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March 2009
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Like it or not, coal is part of our future
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | Don Brunell

There’s a move afoot in the United States to eliminate coal as a source of energy. Opponents prefer cleaner renewable energy, but coal provides more than half of our nation’s electricity and will for at least the next 20 years. There won’t be enough alternative energy for decades — if ever — to replace it.
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Uptown Gig Harbor's vision: Create a social experience
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | Rodika Tollefson

BettiAnn Yancey says she remembers the day when she had to drive to Seattle for some of her shopping. Now, the longtime Gig Harbor area resident is happy she doesn’t even have to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to go to the mall. Instead, she is a frequent visitor to Uptown Gig Harbor — an upscale shopping complex that opened in Gig Harbor’s West Side less than two years ago. read more »

 
Realtors back legislation to boost state economy by $1.35 billion
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

The Washington Realtors are asking lawmakers to approve a plan to draw 12,000 first-time home buyers into the state’s sluggish housing market. The plan, which proposes strategies to revitalize the housing market, was developed by a work group of Washington Realtors, the Housing Finance Commission, the Department of Financial Institutions, and top real estate brokers and representatives of the lending industry. The proposal is based on the research of three of the Northwest’s leading economists. read more »

 
Navy finally weighs in on ferry funding
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | Adele Ferguson

It’s about time the Navy added its voice to those asking. pleading and demanding that the state stop treating the ferry system like a stepchild of the Transportation Dept.

“I strongly recommend,” Admiral James Symons wrote ferry boss David Moseley, “the state of Washington pursue a course of action that will maintain the service our Navy sailors, civilian employees and families now depend on and enjoy.” read more »

 
SEED
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

The Port of Bremerton’s SEED project should be scrapped once and for all. Even with Obama’s focus on renewable energy, this project was so mismanaged by Tim Botkin it may never “pencil” for the taxpayers.

Now former Port CEO Ken Attebery wants the job of managing SEED. His hiring would be even more of a travesty than hiring Botkin was. read more »

 
Socialism Today
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

Today as I stood in line at a local grocery store I noticed on the magazine rack the latest issue of Newsweek and the cover stated: We Are All Socialists Now! I remember a few years back when I mentioned to some friends that Socialism was just around the corner in our country and they reacted with a “No it can’t ever ever happen here.” Yes it can — and did. Enter Obama on the scene! I might remind you that there is a thin line between socialism and communism — one uses subterfuge and the other uses force! Socialism — plain and simple — means lowering all of us to one common level! read more »

 
Buy Local
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

I am the President and CEO of Leader International Corporation, parent company of FairWeather Site Furnishings, a Port Orchard manufacturing company and Port Orchard’s largest private employer.

We are one of the foremost suppliers of LED lights in the U.S., and I wonder why our state is going across the country to obtain LED lights when we have a company capable of supplying an equal or better LED light, proven around the world; and even installed at the Department of Energy’s new headquarters in Virginia. Our LED lights adorn skyscrapers in Dubai, light identification numbers on U.S. read more »

 
Clarifying our coming changes -- plus some other stuff
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | Lary Coppola

Last issue I outlined a number of changes we will be making in the coming months in response to both the evolution of the newspaper industry, and the news business in general, as well as the current state of our economy. In response to the feedback from advertisers and readers alike, some of these changes need modification, while others just need some clarification.

The main question we got from our readers and advertising partners concerned the print edition of the paper and the change to subscription-based distribution. So let me take the time to explain this fully. read more »

 
Minimizing unplanned or unnecessary leave taken by employees
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | Julie Tappero

“I can’t come to work today because my boots are muddy,” the construction worker told us.

“Well, you work outside, so that’s to be expected,” we told him. “Can’t you go to work with mud on your shoes?” The answer was no.

Another worker told us he wouldn’t be able to go to the jobsite, because he lost the directions. “Would you like us to give them to you again?” we asked. “No thank you,” was the reply. read more »

 
Stimulus for the environment?
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | Kathleen Byrne-Barrantes

With the $787 Billion Stimulus Bill being signed by President Barack Obama on Feb. 17, a fervor of excitement swept across the region as many of our local lawmakers touted the environmental benefits included in the plan.

Rep. Jay Inslee had pushed for including environmentally sustainable, forward-thinking proposals in the stimulus bill. read more »

 
Teens Learn Basics
Poulsbo students attend "Auto Buying 101" at Liberty Bay Auto
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

Car buying can be an intimidating experienced even for seasoned consumers, let alone for young people looking for their first car. In February, Liberty Bay Auto took some of the mystery out of that event for a group of Poulsbo teenagers.

Ninth graders from Christ the King Academy in Poulsbo attended a field trip to Liberty Bay Auto, where Doug Houghton talked to them about car buying basics. read more »

 
Technology offers alternative solution for seniors in need
March 6, 2009 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

Local in-home senior care company Abiding HomeCare has released SafeSenior Calls, a new product utilizing automated telephone and web-based technologies to place well-being calls and medication reminder calls to seniors on specific, predetermined days and times.

The senior can receive such calls up to three times a day if necessary, and in the case of medication reminder calls, selection of up to six medications for each call is available, and they can be different medications for each of the calls. read more »