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Josh Farley

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Editorial writer, @seattletimes. Formerly @kitsapsun, Zap Energy and North Kitsap Herald.
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Kingston Couple Died As They Lived ... Together

Kingston Couple Died As They Lived ... Together

Kitsap Sun — Death, like everything in their 62-year marriage, was something the Mosers faced together. Eighty-four-year-old Robert, whose health had declined steadily in recent years, always expected to go first. His 80-year-old wife, Darlene, had been his steady caretaker at the Seatter Road home they built with their own hands. That is, until December, when a cancer gave her precious few weeks of life to live.
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Investigation finds favoritism in Bremerton police youth program

Investigation finds favoritism in Bremerton police youth program

www.kitsapsun.com — The 18-year-old Explorer seemed to have a way with cops in the Bremerton Police Department, getting acquainted quickly and then easily relating to them. Some officers in the department became friends with her on Facebook, or exchanged text messages with the woman. She was given permission to take sensitive documents outside the department's headquarters as part of a special assignment. In multiple cases, rules were bent - sometimes broken outright - to accommodate her, according to investigatory records obtained from the city by the Kitsap Sun.
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Should All Convicted Sex Offenders Be Required to Register?

Should All Convicted Sex Offenders Be Required to Register?

www.kitsapsun.com — Ed Gonda and his family moved to Bainbridge Island upon hearing it was a pastoral "laid back, forgiving" kind of place. After finding a rental, he and his wife enrolled their daughter in school. As Christians, they found a local church they liked. They made friends with neighbors and island residents. But eventually, word got out. Gonda had a criminal past. And not for burglary or drug possession, but for a sex offense. The news traveled fast, and people who they thought they knew well acted swiftly.
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Kitsap's Roadside Memorials at a Crossroads

Kitsap's Roadside Memorials at a Crossroads

www.kitsapsun.com — Suquamish A decade apart but within three miles of each other, Jon Williams lost his longtime girlfriend and son to drunken driving. His girlfriend, Marsha Dumford, was killed on Highway 305 near Totten Road in 1993 after she lost control of her car. His son, David Williams, too, lost control, and died at the intersection of Suquamish Way and Totten Road in 2003. Both had been drinking; both lives ended in cars wrapped around telephone poles. In the years since their deaths, Williams has kept memorials at the places of their last moments in life - though one requires far more looking after on his part than the other.
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Could WSF Follow the Course That BC Ferries Charted?

Could WSF Follow the Course That BC Ferries Charted?

www.kitsapsun.com — With the state facing another $3 billion budget shortfall, Gov. Chris Gregoire has vowed to study what privatization of the ferries would look like. She said Wednesday that she has looked at British Columbia’s ferry system and had conversations with its leaders.
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Chieftain, known for complaints and crime, also shelters a community

Chieftain, known for complaints and crime, also shelters a community

www.kitsapsun.com — Chieftain Motel manager Henry Yoder and resident Don Roberts ambush a car as it pulls into the parking lot. "What do you want?" they ask, granting tentative permission to park after hearing an explanation. Was it overkill in what could be the last days of the Chieftain, a West Bremerton facility targeted for violations by the city, county and state? Not in the minds of the men, who see themselves as protecting a fragile community of 40 motel residents that include elderly, sick, addicted, unemployed, and mentally ill. Among the tenants are five motel staff members, some who can't make the rent.
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In Kitsap, Good Jail Time Collides With Bad Math

In Kitsap, Good Jail Time Collides With Bad Math

www.kitsapsun.com — As Kitsap County jail corrections officers prepared to shackle Robert "Doug" Pierce for the bus to the state prison in Shelton, he was handed a flurry of paperwork. It was December 2009 and Pierce was facing a two-year stint for possession of meth. He knew that he'd be credited for the 213 days he'd already served in the Kitsap County jail leading up to his trial and sentencing. He also knew that he would have time taken off his sentence for good behavior. Under Kitsap County's policy, inmates at the jail can get one-third off their sentence if they behave themselves behind bars.
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Unsolved Murders | data.kitsapsun.com

Unsolved Murders | data.kitsapsun.com

Kitsap Sun — Killers in 32 unsolved murders in Kitsap have not been brought to justice. For some victims, little hope of resolution remains.
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Survivor of 2011 stabbing attack: 'This wasn't his first time'

Survivor of 2011 stabbing attack: 'This wasn't his first time'

www.kitsapsun.com — The brutal assault Kenny Cobb endured last June in broad daylight on Burwell Street deviates from two other crimes that Bremerton police say may be related. He survived. As he walked toward downtown Bremerton on June 20, the 51-year-old Cobb was clobbered and stabbed multiple times by a man who has remained elusive to authorities. Police believe the same person, who has not yet been brought to justice, may be somehow linked to the deaths of two Bremerton women - one before him and one months after. "I'm so glad I'm alive," Cobb said in an interview Tuesday.
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Prescription Abuse Information & News from Kitsap Sun (Kitsap, WA)

Prescription Abuse Information & News from Kitsap Sun (Kitsap, WA)

www.kitsapsun.com — One in five Americans suffer from chronic pain problems, and a new class of enhanced prescription opiates have helped to ease that pain. Now, as the baby boomer generation continues to age, they've demanded pain management for all kinds of ailments — and opiate-based drugs, like those Wall became hooked on, have filled that need. Because of their effectiveness in meeting that need, prescriptions for opiate-based medications have surged nationwide and in Kitsap.
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Kitsap methadone clinic proposed to treat growing number of opiate addicts

Kitsap methadone clinic proposed to treat growing number of opiate addicts

www.kitsapsun.com — "It was like, 'Where have you been all my life,'" Mercer recalled. Time was in his hands: he had a job, a girlfriend, a drug habit. Eventually, Mercer turned to heroin, a cheaper alternative to morphine with a quicker high. But like any drug, his tolerance began to build. His money started running short and the addiction started taking its toll on his body, evidenced by deep circles under his eyes, track marks on his arms, and an unhealthy weight loss. He stopped using heroin to get high and started taking it just to feel normal. He knew he had to stop.
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Kitsap methadone clinic proposed to treat growing number of opiate addicts

Kitsap methadone clinic proposed to treat growing number of opiate addicts

www.kitsapsun.com — Eventually, Trevor Mercer turned to heroin, a cheaper alternative to morphine with a quicker high. But like any drug, his tolerance began to build. His money started running short and the addiction started taking its toll on his body, evidenced by deep circles under his eyes, track marks on his arms, and an unhealthy weight loss. He stopped using heroin to get high and started taking it just to feel normal. He knew he had to stop.
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