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New Year’s Eve 2021 at the Space Needle … | Frank Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com

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Don’t fool yourself: COVID’s tentacles are long enough to reach even you | Robert Whale

From March 2020 until recently, it seemed to me that COVID-19 always hit someone far off, the man…

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Editorial: As we turn the page on 2021, look for the helpers

Many things went right in 2021, and each one of them was because a caring community made it…

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COMMENTARY: Good News for The Earth

The “Green Briefs” editorial team offers good news about our planet.

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COMMENTARY: Here’s to another great year of rocking sweatpants

“Harrumph, good riddance to bad rubbish,” writes radio host Chris Austin in his newest commentary.

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COMMENTARY: Compost and Climate Change — the Vashon Connection

Zero Waster Vashon is one step closer to bringing compost facilities to the island.

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COMMENTARY: An Island Treasure: The Vashon Heritage Museum

Island stories are the wealth that fills the treasure chest we call the Vashon Heritage Museum.

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.

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The cruising altitude of Christmas | Guest column

While flying back east over the holidays to speak at a church, I made note of the different…

Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact bjroegner@comcast.net.

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Violent crime moves local mayors to action | Roegner

It is Christmas throughout the region, and Jim Ferrell, Nancy Backus, Dana Ralph and Armondo Pavone have more…

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Editorial: Interdependence or independence? It matters now, more than ever.

COVID, all along, has been a lesson about our reliance on one another.

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Cartoon: The Beachcomber wishes you a serene holiday season

May you have a peaceful holiday season this year.

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COMMENTARY: We’re Dreaming of a Waste-Free Christmas

Throught programs like First Sunday Styrofoam Collection, islanders can be more concious about waste

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COMMENTARY: Have yourself a merry little Saturday

Islander Kevin Joyce writes about a loss of humor in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.