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I’m Tawnee Cowan, an independent journalist in Port Orchard. I write Kitsap County News on Substack and I run the Facebook group Port Orchard Politics. I do not represent a newsroom. I do not endorse candidates.

I sat both candidates for Kitsap County Assessor. Same five shared questions. Two questions written for each person. Separate articles, published the same morning. Quote-check is spelling and transcription, not a veto.

Phil Cook, incumbent, September 25, Port Orchard library:
https://tawneecowan.substack.com/p/phil-cook-kitsap-assessor-sept-25-2026

Michael Simonds, September 29, same library:
https://tawneecowan.substack.com/p/michael-simonds-kitsap-assessor-sept-29-2026

Series explainer:
https://tawneecowan.substack.com/p/kitsap-candidate-interviews-nov-2026-on-record

Our clothing swap last week was super successful! We were happy to see so many people show up to contribute and benefit from it. I wanted to post this here to let everyone know we meet every Thursday night, we’re free and open to all members of the queer community and allies. Hope to see lots of people tonight :)

The town was lovely in August, and I wanted to share!

For anyone interested in camera deets:
(First 7 pics)Kodak h35n, half frame camera cropped to single shots, shot on Dubblefilm Jelly
(Last 4 pics)Kodak Instamatic 10 shot on Lomography Tiger 200