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Park district director was a capable leader | Letter to the Editor

After working for Jan Milligan at Camp Sealth for almost nine years, the one thing I do know:…

Opinion

The politics of rumble strips: Making government work | Editorial

King County made the right move in ending its misbegotten rumble strip project on Vashon.

News

Board reconsiders green measures at high school

The Vashon Island School Board, facing slightly higher construction costs than anticipated, is slated to vote tomorrow on…

News

Sunset Magazine highlights Vashon’s ‘sleepy pleasures’

Just months after naming Vashon one of the West's 20 “ultimate fantasy towns” to live in, Sunset Magazine…

Letters to the Editor

County’s approach to the stups makes a lot of sense | Letter to the Editor

Tim Baer’s op-ed in your Aug. 22 issue was another classic example of what can only be termed…

Obituaries

Donna Pugh

Donna Pugh On Thursday, August 30, 2012, longtime Vashon Thriftway employee Donna Pugh lost her battle with cancer…

Obituaries

William (Bill) Martin Kerans

William (Bill) Martin Kerans March 22, 1934 – August 29, 2012 Bill, a loving husband to my mom…

News

County roads division issues more pink slips

King County’s financially strapped roads division is laying off 54 employees and cutting 11 positions currently not filled…

Opinion

How decisions are made matters in a democracy | Letter to the Editor

Washington’s open public meetings act, passed by the state Legislature in 1971, begins with a strongly worded preamble.

Letters to the Editor

Be courteous of your neighbors | Letter to the Editor

Living along the water on the north end has been a wonderful experience. What is troubling is that…

Letters to the Editor

Contact Constantine about the rumble strips | Letter to the Editor

In spite of an overwhelming negative response from Islanders, the King County Department of Transportation currently plans to…

Letters to the Editor

Roads should be safe for all | Letter to the Editor

Well-meaning folks thought they could improve “driver safety” on Vashon with rumble strips, and they completely forgot to…

Letters to the Editor

Rumble strips are a source of grief | Letter to the Editor

I am a 68-year-old woman who has lived on the Island for 43 years. The recent installation of…