A ferry ride from the island’s north end puts passengers in West…
I have been glued to the Vashon Island Fire &Rescue (VIFR) crisis…
Last week, Mark Nassutti’s letter continued shaming animal owners for not properly…
For a sunny week this past June, I was a grateful live-aboard…
I was recently made aware of the heat of summer sidewalks and…
Thanks to Dr. Barry Grosskopf for his gracious note in the Bouquet…
Dorothy Bauer, age 95, has suffered a stroke and is recovering at…
Things are looking up at the Vashon Park District. The current board…
A major fire broke out in my neighborhood (Sandy Shores) last week.…
Over the course of two public meetings last week, Vashon’s fire commissioners…
Diane Emerson and I work on pesticide issues on Vashon. We have…
In 1996 we began to visit Vashon Island to see if this…
I take issue with the use of the word “attack” in describing…
Perhaps it seems wrong, as the cheerful memories of Strawberry Festival are…
One of my longtime beliefs about parenting is that there are very…
Recent comments by Vashon’s fire department and Washington State Ferries (WSF) left…
Vashon Senior Center Luau Celebration lunch, July 14: I don’t know exactly…
The Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness (IFCH) is thrilled that our candidate,…
It is disappointing, but not surprising, that the ferry system is not…
As you are aware, Washington State Ferries (WSF) is testing changes to…
I think the nature of truth is a relevant topic as we…
If you ask Washington State Secretary of State Kim Wyman how she…
Soon you will receive your ballots for the August primary election. One…
Some of us may rue the economic boom in the Seattle-King County…
Two of Vashon’s representatives on Washington State Ferries’ Triangle Route Task Force…
Can anything be done about the firecrackers that we are subjected to…
It is often said around Olympia that budgets are moral documents —…
Only four percent of Americans have never purchased anything online. But perhaps…
Last month, our shed burned down, taking with it at least one…
It saddens me that local immigrants are feeling less secure and more…
In his letter to the editor 6/28/17, one thing Chuck Hirman objected…
Last week was a great week – the Washington Legislature passed a…
Another Fourth of July — or Scare the Bejesus Out of Animals…
Washington’s Legislature on Friday passed a state budget with mere hours to…
Words are important and using shorthand for complex concepts can sometimes muddy…
The personal story in last week’s letter about poverty as a young…
I believe every person must be treated with dignity and respect, whether…
