Rick Wallace

Opinion

Stay informed through winter storms

If you listen to Voice of Vashon, you know that VoV’s Old Man Winter year-end campaign has kicked…

Terry Donnelly Photo
Wes Peterson installs and wires candy cane decorations Dec. 2024.

Opinion

How is it already Christmas?

How is it already Christmas? I keep thinking to myself.

Opinion

The Stars and Stripes insert

We encourage letters to the editor and continued dialogue with our readers on this topic. Send letters to…

Susan McCabe

Opinion

Tis the season to be scammed

This is the season when many of us like to give the gifts of experiences — plays, concerts,…

Joseph Bogaard

Opinion

A river restored: hope on the Klamath

Within minutes of reaching the banks of the Klamath River, we saw them — four or five large…

Elizabeth Shepherd, Reporter

Opinion

Leadership matters

Kudos for a good decision by Vashon’s school board last week to pause its search for a new…

Lindsey Gay

Opinion

SOS: Save Our Softball

If you’re a sports fan, perhaps you’re already looking forward to spring and the return of the Great…

Terry Donnelly Photo
Inspiration Point, 2024, with Marie Bradley and Keith Prior.

Opinion

4Culture grant boosts Inspiration Point restoration efforts

The Vashon Parks Foundation and the Vashon Park District have worked to restore the views from Inspiration Point…

JC Graham

Opinion

The sweet refugium we call home

The mysterious tales of Whispering Firs Bog are mostly fictional, I suppose, but it’s a fact that our…

Alex Bruell Photo
Kids and adults react as the great tree lights up next to the Vashon Presbyterian Church at WinterFest 2024.

Opinion

Editorial: A week wrapped in garland

The holiday season is officially upon us after Thanksgiving dinner — and feels like a rush of green…

Heidi Grimsley and Leslie Ferriel

Opinion

Support the annual Vashon toy drive

As the holiday season approaches, our community is once again preparing for one of its most cherished and…

Jenny Stamper

Opinion

Island creeks see returning salmon

One of the most exciting markers of the change of seasons is the anticipation of the first autumn…

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Opinion

Comic: Seagulls on Vashon observe the humans

Arsenio Navarro moved to Vashon Island with his family in 2021 and has been steadily developing his fine…