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    Opinion
    Facts make a difference
    Facts make a difference
    July 6, 2023 1:30 am

    It’s easy to opine and complain — but much more difficult to truly make a difference.

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Happy Independence Day | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    July 4, 2023 6:30 am

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers.

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    Bravo and Godspeed to the Package Hound
    June 28, 2023 1:30 am

    Bob Venezia retires at the end of this week from the Vashon Post Office to find new adventures.

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    Green Brief Commentary: Advancing Vashon’s Climate Agenda
    June 28, 2023 1:30 am

    The 2023 Legislative session produced policies that will benefit our community. But we have more work to do.

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    Reflections on a remarkable school year on Vashon
    June 21, 2023 1:30 am

    Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the success of our students and our district.

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    The Facts Say ‘Yes on Proposition 1: For...
    June 21, 2023 1:30 am

    Yes, paying those taxes for community services hurts, but think about where we’d be without them.

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    Vashon’s ferry service is not acceptable
    Vashon’s ferry service is not acceptable
    June 21, 2023 1:30 am

    It’s time for islanders to start speaking up in large numbers about our inadequate ferry service.

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    Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
    Cash for empty bottles would make sense in...
    By Don C. Brunell • June 16, 2023 11:40 am

    When Oregon enacted the nation’s first bottle bill in 1971, it was intended to reduce litter on the state’s beaches,…

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    Teachers show the way to healing in school district
    Teachers show the way to healing in school...
    June 15, 2023 1:30 am

    A letter, written by a group of teachers and counselors, was read aloud to students at their awards ceremony.

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    Building youth community by countering stigma
    June 14, 2023 1:30 am

    One of the best examples of such efforts can be seen in the work being done by VARSA, our local drug misuse prevention organization.

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    Health Care District: Listening and learning from islanders
    June 8, 2023 1:30 am

    Comfronting the broad set of healthcare issues on Vashon is complicated, but our commissioners have accepted the task.

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    Booking it into Chautauqua Elementary’s library
    June 8, 2023 1:30 am

    Think of libraries as hubs, with spokes that radiate out to every part of a school’s strategic goals.

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    Walking a path through tragedy to transformation
    June 1, 2023 1:30 am

    My new book, part memoir and half guidebook, tells the story of how I changed after experiencing pain and loss.

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