Opinion

These initiatives are on our ballot because Brian Heywood a millionaire hedge fund manager spent 10’s of MILLIONS of dollars to get them on our ballots. Let’s look at their impact: Initiative 2109 would cut over $2 BILLION from education, school construction, and childcare in Washington State. Voting yes on I-2109 would only benefit 0.2%

PenMet has just terminated its lease with ZTM Holdings alleging several breaches of the lease terms. I assume a lawsuit will soon be filed as well. In recent days, I’ve had conversations with several individuals associated with ZTM and others regarding the Madrona golf course to gain a better understanding of the issues and the

Gig Harbor Junior Sailing would like to thank our community for their tremendous support of our 15th annual on-line and in-person Dinner auction which was held recently at Gig Harbor Yacht Club. We were overwhelmed to have exceeded our fundraising goal of $100,000 to allow us to continue to serve the needs of youth in

The Peninsula Gardens article of October 18 contains a few inaccuracies that I’d like to address. The article states that “the plan includes only 6 courts.” Viewing the master plan in the article there are only 4 courts. The original offerings included a plan with 6 courts, but the final PenMet decision was sadly the

We’ve all seen the signs around town, Yes on 2117, claiming it will save you money. But what would I-2117 really mean for our state? Think about it, why did a billionaire hedge fund investor from California come to Washington and spend 6 million dollars to get this initiative on our ballot? I-2117 aims to

Going to the Peninsula School School Board meetings for a year to talk about Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB) issues has taken a lot of time and energy for many, myself included. As the HIB issues continue into the 24-25 school year, it seems not much has improved in our schools and action from those

As the election approaches, I want to share my thoughts on the best candidate for the 6th Congressional District: Drew MacEwen. As his wife, I recognize my bias, but I am also one of Drew’s biggest critics and uniquely positioned to share why he’s the best choice for Congress. Drew exemplifies integrity and prioritizes constituents’

I want to thank Mark Cupit for his Letter to the Editor regarding the Madrona Golf Course. I found his letter very informative. I was particularly impressed with Mr. Cupit’s background and experience. If Mr. Cupit is going to be actively involved in the operation of Madrona should ZTM get the operating lease, that would certainly

I am responding to a letter penned on September 25 by PenMet Parks Board Member Billy Sehmel.  Billy’s letter contained many factual errors that I feel compelled to address, but he was correct with respect to one thing:  PenMet parks is technically not obligated to fund capital improvements to Madrona Links golf course, by the

Issues Surrounding The 14+ Acre Parcel  A review: PenMet attempted to purchase the 14+ acres from the prior owner, but failed ZTM bought the 14+ acres from the Tyson family for $1,000,000 PenMet had the 14+ acres appraised at $2,490,000 and offered that to ZTM ZTM also had the property appraised for $8,105,000 ZTM wants