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Let’s clean up water fountain to serve the community

I agree that the water fountain is an eyesore. but rather than have it removed, why not ask…

Letters to the Editor

Remove the Lower Snake River dams

The Southern Resident orcas in Puget Sound are critically endangered due to malnutrition. The Chinook Salmon populations, which…

Letters to the Editor

We need energy production that doesn’t kill the planet

In the May 24 Seattle Times, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) CEO Kimberly Harris wrote a commentary, “Balanced approach…

Opinion

Moving on: It’s been an honor to tell the island’s stories

I began working at The Beachcomber on an August afternoon in 2001. Now, nearly 18 years, several job…

It’s imperative to make progress with plastics

Opinion

It’s imperative to make progress with plastics

“Plastics production and pollution have become a threat to life on the planet.”

Letters to the Editor

Point Robinson lighthouse claimed a life and is dangerous

The woman who died at the lighthouse on July 14 last year was my wife, Barbara Lippmann.

Letters to the Editor

Cigarette butts: Who will clean up ugly blight?

While walking in town, I came upon a quite disgusting sight, a non-functioning water fountain containing cigarette butts.…

Letters to the Editor

The USSR was better than the United States in many respects

The fertility rate is 1.8 births per woman in the United States. This isn’t sustainable for our work…

Opinion

Be ready to save a life: Learn CPR

The American Heart Association says more than 326,000 Americans have a cardiac arrest each year.

Speaker will bring vital message

Opinion

Speaker will bring vital message

It does not serve us to pretend that we live in a static bubble.

Legislators in Olympia made progress for the state

Opinion

Legislators in Olympia made progress for the state

“This body of legislators reflects more accurately the people we serve than ever before.”

Facing the rise of anti-semitism

Opinion

Facing the rise of anti-semitism

Remember and honor those whose lives have been lost or disrupted because of hatred

Opinion

Plan to attend meeting with WSF officials

This meeting will include a panel presentation and time for community comment.