PENINSULA: We shouldn’t have to fight for schools
“Out of the mouths of babes.” How often we’ve all heard that expression. I heard a great example last week. My daughter was returning home after a recent Peninsula School District information meeting....
View ArticleSCHOOLS: Sub pay in Peninsula schools is insulting
Re: “Substitute teachers in high demand” (TNT, 5-8). Teachers are caretakers by nature; they want to help students and enjoy working with students. But there comes a time they must take care...
View ArticlePENINSULA: Passing school measures the right thing to do
I spent more than 40 years as a teacher and head of private schools, including Charles Wright Academy in University Place. My wife and I and all three of our children attended exclusively private...
View ArticleELECTION: Pass Peninsula bond, not the levy
For several months the Peninsula School Board and Citizens for Responsible School Spending met to understand each other’s positions. Gig Harbor North is growing and needs a new school. Impact fees for...
View ArticlePENINSULA: 40 percent increase = 96 cents
All over Gig Harbor are signs with the dire words “40% INCREASE!” as a way of scaring voters about the impact of Peninsula School District Propositions 1 and 2. To be fair, the signs from Citizens for...
View ArticlePENINSULA: Democracy demands educated citizens
I would really like to vote no on the upcoming Peninsula School District bond and levy issues, but I can’t. I have a good reason to vote no. I can plead that I’m a senior citizen and on a fixed income...
View ArticlePENINSULA: Graduates ask voters to support schools
We are members of the Gig Harbor High Class of 2002, writing to ask our friends, family and neighbors to “Vote Yes Twice” Aug. 5 in support of our schools. In 12 years since graduating, we have...
View ArticlePENINSULA: Follow the money
Recent comments in area newspapers criticized donors to Citizens for Responsible School Spending. Yet the Yes committee’s largest donors are from businesses that will profit from contracts with...
View ArticlePENINSULA: Taxes too high for those on fixed incomes
Let’s put numbers on Peninsula School District’s “96 Cents makes Sense” propositions. Since retiring in 1995, my local school assessment has more than doubled, going from $333 in 1995 to $774 in 2013....
View ArticlePENINSULA: Support our 9,000 students and vote yes twice
During the final weekend of voting for the Peninsula School District bond and levy, I wanted to review some facts. Through 13 public meetings, the school board listened. The companion measures on the...
View ArticleELECTION: Peninsula schools need new direction
Re: “Peninsula schools need Harbaugh” (letter, 6-6). What Peninsula schools really need is a new direction. And Leslie Harbaugh, unfortunately, does not qualify. Harbaugh’s biggest supporter is Harlan...
View ArticleELECTION: Harbaugh will work with all sides
As longtime residents of the Gig Harbor area (now on the Key Peninsula), with grandkids attending school in the Peninsula School District, we’re writing to express our support for Leslie Harbaugh for...
View ArticleELECTION: Candidate forum proved to be revealing
At a recent school board candidate forum, I expected to hear candidates share why they believe they are the best candidate and how they would bring positive mindsets to benefit students of the...
View ArticleELECTION: Harbaugh has traits board needs
Here are attributes I believe a successful Peninsula School District board member should have: • A focus on serving every child of the district. Leslie Harbaugh has demonstrated this in spades as she...
View ArticleELECTION: School board candidate unfairly attacked
Leslie Harbaugh, candidate for Peninsula School District board, volunteered to assist in passing a bond issue to help fund schools. She didn’t fashion the form the bonds took, which was a compromise...
View ArticleELECTION: Harbaugh best school board choice
Our best choice of candidate to fill the recently vacated position on the Peninsula School District’s board of directors is clearly Leslie Harbaugh. I watched her in action during the district’s levy...
View ArticleELECTION: Zachary Smith for Peninsula school board
I’m writing to support Zachary Smith for Peninsula School Board, Position 4. Smith has incredible experience, including leadership in the business world, the military and the community, and brings...
View ArticleELECTION: Smith best for Peninsula board
As a longtime Gig Harbor resident with two children currently attending public schools and one child who will attend in the future, I believe Zachary Smith is the clear choice for Peninsula School...
View ArticleELECTION: Harbaugh is most qualified candidate
Before voting, I’d encourage everyone to take a moment to identify the primary qualifications they’d like to see in an effective school board member. Certainly relevant experience and a passion for...
View ArticleELECTION: Garth Jackson has his priorities straight
I’ve been following the race for Peninsula School Board. A lot is going back and forth, but it seems only one candidate has got his priorities straight. Garth Jackson has focused on what’s going on in...
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