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    Articles by Bob Smith
    Few get a free pass as candidates file for primary election
    Few get a free pass as candidates file...
    By Bob Smith • May 25, 2022 1:30 am

    Candidate filings for the primary election on Aug. 2 were registered last week with the Kitsap County Auditor’s Elections Division.

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    File photo
Now-retired Kitsap County Sheriff Gary Simpson presents John Gese (right) with a new sheriff’s badge.
    Sheriff: Tough year with COVID, reforms, shortages
    By Bob Smith • February 27, 2022 1:30 am

    A number of ominous issues, including COVID-19, police reform and staffing shortages, have made John Gese’s first full year as…

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    Kitsap to impose 1/10th of 1% sales tax...
    By Bob Smith • January 15, 2022 1:30 am

    Faced with a troubling increase in homelessness in the region that’s been exacerbated by a scarcity of housing, the Kitsap…

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    The Beatles documentary “Get Back” is now available on Disney+. Courtesy photos
    ‘Get Back’ dispels many myths about Beatles end
    By Bob Smith • December 31, 2021 1:30 am

    A half-century ago, The Beatles reigned supreme in the heyday of AM radio and rec room hi-fi turntables. Like many…

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    You’ll need to request single-use utensils at restaurants...
    By Bob Smith • December 20, 2021 1:30 am

    Law prohibits automatic distribution of single-use items by restaurants and other providers

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    Your best COVID defense during the holidays:
    By Bob Smith • November 23, 2021 1:30 am

    ‘Mask up’ and take precautions, infectious disease specialists say

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    The future veterinary clinic for the Kitsap Humane Society will be named the Russ Linda Young Veterinary Lifesaving Center. Plans are to break ground on the project in 2022 and be fully open for shelter and owned-pet care in 2023. (KHS illustration)
    BI couple gives $1 million for KHS veterinary...
    By Bob Smith • November 16, 2021 1:30 am

    Youngs say the community has a responsibility to care for animals

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    No plastic; starting Oct. 1, bring your own...
    By Bob Smith • September 27, 2021 7:30 pm

    The slow move toward a statewide ban of plastic-bag usage by businesses finally takes effect Oct. 1.

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    The select committee’s mission, Rep. Kilmer said, is to make Congress more accessible to the American people and to strengthen the institution by better equipping staff members to handle the increasingly complex duties they are asked to perform. (Bob Smith | Kitsap Daily News)
    Kilmer roundtable: Working to modernize Congress for the...
    By Bob Smith • September 13, 2021 1:30 am

    Congressman says select committee making strides to achieve bipartisanship

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    Bob Smith | Independent
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer spoke with reporters from the Port Orchard Independent and Kitsap Daily News about issues impacting communities on the Kitsap Peninsula.
    Rep. Kilmer talks about local issues
    By Bob Smith • August 28, 2021 1:30 am

    U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, the Democrat representing the 6th Congressional District, sat down Aug. 20 for a roundtable discussion with…

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    Transit rider restrictions lifted
    By Bob Smith • July 10, 2021 1:30 am

    With Gov. Jay Inslee’s removal of COVID-19 social distancing restrictions on public transportation as part of his decision to reopen…

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    The Port of Bremerton will use a grant of $1.2 million to replace a quarter-mile-long breakwater at the Port Orchard Marina. (dockwa.com photo)
    Kitsap recreational projects get more than $10 million...
    By Bob Smith • July 4, 2021 3:20 pm

    $2,935,000 grant awarded for developing the North Kitsap Divide Block Community Forest

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    Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., attends a House Armed Services Committee meeting. (Tom Williams Courtesy Photo)
    Kilmer: Constituent COVID pain is foremost on his...
    By Bob Smith • June 28, 2021 1:30 am

    It goes without saying but U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer of the 6th Congressional District said it anyway.

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