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    Articles by Leslie Brown
    Tony Spezza is glad his wife drives a Prius
    Caught in the crosshairs: Politics and a weak...
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:21 am

    As Tony Spezza pulled into the Chevron on Thursday to fill his Ford pickup truck, he captured his sentiments about the Island’s record-setting fuel prices and his own inefficient vehicle succinctly.

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    Hillary Hammond says she’s doing well at Vashon High School
    A night of stories: Forum reveals the pain...
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:20 am

    Hillary Hammond was a 15-year-old freshman at Vashon High School when she started “using,” as she put it, introduced to alcohol and marijuana by a senior cheerleader who was fun, pretty and popular.

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    Islanders to start paying for ambulance service
    Islanders to start paying for ambulance service
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:20 am

    Vashon Island Fire & Rescue this week began billing Islanders for non-emergency ambulance service, nearly three years after the department’s…

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    Lakeside teacher and Island director believed in the power of art
    Lakeside teacher and Island director believed in the...
    By Leslie Brown • April 26, 2008 5:04 am

    Nearly 100 people crowded into the Blue Heron theater Sunday night to bid farewell to Mark Sheppard, a director and…

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    K2 project has no takers — yet
    K2 project has no takers — yet
    By Leslie Brown • April 9, 2008 9:00 am

    Array

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    Community spirit on ice
    Community spirit on ice
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:53 pm

    It’s remarkable to skate on Fisher Pond in the maritime Northwest, with its relatively balmy winters. It’s even more remarkable…

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    Glacier considered
    Glacier considered
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:53 pm

    In Our Opinion

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    Island activist wins award for his decades of work on sustainable agriculture
    Island activist wins award for his decades of...
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:49 pm

    Mark Musick, known throughout the region for his lifelong commitment to sustainable agriculture and the development of markets for locally…

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    Anti-Glacier bills appear doomed
    Anti-Glacier bills appear doomed
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:48 pm

    But foes say Glacier may have to truck contaminated soil off-Island.

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    Teens use more drugs, alcohol, survey says
    Teens use more drugs, alcohol, survey says
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:48 pm

    A survey of hundreds of Island students shows that many of them consider alcohol and marijuana relatively easy to obtain…

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    Steneker exonerated from medical board charges
    Steneker exonerated from medical board charges
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:48 pm

    The state board that oversees medical practitioners dismissed all of the charges it leveled against Dr. Sjardo Steneker a little…

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    Tahlequah ferry out for days, frustrating Islanders and forcing some to be creative
    Tahlequah ferry out for days, frustrating Islanders and...
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:47 pm

    Ferry service from the south end of Vashon was to be suspended for three days, from Monday until today, the…

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    Army Corps sides with Glacier
    Army Corps sides with Glacier
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:47 pm

    But bill passes in the Senate that could put the ‘pause button’ on the project.

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