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POLITICS
He’s baaaacckk…
By Adele Fergusen |
“It’s been a long, long time,” said the voice on the telephone.
“Hi, Tim,” I said, “I wondered when you’d call... (Full Article)
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A tip for the IRS
By Don C. Brunell, President
Association of Washington Business |
| The U. S. Supreme Court recently gave its blessing to the Internal Revenue Service to guess what some employers owe in taxes. The specter of the IRS guessing at tax liability is enough to scare any red-blooded American. This IRS policy is not only frightening it is unfair... (Full Article) |
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My Turn
What the KREDC really does
By Linda Niebanck |
| Recently, several individuals who care about the work of the Kitsap Regional Economic Development Council (KREDC) asked me to describe how KREDC works to promote economic development in Kitsap... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor -
Impact Fees |
Will the last affordable homebuilder please unplug the extension cord!
In North Kitsap, our 10-year land use war against small local builders has been a success... (Full Article)
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Letters To The Editor -
Impact Fees |
| While Kitsap County suffers through it’s worst affordable housing crisis ever, the current County Commissioners are considering raising Impact Fees on new homes in North Kitsap to $9,044.69, an increase of more than 450 percent... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor -
Thank You! |
Thank you, thank you, thank you…
The Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County was a recipient of United Way’s 9th Annual Day of Caring held on Wednesday, June 19. Laura & Jason Turner and Don Leonardy were three of the volunteers who joined Margaret Lavender (DRC employee) at our building for several hours of outdoor painting... (Full Article)
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Letters To The Editor -
Focus on Issues |
| Kitsap County has some fine candidates who have “stepped-up to the plate.” It takes courage for a person to throw himself or herself into the arena of public opinion. He or she must know that there are many detractors just waiting for the opportunity to call attention to anything that they regard as less than perfect... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor -
Corporate Corruption |
| Does your memory stretch to the seventies when the admirable Flip Wilson (“De Debbil Made Me Do It”) pointed out that the Devil was the main reason the preacher even had a job... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor -
Smart Growth |
| Yes, there are people who go to “some” meetings about Smart Growth and walk away convinced it is the solution to all of our problems. Like Dorothy in the “Wizard of Oz,” they skip down the yellow brick road looking for solutions to problems that don’t even exist. If it is called “Smart Growth” it must be smart, right? Wrong... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor -
Property Takings |
| Suppose you want to steal your neighbor’s woodsy parcel to keep single-family houses like yours from being built on it, too. You could call the mob, but dealing with the mob can be messy. Government is better... (Full Article) |
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POLITICS
Independents, not the parties, hold the key to the election
By Adele Fergusen |
| One of the most interesting things about Seattle pollster Stuart Elway’s latest poll on how the congressional vote might go in this state is that while Democrats and Republicans each lead in four districts, with one even, independents outnumber the political parties in four and statewide when they’re all added up... (Full Article) |
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Ferry leasing proposal could be a “Win-Win”
By Don C. Brunell, President
Association of Washington Business |
| Currently, sitting on the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) desk in Olympia is a unique proposal to replace four small, outdated ferries with brand new “Island Class” boats built right here in Washington by a family-owned shipyard that hires union workers... (Full Article) |
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Kitsap Legislative Delegation |
| 23rd District - Sen. Betti Sheldon (D) 360) 786~7644, P.O. Box 40423, 410-A Legislative Bldg., Olympia, WA 98504 0423... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor - Speak Outs |
| A basic premise of all Americans, dealing with each other, is that people are inherently honest and good. Without that basis, our ability to conduct our daily lives in an orderly manner is shattered... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor - Smart Growth |
| When I was seven or eight years old my Dad had a friend who when he came by, would bring me smart pills. Even at that age I questioned my Dad and his friend about their real qualities. I was assured with a smile that they were what he claimed, Smart Pills. They looked like and tasted like M&Ms so I did not push the issue too far... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor - Narrows Bridge |
Least cost for Tacoma Narrows Should be top priority.
On May 15 the steel workers and fabricators were at the Department of Transportation crying the blues over the plan to use foreign steel in the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge as if this issue just came up... (Full Article)
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Letters To The Editor - Supports Marine |
| My Congressman, Jay Inslee spent a pile of taxpayer dollars on a mailer announcing co-sponsorship of the Telemarketing Relief Act of 2002 (H.R. 3911) that would not just require telemarketers to purge your phone numbers from their call lists, but would require some federal agency to keep a central data base... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor - Hypocrisy – Eyman vs. WEA |
| There was some hypocrisy surrounding the recent findings by the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) that the Washington Education Association (WEA) and tax rebel Tim Eyman had both violated campaign finance laws... (Full Article) |
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POLITICS
Can Republicans build the bridges necessary to win?
By Adele Fergusen |
| For most of the 40-plus years I have been covering politics in this state, Republicans have been battling away within their ranks like the Jews and the Arabs without the violence, each side determined to hold or regain its ground... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor - KREDC editorial |
| I have been thinking about your column on the KREDC since reading it in your May issue. You ask some questions and raise some issues that need to be answered. While I am not the one to answer them, I have some thoughts on the subject, and some observations... (Full Article) |
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Letters To The Editor - KREDC editorial |
I just finished reading your editorial comments on the KREDC. I think you are completely correct in your thoughts.
Historically a big part of their budget was funded by a government grant. To my knowledge there has never a strong professional sales approach to this problem. Ed (Stern) has done a good job with the telecom committee but other results have been few and far between... (Full Article)
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Letters To The Editor - KREDC editorial |
| While you’re rethinking Kitsap County’s EDC, why don’t you come over to Allyn and sit in on Mason County’s Telecommunication Committee meeting? I think you will find it refreshing... (Full Article) |
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