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Mary Woodward shows headlines from her parents’ papers during a talk on journalism a few years ago.

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Mary Woodward on growing up in a newspaper family

While Walt and Milly Woodward were busy running the Bainbridge Island Review, their oldest daughter, Mary, took note…

The BI Japanese American community thanks Milly and Walt Woodward at a dinner in 1963.

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Review’s epic moment: Supporting Japanese Americans in WWII

Everyone on Bainbridge Island seems to know about how the Review was the only newspaper in the nation…

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David Black in 1990.

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Sound Publishing’s history with BIR

Sound Publishing, the owners of the Bainbridge Island Review, purchased it as the Whidbey Press in 1988 from…

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Horns sounding when parking a car is confusing

Q: Horns are supposed to be safety equipment, right? When everyone honks their horn locking their cars, is…

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Attendees to the services fair in Poulsbo were able to leave with needed items.

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Calls for help lounder than ever at Project Connect

There are hundreds of people in Kitsap County whose lives are in crisis. Their daily struggles may not…

One of BIR’s front pages in 1985.

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BIR archives: 1950 to 2010

1950

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Sharon Soames, front, and the festival crew.

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Readers share their favorite memories of BI Review

—Sharon Soames has been an avid reader of the Bainbridge Island Review since settling into an 1870s mill…

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People protest at Bainbridge Island City Hall over shoreline plan.

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BIR archives: 2011 to now

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A page 1 from 1945

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BIR archives: 1929 to 1946

As the Bainbridge Island Review celebrates its 100th anniversary, here’s a look back at some of the headlines…

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Lilly Kitamoto Kodama with a tour group.

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Japanese Americans share stories of internment camps

The story of the Bainbridge Island Review’s confident stance in support of Japanese Americans during the polarizing course…

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Kingston football will look to compete against other 1A and small 2A schools next two seasons.

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WIAA brings major changes to prep sports

High schools in Kitsap County do not have to worry about transfer portals, Name, Image and Likeness deals…

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Two individuals shown on security footage break in through the front door of Brick Ally.

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High-value LEGO sets stolen from Brick Ally

The owners of Brick Ally, downtown Port Orchard’s home for lovers of LEGO, found themselves picking up the…

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The Kitsap Sheriff’s Office says North Kitsap School District superintendent Laurynn Evans is a person of interest in a case of stolen campaign signs against passage of the school bond.

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Sheriff: NKSD superintendent contacted regarding stolen signs

North Kitsap School District superintendent Laurynn Evans was contacted by law enforcement Jan. 26 as part of an…