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Jun 10 2008, 4:23 PM Woman charged in fatal hit and run Reauthorization of health care act could benefit local tribes
Jun 10 2008, 4:23 PM After 14 years of debate and hard work, the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is crossing its fingers this will be the year the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) will be reauthorized by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Usually renewed every five to seven years, the act has lapsed, and health disparities are becoming increasingly obvious between tribal and federal government programs.
The government is responsible for providing health care services to the U.S. tribes from a long-standing trust, said Danette Ives, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribal Health Service director. The IHCIA was passed in 1976 to provide a program and legal framework for health services, and now requires reauthorization to make Native American coverage comparable to the rest of the country.
"'Healthcare expenditures for Indians are less than half of what America spends for federal prisoners,'" she said, quoting the reauthorization fact sheet. "That one really gets me."
Historic walking tours take spooky out of Port GambleJun 10 2008, 4:23 PM PORT GAMBLE Sparked by the Ghost Walks last fall, history buffs will be saying a lot more than boo in Port Gamble Feb. 16. After the popularity of the spooky tours, Shana Smith, Port Gamble manager and museum curator, received requests for more than a night of jumps. Visitors wanted the stories, the history, facts and musings, connected with the historical mill town.
Happy to oblige, several walks are planned for the next few months, inviting residents and visitors alike to dive a little deeper into at what first glance seems to be a pretty town. Below the surface, however, are the tales of how the town came to be and its founders and early settlers. Smith and other Port Gamble aficionados are brushing up on their local knowledge to prepare for the first tour.
It's pro v. con for Port of Poulsbo park planJun 10 2008, 4:23 PM POULSBO - The fate of one beloved Poulsbo park remains in the balance after a community meeting Thursday night. Passenger-only ferry plan temporarily stalled
Jun 10 2008, 4:23 PM KINGSTON The Port of Kingston is hoping to get into the passenger-only ferry business as fast as possible. Funding in the way of a $3.5 million Ferry Boat Discretionary Program grant has been approved and a business plan has been sent to the governor. Port commissioners are now looking at several potential obstacles.
The federal grant is tied to the State Route 520 bridge becoming a tolled viaduct, which the state has until Sept. 30, 2009, to begin doing, said port Manager Mike Bookey. At the state level, the sale of the Chinook and Snohomish ferry boats will benefit either a public transportation district or a county ferry district, but not a port system. State Rep. Christine Rolfes (D-Bainbridge Island) is working on House Bill 2730 which will allow port districts to receive funds from the sales as well.
Breakfast back from the brink of extinctionJun 10 2008, 4:23 PM POULSBO It's been called an extinct entity in North Kitsap. City could widen Noll study scope
Jun 10 2008, 4:23 PM POULSBO The Noll Road corridor has become a hot spot for new development, and the city of Poulsbo knows it.
As planning continues for a traffic-based analysis of the area, a phase two portion of the plan is being added to the works. If approved by the Poulsbo City Council this month, it would take a closer look at the entire corridor, from State Route 305 to Lincoln Road, and would incorporate the evaluation of additional intersections, regional stormwater facilities, the North Kitsap School District property, Languanet Lane and neighborhood connectivity.
Poulsbo Public Works director Jeff Bauman said the expansion of the study is the answer to concerns of some who wanted an in-depth look into the area, instead of just traffic condition documentation, and a level of service and right-of-way review.
New signals to enhance safety on SR 3 near PoulsboJun 10 2008, 4:23 PM POULSBO A project designed to improve safety and reduce collisions will begin next week as crews install traffic signals at two busy State Route 3 intersections near Poulsbo.
Work will start Monday, Feb. 4, and the new traffic signals at Pioneer Way Northwest and Big Valley Road Northeast are expected to be up and running in mid-May.
State law enforcement looks to X-out speedingJun 10 2008, 4:23 PM POULSBO Speeders and impaired drivers, beware. A Landmark on the move
Jun 10 2008, 4:23 PM POULSBO As trivia buffs may know, the San Francisco cable cars are the only moving National Historic Landmarks in the country.
