The locals behind your local paper David Nelson, Kitsap Sun Every weekday our staff has an afternoon news meeting and this week we hit No. 175 in the video conference era, give or take. The day I added that number up was the most bittersweet one for our team yet, as it was the last one for education and South Kitsap reporter Chris Henry, who accepted a buyout offer from the company and retired after 20 years in the Sun newsroom. Popular Searches Every departure from our newsroom is tough these days, when there's more than ever to cover and priceless value in the institutional knowledge someone like Chris offered to readers. Losing that is the bitter part. But the sweet was how we set aside the daily roll call of story ideas for one afternoon and told stories about the friendships and highlights from Chris's career instead — and there have been a few.