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Happening | Feb. 23 edition

Events, talks and opportunities coming up on Vashon

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Opinion

Imagine If All of Vashon Grew the Same Seed

It’s time for Vashon’s annual Seed Share — taking place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb.…

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Opinion

Finding the way forward with dogs, during COVID

And on dogs to love. According to the New York Times, about 280,000 dogs were adopted in 2020.…

Opinion

Wrong-Sizing Vashon’s School District

We hope that the VISD board and administration will, at last, finally come to terms with its own…

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor | Feb. 23 edition

A poem inspired by the financial plight of Camp Burton urges all to pitch in.

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Arts

Arts Briefs | Feb. 23 edition

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day early, audition for Drama Dock Theatre’s next mainstage productions, and more.

File photo: A sign at a Cal Anderson Park reproductive rights protest on May 14, 2022, in Seattle.

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Legislation seeks to strenghten Washington’s abortion laws

OLYMPIA — A day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June, Democratic Gov. Jay…

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Obituaries

Mavis Lavern Phaneuf

She loved life on the island and her many friends.

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Obituaries

Martin Wharey Baker

Martin is cherished and missed.

This is a 2021 screenshot that shows the pursuit of a stolen vehicle on Interstate 5 in King County.

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House committee steers vehicle pursuit bill forward

Revisions will make it easier for police officers to engage in a chase. Changes would expire in 2025…

Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson rewards a lion dancer with a traditional red envelope during a celebration of the Lunar New Year on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Photo by Ryan Berry / The Herald

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Lunar New Year proposed as Washington’s next state holiday

A bill to make it a legal holiday awaits a key vote. Some Asian American constituents were opposed,…

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Happenings | Feb. 16 edition

Events, meetings and things that are good to know

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Spawning sea-run cutthroat trout spotted on Vashon

“Seeing trout spawning in Christensen Creek gives me deep admiration for the tenacity of these fish — and…