The ''Kitsap Sun'' is a daily newspaper published in

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, United States. It covers general news and serves Kitsap,

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, and Mason counties on the west side of

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. It has a circulation of about 30,000 while reaching over 100,000 adult readers seven days a week. Publication of The ''Sun'' began in 1935 as the ''Bremerton Sun'' to compete with the ''Seattle Star'' directly across Puget Sound. Four years later, the circulation of the ''Sun'' surpassed that of its competitor. In 1940,

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acquired the newspaper. In June 1984, it formally changed names from the ''Bremerton Sun'' to ''The Sun''. It was merged with the

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in 1986 and began publishing a Sunday morning edition in 1991. On May 22, 2005, the newspaper was renamed the ''Kitsap Sun'' to reflect the regional nature of its coverage. The company spun off its newspaper assets into

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in April 2015. The University of Washington Library holds copies of the ''Kitsap Sun'' from 1935 to present.

Notable staff

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, columnist from 1945 to 1993 and first full-time female reporter at the

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