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Bangor’s next half century deserves meaningful public scrutiny | Opinion
For communities surrounding Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, the arrival of Columbia-class submarines is more than a Navy modernization story. It means another half century of nuclear-weapons operations on Hood Canal — and decisions whose environmental and safety consequences deserve close public scrutiny. The Kitsap Sun’s June 1 article, “Navy releases documents on homeporting Columbia-class subs at Bangor”, announced the Navy’s plans to prepare Bangor for up to eight Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines. It also explained how readers could review the draft environmental assessment and submit comments before the June 25 deadline. The Navy’s Columbia-class Environmental Assessment (EA) website declared: “Submitting substantive and concise public comments is one of the most important aspects of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.” However, records recently released through the Freedom of Information Act raise questions about the Navy’s commitment to public participation. According to Navy records, 240 comments were submitted from eleven states and Washington, D.C. Approximately 80 comments requested a 30-day extension of the comment period to allow a more careful review of the program. More than 60 comments asked for a formal hearing in Seattle. On June 16, U.S. Fleet Forces Command decided against extending the comment period. Representative Pramila Jayapal’s office contacted
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Back-scratching services take off in Seattle area and the U.S.
Professional back scratching is now a thing. Why it matters: What was once a private gesture between romantic partners or between parents and children is becoming a paid service — a sign of how many Americans are seeking human touch and connection amid growing loneliness and isolation. Catch up quick: Viral TikTok and YouTube videos helped the niche take off. Now, similar services are popping up from Seattle to New Jersey to Los Angeles . How it works: Typically, scratch therapy involves people using long nails to trace and scratch others' backs, scalps, arms and legs. In Seattle, you can get a 35-minute head and back scratching session for $60 at Symmetry Spa in Bitter Lake. At Luxe Scratch Lounge , a new scratch therapy spa in Oak Harbor owner Kerstin Rodriguez offers 15-minute sessions for $30, in addition to longer bookings . What they're saying: The goal is to "help people relax and unwind and do it (in) a way that everybody could afford it," Rodriguez told the Whidbey-News Times . "It's not physical therapy. It's not medical at all," Rodriguez told the news outlet. "It's all sensation." Yes, but: Some scratchers claim their work releases mood-boosting neurotransmitters, but
My Clallam County
LOCAL SPORTS: Sequim opens state volleyball tournament against unbeaten Lynden
YAKIMA — The Sequim Wolves open the Class 2A state volleyball tournament Friday against unbeaten Lynden. First serve is at 2:30 at the Yakima SunDome. The Wolves are the number 16 seed at 14-and-6. Top-seeded Lynden is 20-and-oh and has dropped just three sets all season. The Lions are led by six-foot-one senior All-American Finley Parcher, who has signed to play basketball at UCLA.
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My Clallam County
Olympic Theatre Arts names Kyle LeMaire executive director
SEQUIM — Olympic Theatre Arts in Sequim has a new executive director. Kyle LeMaire took over November third. He succeeds David Herbelin, who led the community theater from September 2021 through this past February. Herbelin was also a playwright. He wrote this summer’s edition of the theater’s Lavender Melodrama, a show that invites the audience to cheer and boo along with the action. Herbelin died in July at age 51.