- Food, humor and The New Yorker cover

My mom did not take my brother and me out for fancy meals growing up. Or, if she did, there was nothing memorable about it. My mom was in sales, and raising us alone meant long hours at work.The respo… more
 Vashon Island Beachcomber Letters to the Editor | July 23

Fireworks Animals struggle on the holiday Thunderstorms and Independence Day get the same response at my house. Both situations are pretty horrific if you’re a large animal like a horse … more
 Praise for Vashon fireworks show | Letters to the Editor

On behalf of our family and 50 or so friends and neighbors who gathered at our home this Independence Day, we would like to thank The Hardware Store and friends for a beautiful and entertaining firewo… more
Fireworks are outdated, inappropriate for 4th | Vashon Letters to the Editor

Fireworks should be limited Skull-splitting explosions, animals cowering in fear and sleepless nights hardly seem… more
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