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August 2008
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The Primary Race 2008
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | The KPBJ

Govenor

  • Dino Rossi

     
Cochrane joins Front Street Clinic Group
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | The KPBJ

Karen Cochrane, M.Ed., Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Master Neurofeedback Practitioner, has joined the Front Street Clinic group.

Cochrrane was invited to join the clinic by owners Antone Pryor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and Kim Young Oak, ARNP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Cochrane works with all ages, and provides psychotherapy, Neurofeedback Training, assessment, diagnosis and education. She will also continue working with children using sand-tray and play therapy. read more »

 
Pair recognized by the City of Port Orchard as Employees of the Quarter
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | The KPBJ

Donna Phipps and Officer Beth Deatherage have been recognized by the City of Port Orchard as Employees of the Quarter for the first and second quarters of 2008. The recognition is a citywide expansion of what had previously only been done in the Public Works Department. read more »

 
The governor's race getting down -- and real dirty
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | Adele Ferguson

It’s a good thing the Supreme Court ruled that it’s OK to lie in campaign ads or today’s election participants wouldn’t know what to do.

Did you read where the Democrats said it never occurred to them that people might misconstrue their playing of the theme song from “The Sopranos” with an ad linking Dino Rossi with the Building Industry Association of Washington as intended to suggest he was a mobster and the BIAW was his mob? read more »

 
Endorse Dalton
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | The KPBJ

Your vote for Jeanette Dalton for Kitsap County Superior Court Judge will give citizens the most qualified person for this highly important position. We know Jeanette personally and respect her integrity and passion for the rule of law.

Further, her skills, competence, judgment and legal experience are excellent. Jeanette has successfully served as prosecutor, defense attorney and Judge pro tem. As a deputy prosecuting attorney she has extensive criminal experience in a multitude of categories, from murder in the first degree to kidnapping. read more »

 
Boardwalk
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | The KPBJ

Dear Congressman Norm Dicks, Senators Rockefeller, Sheldon, and Kilmer; Representatives Eickmeyer, Haigh, Rolfes, Appleton, Lantz, and Seaquist; Commissioners Brown, Bauer, and Angel, Chairman Leonard Forsman, and Mayor Bozeman:

Before Congressman Norm Dicks moves to bring the Suquamish Tribe and the City of Bremerton together to discuss the merits of moving forward with the marina boardwalk, I want to urge you all to read and seek to fully understand the depth and breadth of the decision to be made. read more »

 
Matthes
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | The KPBJ

We are in serious trouble this election. Our mainstay, Jan Angel, has decided to go for the greater glories of State Representative. Good luck to you, Jan.

The choice we are offered for Commissioner in District 2 is between Democrats Charlotte Garrido or Monty Mahan, and Republican Tim Matthes. The choice ought to be obvious. Charlotte Garrido blew it when she was commissioner before. We don’t want a return to her style of governing. And if Monty Mahan is anything like his father, whose record on taxation by the Port Commission is anything but frugal, I’d be very skeptical about him. read more »

 
Judicial Race
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | The KPBJ

I am a junior officer in the US military and have been trained on the issues of conflict of interest with contractors. In my opinion it is a glaring conflict of interest for judicial candidates to accept practicing Kitsap attorneys’ campaign donations. While the law may permit this questionable practice, I believe our judicial candidates must opt to decline these contributions and stand independent of real or potential conflict. read more »

 
Education Funding
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | The KPBJ

In response to Don Brunell’s column entitled “What is going wrong in Washington,” that explained how the state passed up a $13.2 million education grant from the Gates Foundation at the behest of the Washington Education Association because it called for merit pay or teachers. As a teacher, I’m not always thrilled with the state teachers union. In fact, lately I’ve been more disappointed and frustrated than impressed.  read more »

 
Environmentalists, Rossi's dog, and political correctness
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | Lary Coppola

One thing this job requires is a lot of reading. One of my observations about both the extreme right and the extreme left, is they are equally close-minded, and rarely open to new information that challenges their beliefs — no matter what the source, or how logical or factual that information may be. I’ve also observed they tend to associate only with people like themselves, who validate their strongly held viewpoints. read more »

 
How new leave laws will impact your business
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | Julie Tappero

In Washington’s last legislative session, two new leave laws were passed, and there’s a good chance that you don’t know about them. I recently spoke to a group of business owners and managers at the Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce meeting and it was evident that these laws are not commonly understood, or even known about. Both laws are now in effect, and it’s very important that business owners are aware of them.

There are many leave laws, both federal and state. read more »

 
Community Electronic Waste Recycling Event Set
August 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm | The KPBJ

Olympic Printer Resources, Inc. of Kingston and EcycleNW of Sequim have teamed up with Children of the Nations, Sound Publishing, United Rentals, Quiznos and Garlic Jim’s Pizza to sponsor a Community Electronic Waste Recycling Day on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale.

Items accepted will include televisions, monitors, printers, computers, copiers, stereo components, VCR/DVD players, telephones, microwave ovens, household batteries and cell phones. Collection fees range from $9 for phones up to $44 for large console televisions. read more »