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More drug offenders would be sentenced to treatment instead of prison under proposed law | 2020 Legislative Session

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More drug offenders would be sentenced to treatment instead of prison under proposed law | 2020 Legislative Session

OLYMPIA — Proposals moving through the Legislature would expand the eligibility of incarcerated people to receive treatment for…

Candidate for Congress has Bainbridge meet-and-greet

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Candidate for Congress has Bainbridge meet-and-greet

Rebecca Parson, a Democratic Party candidate for Washington state’s 6th Congressional District, will visit Bainbridge Island Thursday for…

Lawmakers move to ban styrofoam food containers in Washington state | 2020 Legislative Session

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Lawmakers move to ban styrofoam food containers in Washington state | 2020 Legislative Session

OLYMPIA - Lawmakers plan to eliminate the use of styrofoam food-service products in Washington state by enacting a…

Tirman to step down from Bainbridge Island City Council

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Tirman to step down from Bainbridge Island City Council

Bainbridge Island Councilman Matthew Tirman announced Tuesday he will be resigning his seat from the city council.

Island art museum announces fresh slate of spring offerings

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Island art museum announces fresh slate of spring offerings

Believe it or not, and no matter what the forecast says, spring is about to spring — onto…

Lawmakers propose a plan to treat mentally ill people without their consent | 2020 Legislative Session

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Lawmakers propose a plan to treat mentally ill people without their consent | 2020 Legislative Session

OLYMPIA - People unable to care for themselves due to mental illnesses could be subject to receiving treatment,…

Constellation Choir and Bridges present ‘Awakening’ at BPA

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Constellation Choir and Bridges present ‘Awakening’ at BPA

Constellation Choir and Bridges, a string orchestra, will come together to present “Awakening,” a winter concert of works…

Ousted public works official wanted bigger payout

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Ousted public works official wanted bigger payout

Bainbridge’s former city engineering manager had hoped to get a severance package nearly twice the size of the…

Governor signs into law tax bill to help fund higher education | 2020 Legislative Session

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Governor signs into law tax bill to help fund higher education | 2020 Legislative Session

OLYMPIA - Fewer businesses will be asked to foot the bill for higher education programs after Gov. Jay…

Seattle jazz titan to rock Rolling Bay hall

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Seattle jazz titan to rock Rolling Bay hall

D’Vonne Lewis, who “just might be the most talented musician in Seattle,” according to The Stranger, will perform…

Nonfiction fave visits Winslow book shop

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Nonfiction fave visits Winslow book shop

Berlin-based author Joshua Hammer, who wrote the New York Times bestseller “The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their…

Bainbridge VIPs welcome guest speaker

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Bainbridge VIPs welcome guest speaker

Rafael Ramirez, an independent living instructor, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Bainbridge…

Living history: Rick Chandler, longtime museum curator, chronicler of island culture retires

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Living history: Rick Chandler, longtime museum curator, chronicler of island culture retires

His name tag simply reads Staff.