Back in the 1970’s it dawned on my husband and I that something had happened to the news media. At the same time apparently it dawned on some of our fellow Americans too! Now it has become Very apparent to many, many more people that the news they receive via the newspapers and the regular media is way, way biased to the left. In a number of articles that have come out it seems that in every election those in the media acknowledge to a large degree that they classify themselves as Democrats. I suggest this is part of why we see people taking part in the Tea parties around the country — the light has dawned! read more »

If you were about to start a kitchen renovation, one of the first things you’d do is find out whether the contractor has actually delivered on time and on budget on previous jobs. After all, you wouldn’t want to run out of money and find you still had to go through months of disruption.

As the Council debates whether to go forward with the Winslow Way reconstruction, it is useful to look back at how well the City has actually performed on projects. Let’s look at two overseen by the Engineering Department read more »

The 26th District in the state of Washington is represented by several Legislative people, all Democrats with the exception being Jan Angel a Republican.

Jan was born in Colorado and now makes her home with her family in Kitsap County. She has attended Leadership Institutes, Public Service Institutes, Certified Public Official Washington State University, Business Administration Colorado State University, and Business Administration/Banking University of Alaska. The career of Jan Angel includes business owner, Commercial Banker, Real Estate License Holder, Kitsap County Commissioner, and State House Representative for the 26th District. read more »

Rep. Jay Inslee was taken aback at his recent town hall meeting when asked when was he going to introduce legislation to harmonize federal laws regarding medicinal marijuana to Washington law.

Our entire Congressional delegation have pointedly ignored that We The People passed an initiative legalizing medicinal marijuana. read more »

See what happens when you’re not watching?

When the State built the Narrows Bridge we were insistent (and persistent through two trips to the State Supreme Court) to make sure the law specifically identified (and codified) what toll revenue could legally be used for. The Governor has now (with the flick of her wrist) just wiped out those protections for the next toll project — the 520 bridge across Lake Washington. read more »

Whatever has happened to common sense in this country? What is happening in Arizona boggles the mind! If we allow one group of illegals to live in the United States, what is fair about that when other groups are expected to obey the laws to become citizens?

I think those who are against what the Arizona Governor is doing should have to live down there on or near the border before they start criticizing! read more »

A recent editorial in one of our local papers concerning Gov. Gregoire and the WEA’s questionable judgment when it comes to eliminating poor teachers, left me bewildered. If the goal is to reduce the dropout rate, it seems to me the student’s opportunity to learn should carry significantly more weight than a teacher’s job security.

Why does the teachers union fight against holding its members accountable for our kids learning, and why does the Governor support that lack of accountability? read more »

Why am I not surprised by Governor Gregoire’s decision to veto the Legislature’s repeal of the liquor price increase of August 2009? This bill would have rolled back the liquor price increase imposed on liquor licensees (like me) and pass these increases onto the consumer at liquor stores. read more »

I am writing in support of Joan Gorner and her article in March 10, Kitsap Sun Letter to the Editor, titled, “Fire Them All.”

Right on the mark Joan and I support your plan 100 percent. However, don’t forget the elected officials in the State of Washington. Specifically, all the ones who voted to cancel part of a tax law, the voters put in place to control taxes, in order to tax you for all of the bad checks read more »