Letters to the Editor
PIE phone-a-thon helps local schools
The nonprofit organization Partners in Education (PIE) has supported our three schools by giving grants to enrich the…
Letters to the Editor
Too much push to bring events to quiet island
Thank you, Kate Severson, for your letter (“Visitors affect residents who prefer Vashon’s quiet nature,” Sept. 23). I…
Letters to the Editor
Visitors affect residents who prefer Vashon’s quiet nature
I wonder the age and years of residency of the person who wrote the editorial telling us all…
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Departure policy needs to be changed
A recent commentary in The Beachcomber reported that a legislative ruling allows ferry captains to leave prior to…
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Mexican immigrants are returning to country taken from them
Americans easily forget history. It was not always the case that “illegal aliens” streamed north across the Mexican-American…
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Community response is heartening
Thanks to The Beachcomber for running a full story in last week’s paper on the Aug. 23 racial…
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Vashon’s elders need support
Considering giving to Vashon Community Care? Now’s the time.
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Pool should be open year-round
Hats off to Scott Bonney and crew for another successful summer at the public Vashon swimming pool operated…
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Protect against computer viruses
Back in July, I wrote about malware designed to trick you out of personal information or money. This…
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Donors should give to community care center
Thanks to the many generous, forward-looking islanders who opened their wallets, the new performance center is rising from…
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Property rights protect poor
In a recent letter to the editor, the author claimed that, unlike conservatives, liberals may believe “that what…
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Prowling felines pose threat to songbird population
There is an important perspective missing from The Beachcomber’s account of recent coyote activity on the island (“Coyote…
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Publication with no images of children of color perpetuates white privilege
According to the 2013 US Census' American Community Survey, Vashon is 94.9 percent white. Yes, that's pretty white.…