned upside down Monday after their house caught fire in the early morn
GUEST COLUMN
The next four years will be a rocky, uncertain economic ride. Sitting on the cusp — or smack dab in the middle, depending on who you ask — of a recession means that there’s a whole lot at stake in the November election. With the present mired in economic frailty and no idea of what the future holds, voters are searching for strong, competent leaders to send to represent their interests on a county and state level.
Sound Off is a public forum. Articles are selected from letters to the editor or may be written specifically for this feature. Today, United Way of Kitsap County Executive Director David Foote points out the need to give this year is greater than before because of the current economic climate.
Now that the South Kitsap School District board of directors has adopted a resolution to put an excess levy measure on the ballot for next February’s election, it’s time for the voters to consider whether to approve or reject the ballot proposition.
We’ve taken another run at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on coming up with a social statement on human sexuality.
The United Way of Kitsap County is one month into the 2008 Annual Fundraising Campaign and so far it looks promising, however, it is too early to be too hopeful. Last year at this same time we did not have our pledge from the Boeing Employees; this year that pledge is in, unfortunately it is $18,000 less than last year. The good news is that Harrison Medical Center, under the leadership of Scott Bosch, set a campaign goal this year of $150,000 and I received a report the other day that they have pledges of more than $162,000.
Kitsap’s economy is heavily dependent on public and government employers. Over the past seven years, combined employment of the federal government, Harrison Hospital and Olympic College has grown from 20 percent to 38 percent of Kitsap’s total employment.
The United Way of Kitsap County is one month into the 2008 annual fundraising campaign and so far it looks promising. However, it is too early to be too hopeful. Last year at this same time we did not have our pledge from the Boeing Employees; this year that pledge is in, unfortunately it is $18,000 less than last year. The good news is that Harrison Medical Center, under the leadership of President and CEO Scott Bosch, set a campaign goal this year of $150,000 and I received a report the other day that it has pledges of more than $162,000.
So many people like to say that they saw the mortgage crisis coming, as if it somehow reflects on their intelligence and foresight.
We’ve taken another run at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on coming up with a social statement on human sexuality.
