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Peter Bergel

Opinion

Stop talking about “protests”

I am tired of hearing about “protests” and “protesters.” Those terms sound whiney and powerless to me.

Kennedy Leavens

Opinion

Vashon Schools Foundation hosts first gala and auction

What do a ride in the bookmobile, a spa date for your car, a 10-week sourdough subscription, four…

Jim Diers Photo
A superpod of Southern Resident orca whales visited the waters around Vashon on Sunday.

Opinion

Shorter days, shifting deadlines

Daylight saving time has ended — and with it come 5 p.m. sunsets and dark Washington evenings. But…

JC Graham

Opinion

Living among the brambles

Blackberry pie, blackberry jelly and jam, blackberry cobbler, blackberry ice cream, blackberries on yogurt, blackberry wine (and, oops,…

The Beachcomber office is lined with a path of fallen leaves on Tuesday, Oct. 28. (Aspen Anderson Photo)

Opinion

Happy Halloween Eve

After the high winds and rain this weekend, fall seems to have spilled across the island. The roads…

Sally Jean Fox

Opinion

Dancing Beyond Borders

What if we could all move together — one step forward, one step behind — into a shared…

Jennifer Hrachovec

Opinion

Road safety

The Washington Traffic Safety Commission has a bold vision for zero deaths and serious injuries by 2030. In…

This wasn’t the photo that a Beachcomber reporter and the kid who calls her Grandma set out to take at the end of the Mariners game on Monday. (Elizabeth Shepherd Photo)

Opinion

You win some, you lose some

We were all ready for a win of historic proportions, but we got something else, didn’t we?

Opinion

Editorial: Time to vote

Get informed about the contested races for board members of Vashon Health Care District and Vashon Island Fire…

Stephen Silha

Opinion

Commentary: Why I moved to Tacoma after 43 years on Vashon

From Tacoma’s Point Ruston Waterwalk, I’m happily watching the Tahlequah ferry ply back and forth, not always on…

Tim Johnson

Opinion

VHCD: Building a resilient infrastructure for island health

In 2019, Vashon faced yet another primary care clinic shutdown.

Michelle Lassaline Cartoon

Opinion

Cartoon: Bringing home gold, silver and bronze for The Beachcomber

A great town deserves a great paper.

Martha Enson

Opinion

Support DOVE this October

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, there is confidential help available on Vashon Island.