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Opinion

Summer school makes sense | Editorial

Vashon School District officials are right to try to figure out how to resurrect a summer school on…

Opinion

In celebration of libraries | Editorial

Were someone to suggest today that we establish a network of institutions across the country that could lend…

Letters to the Editor

The Constitution, not a militia, is our bulwark against tyranny | Letter to the Editor

I agree with the calls for context when discussing the Second Amendment (“Amendment needs to be seen in…

Letters to the Editor

Cookstove parts should be made in the U.S. | Letter to the Editor

While I am in full support of the cause and this fantastic project, I am disappointed that the…

News

Beachcomber’s parent company to purchase Everett Daily Herald

Sound Publishing, the state’s largest community news organization and owner of the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, announced last week…

Kay Bailey

Arts

Lush and lively jazz at the Blue Heron

The lush and lively music of Cocoa Martini will come to Vashon at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with a…

The Vashon Theatre wil show “Breakfast at Tiffany’s' with Audrey Hepburn at 7 p.m. on Valentine's Day.

Arts

Events for Valentine’s Day and more | Entertainment Briefs

Step back in time to fall in love with Audrey Hepburn on Valentine’s Day, when Vashon Theatre will…

Makana will play at the Open Space on Valentine's Day.

Arts

Save the date for hot Valentine’s shows

Last spring, hundreds on Vashon were transported to the land of aloha by Makana’s slack-key magic. Now he’s…

Opinion

The right of women to choose is at the heart of Lincoln’s call for freedom

I have not seen the movie “Lincoln” but was struck by the illogical slavery/abortion comparison made in last…

Vashon High School students Mara Burns

News

Death of beloved teen leaves many grieving

Hundreds of islanders on Sunday bade farewell to Ryan Belknap Krug, a talented teen and native son who…

News

New ‘care closet’ offers up home health items for convalescent patients to borrow

Islanders in need of items to help during a time of illness or injury may find them —…

Opinion

Holding each other close in a time of loss | Editorial

An image from Ryan Krug’s memorial service on Sunday will likely always stay with me. It is the…

Letters to the Editor

Other avenues exist to address drug houses | Letter to the Editor

For all those living in the vicinity of drug houses on Vashon, I would like to share a…