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    Articles by Leslie Brown
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    Mukai Farm: A beloved place with an uncertain...
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:46 pm

    For years, Mary Matthews, a committed preservationist, worked diligently to protect the Mukai Farm and Garden, a modest homestead with…

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    Could ferry riders lose frequent-user discounts?
    Could ferry riders lose frequent-user discounts?
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:46 pm

    Ferry-service advocates throughout the region have sounded an alarm over the past several days, raising concern that Washington State Ferries…

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    When the pond freezes, skaters take to the ice
    When the pond freezes, skaters take to the...
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:46 pm

    Some children wait for the snow to fall each winter. Gary and Linda Peterson, the parents of three grown children,…

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    Janet McAlpin and David Godsey
    Two artists give Islanders a peek into a...
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:45 pm

    Janet McAlpin and David Godsey had long dreamed of a space that could work for the circus arts — a…

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    Proposed trails would circle town, edge Shinglemill
    Proposed trails would circle town, edge Shinglemill
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:45 pm

    Imagine a walking trail that would take you from downtown Vashon, through Island Center Forest, past Fisher Pond and back…

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    Effort launched to keep library at Ober Park
    Effort launched to keep library at Ober Park
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:44 pm

    Commissioners for the Vashon Park District have decided to approach the King County Library System to see if they can…

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    Water jet machine available at Vashon College
    Water jet machine available at Vashon College
    By Leslie Brown • March 28, 2008 4:44 pm

    For years, John Olsen, an MIT-trained engineer with a doctorate in fluid mechanics, has wondered how Vashon artists might use…

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    Islanders mourn passing of Vashon’s ‘ferry godmother’
    Islanders mourn passing of Vashon’s ‘ferry godmother’
    By Leslie Brown • March 12, 2008 9:00 am

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    MacDonald’s centennial reminds Vashon of her place on the Island
    MacDonald’s centennial reminds Vashon of her place on...
    By Leslie Brown • March 11, 2008 12:33 pm

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    Islanders rally to support ‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan
    Islanders rally to support ‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan
    By Leslie Brown • March 5, 2008 9:00 am

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    Yousoufian’s case heads to high court
    Yousoufian’s case heads to high court
    By Leslie Brown • February 20, 2008 9:00 am

    Trial court awards Islander highest public disclosure penalty ever.

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    Ferry system’s ongoing problems puts stress on Vashon’s runs
    Ferry system’s ongoing problems puts stress on Vashon’s...
    By Leslie Brown • February 20, 2008 9:00 am

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    Shooter’s mother jailed for hatching escape plan
    Shooter’s mother jailed for hatching escape plan
    By Leslie Brown • January 30, 2008 9:00 am

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