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    Opinion
    Residents watch a summer rain at Davis Freeman Apartments.
    In our opinion Affordable housing on Vashon
    August 26, 2008 5:47 pm

    Jean Bosch, real estate agent and housing advocate, captured the dilemma well when she talked to The Beachcomber this week about Vashon HouseHold’s newest project.

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    Energy efficiency can save Vashon schools a bundle
    Energy efficiency can save Vashon schools a bundle
    August 26, 2008 5:47 pm

    Remember the good old days, just a year or two ago, when $20 would fill up your car’s gas tank? Remember when the gas pumps at Engels could keep track of the cost of gas? Remember when buying heating oil didn’t require a second mortgage? Who thinks our natural gas or electric rates are going down? Our school district is facing these same dilemmas.

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    Emir Nohutcu, ‘Turkish prince,’ was a breath of fresh air on Vashon
    Emir Nohutcu, ‘Turkish prince,’ was a breath of...
    August 20, 2008 12:00 am

    When Emir Nohutcu was preparing to leave his native Turkey last summer for a year on Vashon, he turned for advice to his uncle, an Istanbul ophthalmologist who had been an exchange student in Philadelphia 30 years ago.

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    In our opinion: Not again…
    In our opinion: Not again…
    August 19, 2008 6:59 pm

    Wasn’t it just last week that you read about vandalism in this very spot? Well, it happened again. This time, Vashon’s unidentified troublemakers smashed into the Island’s public schools and several school buses between 3 and 4 a.m. last Tuesday.

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    A Mormon perspective on the Jewish faith
    A Mormon perspective on the Jewish faith
    August 19, 2008 6:59 pm

    I sat in stunned silence listening to a visiting Rabbi explain that many Jews today debate whether or not they are really a “chosen people.”

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    Vashon High School improvements are long overdue
    Vashon High School improvements are long overdue
    August 19, 2008 6:59 pm

    We ought to be embarrassed.
    For years, our community has squabbled and kibitzed over the need for a remodeled high school without ever calling the question to a vote.

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    More than our fair share of vandalism — and trash
    More than our fair share of vandalism —...
    August 13, 2008 12:00 am

    While it’s wonderful to hear that the Island has seen a slight decline in assaults and other serious crimes in the last year, a contrasting yet unsurprising crime statistic is disheartening: “Quality of life” crimes on Vashon have seen a 20 percent spike since 2007.

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    Hints of autumn arrive in the  undercurrents of summer
    Hints of autumn arrive in the undercurrents of...
    August 12, 2008 6:21 pm

    The spherical webs of the forest spiders glisten in the afternoon sunlight, the slight breeze stirring the yellowing leaves of the Indian plum and unleashing a sprinkling of fir and hemlock needles. The crunch of the madrona’s leaves and peeled bark under my feet is the only sound except for the territorial chatter and occasional piercing alarm cry of the native Douglas squirrel. The image of the squirrel, at the top of Douglas fir trees tossing down ripe cones to then gather and store, is the quintessential expression of this season: a celebration of the bountiful summer harvest with an equal appreciation for the need to begin storing for winter. I call this season “Hints of Autumn in the Undercurrent of Summer.”

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    Vashon Library: a place where there is plenty going on all year
    Vashon Library: a place where there is plenty...
    August 12, 2008 6:21 pm

    Boy, have we been busy!

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    A sense of refuge, a view and the grapevine create a home
    A sense of refuge, a view and the...
    August 12, 2008 6:21 pm

    My first home on Vashon was a nine-month winter rental.

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    The incident at the synagogue is a lesson in the power of words
    The incident at the synagogue is a lesson...
    August 12, 2008 6:21 pm

    I love you. You’re terrific. Great job. Congratulations. I’m so proud of you.

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    Preschool at Chautauqua: Prinicipal sets the record straight
    Preschool at Chautauqua: Prinicipal sets the record straight
    August 12, 2008 6:20 pm

    There have been many questions raised about Chautauqua’s preschool program. As a parent of a 4-year-old who attended this program for the past two years, I can honestly say that I am honored to be a part of it, both as parent and principal. The following is my attempt at providing a brief overview of the program, including how students are being served, the district’s obligations for providing a preschool program and where we go from here.

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    Vashon Island: The meaning of our synagogue’s desecration
    Vashon Island: The meaning of our synagogue’s desecration
    August 6, 2008 9:00 am

    As many of us now know, the Island’s synagogue was broken into and defaced. Written on the west-facing wall, near the ark where the Torah is kept, were the words “God Hates Jews,” accompanied by a Nazi swastika.

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