Community Columnists

ROB WOUTAT: CAUTION -- Setting Up Christmas Tree

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:01:11 -0800

With Halloween almost behind us and Christmas music now in prominent display in the stores, it must be

LARRY LITTLE: Lessons From Barack, John and Condi

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:38:56 -0800

Perhaps a Barack Obama v. John McCain presidential match-up is now more unlikely than Stephen Colbert versus Ed McMahon.

PAM DZAMA: I-960 Would Slow Down Runaway Taxes

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:14:29 -0800

He’s baaaaack, the man legislators love to hate.

BECKY MARSHALL: When Disaster Strikes, Who You Gonna Call?

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:21:55 -0800

Nothing gets me excited like a good disaster, which is why I was in a state of bliss recently at Bainbridge Island City Hall.

ROB WOUTAT: Exchanging Students and Thoughts

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:42:29 -0800

Over the past 20 years, close to two dozen foreign visitors have passed through our house.

TORIE BRAZITIS: Prop. 1 Will Boost Bremerton Neighborhoods

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:52:15 -0800

Last Friday was like Christmas morning for this political junkie: My voter’s guide arrived!

PAM DZAMA: R-67 Is Costly ‘Remedy’ for a Non-Problem

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:40:29 -0800

Thirty years ago I was a trainee at a major insurance company.

ROB WOUTAT: Gift of Learning Starts With a ‘D’

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:50:36 -0800

Last week, members of the Bremerton Rotary Club personally presented a 648-page, hard cover dictionary to each third-grader in the Bremerton School District.

LARRY LITTLE: A Lesson in Running From Within

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:27:21 -0800

This past Sunday morning was a rainy one in Kitsap County.

PAM DZAMA: Supermajority for Levies Protects Taxpayers

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:39:02 -0800

Several weeks ago, we attended the grand opening of Kingston High School.
This state-of-the-art school, set in its natural wooded setting, is a
wonderful example of the community coming together to fulfill the dreams of
many.

ROB WOUTAT: A Harrowing Journey ‘Into the Wild’

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:31:30 -0800

Living on the outskirts of wilderness as we do, where it seems people get lost every year, some of them fatally, Kitsap residents may be interested in a film called “Into the Wild” opening Oct. 19 at the Lynwood Theater on Bainbridge Island.

TORIE BRAZITIS: Held Hostage by State Ferries’ Monopoly

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:35:14 -0800

Kitsap is a funny place. We can’t just get around on roads, like most people do.

PAM DZAMA: Reduce Public Spending? Not Likely

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:23:43 -0800

I’m sure most of you have experienced this situation with your employer.

ROB WOUTAT: Mirroring Local Government’s Unreality

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:13:46 -0800

Sometimes, as this little story reveals, governments and their citizens live in different worlds.

PAM DZAMA: M’s and Students Need Skills to Win

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:17:59 -0800

The pathetic collapse of the Mariners over the last month has been painful to watch.