Issues that need to be discussed in this election | In Our Opinion
Congratulations to those residents who stepped forward to run for office in the Aug. 6 primary and the Nov. 5 general election.
Cartoon of the day: Phone records and privacy
The Obama administration is defending its collection of a telephone records from at least one carrier as part of U.S. counterterrorism efforts, calling the practice critical to protecting Americans from attacks and re-igniting a debate over privacy.
Time is of the essence at Hanford site | As It Turns Out
The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, along the Columbia River in Benton County, was built in our own back yard in 1943 to produce plutonium as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project.
The doctoring of health care in America | Spinal Column
His movie is entitled “Doctored.” And the “them” he was referring to is Political Medicine. “It’s time for chiropractors to stand up and make their own voices heard,” he said in response to a question regarding why the successes of chiropractic have been suppressed and not gotten out to the public.
Changes to ferry passenger fare, car size costs | FerryFare
Recently, at the Edmonds terminal we saw a young gray whale hopping and flopping, and also a trainload of three 737 fuselages rolling by … Pacific Northwest cool!
Should ethics be optional in today’s capitalism? | As It Turns Out
As it turns out, most Americans believe in capitalism even though it’s been impossible for us to agree how it should actually work. Greed has become rampant and regulation has become politicized.
Organization that has helped many needs our help | In Our Opinion
Food bank director Barb Fulton, whose parents founded the food bank, said she’s run out of options and will now operate the food bank out of a motor home.
In the wake of loss, fulfilling a loved one’s wishes | This 'N That
By now, most of our readers know my husband Don passed away in February.
Working together for a better N. Kitsap | In Our Opinion
In the end, patience and cooler heads prevailed. Pope Resources and the Department of Ecology have reached an agreement regarding the final cleanup plan for the Port Gamble mill site.
Another look at capitalism and megabanks | As It Turns Out
As it turns out, most Americans believe in capitalism even though we can’t agree on how it should work. Regulation is much debated and misunderstood. After our recession, financial crisis and bailouts, unregulated free-market capitalism was supposed to be our big solution. After supposedly learning from our colossal mistakes, our problems remain — more wealth is still accumulating at the top and more losses at the bottom.
Don’t let money run your life | The Buc Stops Here
Money plays a huge role in everyone’s lives. Some people have a lot and some people have very little.
