Opinion

Does Gig Harbor need some affordable housing? Yes. Should growth pay for growth. Yes, it should. At the April 28 Council meeting Ordinance #1542 was introduced. This ordinance will establish a Multifamily Property Tax Exemption. When this bill passes, developers will not be paying any Gig Harbor residential property taxes on their affordable housing for

In an era where so many public systems are under scrutiny, I’d like to take a few minutes to highlight a local institution that over the past few years has quietly and steadily enhanced the quality of life for our community: PenMet Parks. PenMet has transformed from a modest park and recreation district into a

For five years Gig Harbor Midday Rotary has been stocking six Little Free Pantries in the Gig Harbor/Key Peninsula area. You may not have seen them but they are there, much like the people living with hunger that you probably don’t see either. But they are there, and the number is growing. Our Pantry program

Letter to the editor by George Young of Gig Harbor.

Letter to the editor by Michael Perrow of Gig Harbor.

Letter to the editor by Dennis Doan of Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One.

Letter to the editor by Craig McLaughlin of Fox Island

I am angry that House leaders want to take a hatchet to Medicaid and SNAP to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. When millions of Americans are just trying to make it through the week, why in the world does Congress want to make people sicker and hungrier? Medicaid and SNAP play a critical

I work in Tacoma and drive through Gig Harbor all the time. I do NOT approve of this invasion of my privacy and my license plate being read without my consent or knowledge must less it being given to any 3rd party. I don’t know that persons back ground. I don’t want to feel unsafe