Newt’s effect I Letter

For Rick Santorum, or anyone else for this matter, they believe that he could beat Mitt Romney only if Newt Gingrich withdraws from the race, is to indulge in mathematical fantasy.

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11:56 AM March 22, 2012 0

Different kind of politics I Letter

Harry Truman was a different kind of president. He probably made as many, or more, important decisions regarding our nation’s history as any of the other 32 presidents preceding him. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he left the White House.

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11:55 AM March 22, 2012 0

Too late indeed I Letter

Regarding methadone clinics in Bremerton, which first appeared online Jan. 24 and is on the front page of this print edition, it is indeed “too late” for an untold number of local residents who wanted and needed what for many years has been the “gold standard” of treatment of opioid dependence, and whose lives have been destroyed, and lost, to date.

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5:45 PM January 26, 2012 4

Building the future I Letter

There is no better way to improve the county, stimulate the economy, put millions of dollars to work and make millions of people happy.

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3:09 PM December 22, 2011 0

Sales tax I Letter

Enactment of a one tenth of one percent sales tax, in our county, might allow us to have a mental health court. There, a delusional nonviolent offender could be promised a clean record in exchange for complying with taking their prescribed meds, and for keeping their appointments with counselors, a psychologist, ARNP or psychiatrist.

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4:25 PM November 22, 2011 0

Important Prop | Letter

I doubt many realize that veteran’s family members are not covered for any health care services. A lot of basic health care that people take for granted, like dental and vision, are all but impossible for families living on a veteran’s pension.

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10:50 AM November 4, 2011 0

Prop 1, yes

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 15 percent of the residents in Kitsap County are veterans. With such a significant portion of our population being veterans, finding ways to honor and support them should be a way of life in our community.

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10:49 AM November 4, 2011 0

Letters - Oct. 28, 2011

My Choice — My choice for Bremerton Port Commissioner in the November 8 election is Axel Strakeljahn.

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9:08 AM October 28, 2011 0

Letters - Oct. 21, 2011

End the reign — It’s time to put an end to the Bill Mahan dynasty on the Bremerton Port Commission. Mahan had the good sense to not face the voters again after the infamous and costly “stealth tax” debacle of 2006. However, the same political insiders club that supported Mahan has found a political clone to run as his replacement.

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10:53 AM October 21, 2011 0

Letters - Oct. 14, 2011

Break the monopoly

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9:56 AM October 14, 2011 0