Kitsap Republicans passed a nice, clean platform at their county convention Saturday that was guaranteed to offend nobody and left vowing to keep the White House and take back Congress, the governor’s office, the Legislature and the courthouse.
It’s bad enough Kitsap residents can’t leave the area without having to pay their way off this peninsula and soon one way is going to get a little more costly.
LIKE IT IS
TORRENS TALK
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent top-two primary ruling was gift-wrapped by the Washington State Grange to look like a blanket primary.
In recent weeks, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed more than 200 bills into law, stemming from the 2008 legislative session.
FAITHFUL LIVING
Local Rotarians and Lions have invested heavily in the city parks bearing their affiliations in Evergreen Rotary Park and Lions Park throughout the years, and today the Kiwanis Club will follow suit as its members gather at Kiwanis Park, located between Fourth and Fifth streets in West Bremerton, for the first step in a long-term overhaul of the park.
As I write this second column for the Patriot, it is spring vacation in the Bremerton schools. As such, it is a relatively quiet time of the year. Our facilities and support staff are busy at work, “spring cleaning” and completing punch list items for the new high school and middle school additions. Nonetheless, without students, the schools are very quiet, indeed.
“If you are an Independent, then I am the Angel Gabriel,” writes Earl P. Otto of Bremerton.
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.
As I look back at the 2008 legislative session, I’m proud to have played my part and grateful to have been given that opportunity. Faced with a slowing economy, we invested, but invested wisely. We said “no” to new taxes, but avoided slashing vital public services. We accomplished many things that really matter in people’s lives, and we left a substantial reserve to guard against future problems. As I said, I’m proud of what your Legislature accomplished in this year’s short session. But in the end, of course, you’ll be the judge.
TORRENS TALK
With respect to Erwin Gemmer, his recent letter concerning vaccinations is highly misleading and in some cases completely wrong. Vaccinations have been responsible for saving hundreds of thousands of lives. Contrary to his assertion, most of the diseases did not see a drastic decline until after we started vaccinating against those diseases.
“If you are an Independent, then I am the Angel Gabriel,” writes Earl P. Otto of Bremerton.
Like It Is
By State Rep. Sherry Appleton As I look back at the 2008 legislative session, I’m proud to have played my…
Having already expressed the view that Kitsap County’s association with the Puget Sound Regional Council has outlived its usefulness — assuming there ever was any — we feel compelled to congratulate the county commissioners for taking what we hope will be the first step in terminating it once and for all.
The North Kitsap School District is doing an awful lot of belt-tightening lately. State and federal funding is dwindling, and what little money the district does receive comes with so many strings that choice is taken away from the district as to how to use the money.
