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Opinion

Commentary: A beacon of hope

DOVE is here to support survivors.

Letters to the Editor

Letter to The Editor

A letter writer urges a no vote on Initiative 2066.

Opinion

Editorial: The Beachcomber’s election endorsements

Election day is Tuesday. We’ll see you on the other side of all this, Vashon.

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This image shows, in red, where Cemetery Road will be closed for much of November for drainage improvement work.

News

News Briefs | October 31 edition

Prepare for road work on Cemetery Road

Aspen Anderson photo. Jensen Point transforms into a spectacle of pointed hats and flowing capes as Vashon’s witches take to the water for their annual paddle.

News

Witches haunt Jensen Point in annual paddle

This year, proceeds will benefit ORBIT and the Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness.

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Arts

Arts Briefs | October 31 edition

Jam out at Sporty’s and the VCA Atrium

Grigori Rasputin, the Baba Yaga and a little one pose for a photo during Halloween 2023. (Alex Bruell photo)

News

Happenings | Oct. 31 edition

Halloween and Indigenous art and film

News

Happenings | Nov. 7 edition

Join a restoration party, hear a talk at the library and more.

A ballot drop box damaged in a suspected arson incident in Vancouver, Washington, on Oct. 28, 2024. Monika Spykerman/The Columbian/Courtesy of Washington State Standard

Northwest

Arson destroys hundreds of ballots inside a Washington state drop box

State and federal authorities are investigating a deliberately set fire that destroyed ballots inside a drop box in…

A harbor porpoise surfaces in Alaskan waters.  Photo: Marilyn Dahlheim/NOAA.

News

Meet your local cetaceans: The humble harbor porpoise

Small and solitary, these cetaceans are nonetheless some of the most common in our waters.

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Cindy and Jeff Hoyt

Arts

The Desert Island Bookworm: Hoyts Ahoy

The Hoyts both have an extensive history with books, so which would they take to a desert island?

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Island Center Homes, a 40-unit affordable housing development near Vashon Town by Vashon HouseHold, is expected to be completed by this winter.

News

Approaches to keeping Vashon housing affordable

What could work — and what it would entail — to tackle our cost of living.

JOHN W. PICKETT

Obituaries

John W. Pickett

John was quiet with an active mind, a quick wit and dry sense of humor.