Saying goodbye — A community education
After a year-and-a-half, reporter Kristin Okinaka says farewell.
April 5, 2012
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Guest Column: Polluted stormwater runoff barrier to salmon recovery and Puget Sound cleanup
Scientists have seen adult coho salmon dying within 24 hours of returning to some polluted urban streams in Western Washington. In some cases, 60 to 90 percent of the coho are dying before they can spawn.
What’s killing the fish? It’s a poison soup of brake pad dust, oil, gasoline and other pollutants that are washed by rain or melting snow from yards, sidewalks, parking lots and roads, right into our streams and Puget Sound.
April 3, 2012
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In our opinion: Under the walnut
This week we asked the City of Bremerton to let us see under the three walnuts that constantly sit upon their budget table. Again, they refused to lift shells.
In our opinion: We're taking the chance
Necessity and experience combined to create Veterans Life, our new monthly publication for the 38,000 veterans that call Kitsap County home. And, we mean the veterans of all seven uniformed services that comprise five generations of war time service – including the long years of the Cold War.
March 22, 2012
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Senior Life 101: Sleepless in Silverdale – Part 4
As I conclude my four-part series on the “Importance of getting a good night’s sleep,” I want to focus on two considerations: (1) establishing good nighttime habits, which include our sleep environment, and (2) keeping a regular bedtime routine.
March 15, 2012
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In our opinion: Bridge for sale
Selling the naming rights to the eastbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge is the right side of simple genius.
March 15, 2012
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Guest Column: Traditional foods are treaty foods
These short, cold, rainy and sometimes snowy days of winter always make me think about our treaties. It was during this time of year more than 150 years ago that the U. S. government negotiated most of its treaties with tribes here in Western Washington.
March 8, 2012
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In our opinion: Community character
Since the first of the year, four out of nine of our front pages have carried news of our homeless population. Two, including this week’s, tell of the chronic homelessness and two explain a bit about life for the less stereotypically obvious homeless – those who want their homelessness to end as quick as possible.
In our opinion: Hard news
It’s going to be hard for parents, teachers and councelors to explain to the young students at Armin Jahr Elementary School why one of their fellow students brought a handgun to school and shot another.
Senior Life 101: Sleepless in Silverdale – Part 3
The fact is that poor sleep habits, including a poor sleep environment and poor “daytime” habits, can be the main causes of low-quality sleep in seniors. In many cases, we develop poor sleep habits over a lifetime, but as people get older, they find they create more and more problems. Fortunately, I believe there are some practical things seniors can do to improve sleep habits.
February 17, 2012
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