Opinion
It’s On Us All to Open Schools Safely
It is a choice made for our entire community, which could bring both great rewards and great risks.
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Thoughts on police reform and public trust | Guest column
By Steven D. Strachan, Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
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Newspapers in the New Age
The value of reporting by journalists who know their constituency and their community is obvious.
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A Bouquet to Stellar Leadership
Here’s to the real Valentines on Vashon, in a year like none other.
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Virtual Dating in a Pandemic
Long-distance relationships are really all that’s possible now, even though the distances are shorter
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This Is a Political Crisis, So Call It What It Is
The current GOP has shown that it actually believes neither in the Constitution nor in democracy.
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In Divided Times, Find a Good Person To Disagree With
Part of the reason we’re afraid to talk with each other today is we don’t want to risk…
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True Friendships Can Form Across a Chasm of Beliefs
The more we steer away from people based on boxes we’ve put them in, the more isolated we…
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To Find Common Ground, Practice Respect
Such character will help bring true unity to our small isle, and our nation, in these hard times.
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Right Now Is Not the Time To Re-Open Schools
Heartbreaking as it is to say this, how is it sensible to re-open now?
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A Stay-at-Home Son Ponders the Pandemic
I never expected to be back on Vashon in the year after my graduation, let alone living at…
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Our Own Year of Magical Thinking
Let’s do a little thought experiment to put all of the chaos of the last year into perspective.
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Recovery Starts Here
A third of us on the island is now at the front of the line to receive a…