Arrogant. Ignorant. Out-of-touch. Criminal.
I have been called all of these because I voted to temporarily suspend Initiative 960.
In 2007, I-960 was approved by 51 percent of the voters. The measure has many provisions, but the one that most affects the Legislature is a requirement that all tax increases pass each chamber by a two-thirds vote. This is the same requirement to pass a constitutional amendment. Senate Bill 6130 — which the Senate approved last week — suspends this initiative in its entirety.
Why, when we are so kind in person, are Islanders so rude on our roadways?
Thumb through the Health & Wellness Guide tucked into The Beachcomber this week — and consider how lucky we are to live on Vashon, where health practitioners of every stripe abound.
Every year, right about this time, something terrible happens on Vashon.
Betsy Peabody of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund will be the featured guest at the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council’s next general membership meeting, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at McMurray Middle School, its new meeting location.
Readers of The Beachcomber no doubt noticed that news about Quartermaster Harbor dominated the paper’s front page the two last weeks. This is partly due to the idiosyncrasies of the newspaper world: We follow the news, wherever it might lead us.
Public education in the United States seldom gets high praise. I would like to offer some in hopes it will inspire and encourage our Vashon public school teachers.
One of my best friends is fond of saying that there are friends who come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
A few years back, I went out for a walk. The walk lasted nearly four months and covered something like 1,400 miles. This was in England.
Request for donations Embarrassed by public appeal A recent appeal in The Beachcomber, asking for donations for my trip to…
Ballots will soon arrive by mail for the renewal of the Vashon Island School District’s Maintenance and Operations (M&O) levy.
I must take issue with John Cushing’s argument that what we need in Washington state is more tax cuts (“Tax increases are not what we need,” Jan. 20).