Anger. Disappointment. A tad resentful. Whatever the people involved in the Tibbits and Gaines annexation issues are feeling right now, it’s justified.
The Poulsbo City Council on Wednesday night had the perfect opportunity to show its concern for some future residents. And it failed to do so. On the night in question, the council was met with an unusual standing room only crowd of spectators who were all attracted by one of two agenda items.
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LOVIN’ FROM THE OVEN
A survey released by the Washington Association of Realtors on Oct. 4 indicates that Kitsap County residents have not yet reached general agreement about the central issues involved in growth management.
The Washington State Supreme Court is on quite a roll these days in terms of thumbing its nose at both the law and the will of the voters in order to protect the ability of the state’s governing class to keep the tax money flowing regardless of how most of us may feel about it.
OK, OK, I’m recycling.
As a disciple of the late Gov. Dixy Lee Ray, I’m not convinced of the value of it yet, but I’m willing to listen to those who are and do.
Was it my imagination or were there an inordinate number of police out and about Kitsap County hunting prey over this past holiday weekend?
Everywhere I went, there were Sheriff’s deputies, Port Orchard and Bremerton police, and Washington State Patrol officers hiding around corners and behind bushes with their radar guns, etc., looking for any infraction that could justify pulling folks over.
Seeing a story in the newspapers the other day about a world wide “toilet revolution” reminded me of one of the accomplishments of the late House Speaker John L. O’Brien of Seattle that I hadn’t included in his obituary when he died last spring at 95.
It caused big problems for holiday travelers, but Paula Hammond, Washington’s new Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT), did the right thing when she pulled the four Steel Electric class ferries out of service the day before Thanksgiving.
The problem: Cracks and corrosion in the hulls.
Did it bother you when Brad left Jennifer? Do you cringe over every one of Britney’s exploits? Can you repeat them all if anyone asked?
Well, if you can answer yes to any of these questions, you may be what Carla Seaquist, State Rep. Larry Seaquist’s wife calls “the celebrity-starved.”
