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    Articles by Leslie Brown
    Voters call for change on Vashon school board
    Voters call for change on Vashon school board
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:30 am

    Vashon voters spoke clearly when they cast their ballots last Tuesday: At least when it comes to the school board,…

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    J pod, one whale stronger, visits the Island
    J pod, one whale stronger, visits the Island
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:30 am

    Dozens of killer whales — including a newborn baby — have been swimming around Vashon the last several days, providing…

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    Islanders to start paying for ambulance service
    Islanders to start paying for ambulance service
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:30 am

    Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) plans to start charging Islanders for non-emergency ambulance service, a move that could bring…

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    Homelessness council reaches out
    Homelessness council reaches out
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:30 am

    Council has already found many Islanders willing to help it do more.

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    Thriftway doubles food bank donation
    Thriftway doubles food bank donation
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:29 am

    Vashon Thriftway has decided to double the amount of money it donates to the Vashon Maury Community Food Bank each…

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    Kunkel charged with first-degree murder
    Kunkel charged with first-degree murder
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:29 am

    Jon Kunkel, a controversial Islander well-known on Vashon for his two boarding-house-like homes and varied business ventures, has been charged…

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    Islanders get a peek at a new K2
    Islanders get a peek at a new K2
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:28 am

    With the words K2 Commons emblazoned on a wall behind them, Richard Sontgerath and Truman O’Brien Monday night officially unveiled…

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    Advocates win grant to help end homelessness on Vashon
    Advocates win grant to help end homelessness on...
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:28 am

    In what will provide “a quantum leap” in the Island’s ability to address homelessness, Vashon Youth & Family Services has…

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    A community theater
    A community theater
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:28 am

    In Our Opinion

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    Aging Coast Guard vessel is a derelict awaiting removal
    Aging Coast Guard vessel is a derelict awaiting...
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:28 am

    It’s a ‘floating salvage yard,’ underscoring a problem plaguing the Sound.

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    At The Harbor School
    Another two weekends of vandalism cast a cloud...
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:22 am

    The 40 lights that line the dirt runway at Vashon’s tiny municipal airport have transformed the grassy field into an…

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    Transportation chief visits Vashon to ‘listen and learn’
    Transportation chief visits Vashon to ‘listen and learn’
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:22 am

    State Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond told some 250 Islanders Thursday night that she’s sorry for the impact the Washington State…

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    Developers make a pitch at school board meeting
    Developers make a pitch at school board meeting
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:22 am

    The team seeking to redevelop the former K2 manufacturing site into a community-oriented complex proposed that it become the new…

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