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2008
Emily Boberg-Courts is opening probably the most unusual fitness studio Bainbridge has ever seen. Ready? It's intended to teach Island women (sorry guys!) exotic dance and . . . wait for it . . . pole dancing. Yes! Pole dancing--but not the kind we used to watch at Bada Bing!--actual athletic pol...
11/21/2008
Emily Boberg-Courts is opening probably the most unusual fitness studio Bainbridge has ever seen. Ready? It's intended to teach Island women (sorry guys!) exotic dance and . . . wait for it . . . pole dancing. Yes! Pole dancing--but not the kind we used to watch at Bada Bing!--actual athletic pol...
11/21/2008
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If you have a few moments to read this transcript from last night's Nightly News Hour, please leave a comment on whether you feel somehow ignored because you make your mortgage payments on time. One remark is especially interesting: homeowners who deliberately refuse to make their mortgage paym...
11/12/2008
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Join me in a two-year grassroots push to make the next presidential campaign something we can all live with. 1. The incumbent may not stump. He must run on his record, and he must continue to do his elected job during the election. 2. A party's vice-presidential nominee shall be the candidate who...
11/04/2008
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It is still a strong buyers' market. Homes in Silverdale and Kingston, all averaging below $300,000, sold very quickly, well below average market time. 21 closings for single family homes, 5 closings for condos, 2 for land parcels Silverdale 6 homes on the market for an average of 1.5 monthsPoul...
11/03/2008
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if they had been able to watch John McCain's appearance on Saturday Night Live tonight? Here's a man campaigning for national leadership reading from a teleprompter. His script is clearly poking fun at him. The studio audience gets it. I'm pretty sure the television audience gets it. But Senator...
11/01/2008
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This weekend will once again spawn thousands of online and offline rants about daylight (what other kind? Moonlight? Starlight?) saving. Even though last year the period been extended in the U.S., we give up the effort once again. No daylight saved. Fall back! Quit!The effort has a long history, ...
11/01/2008
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Paul Pival
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