The publishing of public notices in newspapers of record dates to 1789, when the first Congress required publication of its bills, orders, resolutions and votes in at least three generally available newspapers. The founders recognized that government should not be the gatekeepers of its own information. So their purpose was to require government to report its actions to citizens in a medium independent of government influence or control: the newspaper.
Until she moved here some 10 years ago, Erin Jennings was unaware of Bainbridge Island’s connection with Executive Order 9066 and the subsequent removal of 276 island residents to internment camps.
I was probably 15 years old. My family lived in a rundown house in Salt Lake City, where every home has a screen door.
It was a bright sunny day, and I was standing in our living room with the front door wide open and the screen door closed. Did I mention our screen door was missing the screen on the upper half?
It is now all but certain that the 2012 Presidential election will boil down to a choice between a man named Barack and a man named either Mitt or Newt. This promises to be the best Presidential name-oriented election since 1952 when we had Dwight vs. Adlai, or perhaps even 1868 when Ulysses ran against Horatio.
If you haven’t clicked on the Review’s website lately, you might want to take a look at the improvements we’ve been making.
The City Council, with four new members, may revisit the 2011 council’s resolution last December regarding transfer of the city’s Water Utility to the Kitsap Public Utility District (KPUD) instead of waiting for the end of the 18-month trial period.
The current effort to secure the sanctity of the Gazzam Lake Preserve (see page A1) is another example of the community’s determination to safeguard from development some of the island’s most unique and valuable woodland environments. Along with the recent purchase of the 31-acre Hilltop property, it’s clear that a majority of islanders understand the significance of locking up large parcels of land in perpetuity.
