Caitlin Rothermel

Editorial Page, February 2025

WA State Legislature 2025

Control, Acrimony & Taxes! By Caitlin Rothermel Washington state politics are absolutely lit this year.  To start, we are broke. As a state, we are broke. Only after the November election did we learn that Washington has at least a $12 billion deficit – maybe more like $15 or $16 billion. On his way out the door,…

Curiosity, 2025
Editorial Page, January 2025

Curiosity, 2025

By Caitlin Rothermel Will you pick a word for 2025? Choose a word that captures what you want to aim for this year.   Applied well, one meaningful word can act like an anchor, helping to focus your thoughts and align your subconscious mind with your intentions. Different than new year’s resolutions, which force you onto…

Island Interviews, October 2024

Why Now? Why Here? Part 2

By Caitlin Rothermel Last month, we ran part 1 of our interview with Dr. Marli Parobek, a Vashon resident and doctorally prepared nurse practitioner who is board-certified in family practice and psychiatry. Dr. Parobek previously developed and managed a voluntary inpatient medical rehab/detox center at the Astria Toppenish Hospital in Yakima, and is currently the…

Why Now? Why Here? Part 1
Island Interviews, News, September 2024

Why Now? Why Here? Part 1

An Expert Interview About the Thunderbird Treatment Center By Caitlin Rothermel Dr Marli Parobek is a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner, board certified in family practice and psychiatry. Starting in 2018, she developed and managed a voluntary inpatient medical rehab/detox center (American Society of Addiction Medicine [ASAM] level 4.0 and 3.5) and an involuntary inpatient psychiatric unit…

August 2024, Editorial Page

What’s the Way to Talk to the VHCD?

If you have input for Vashon Health Care District, here’s how to share it By Caitlin Rothermel In this issue of The Vashon Loop, Islander Steven Nourse gives his opinion on the Vashon Health Care District’s new budgetary priorities. This article is an extended version of Steve’s comments that were presented to the Vashon-Maury Community Council on…

The V-MCC: Get More Involved in Your Chosen Community
Editorial Page, Island Resilience, July 2024

The V-MCC: Get More Involved in Your Chosen Community

By Caitlin Rothermel On June 20th, I listened in to the Vashon-Maury Community Council meeting. It completely grabbed my attention. Topics included the electric undergrounding proposal being presented to Puget Sound Energy, the planned Thunderbird drug rehabilitation facility, and the status of the Vashon Health Care District. If you didn’t attend, and are interested in…

Update on Planned PSE Upgrades
Island Resilience, June 2024

Update on Planned PSE Upgrades

By Caitlin Rothermel In February 2024 in The Vashon Loop, Jenny Bell reported on Puget Sound Energy’s “tree wire” project, a PSE program working to clear roadside vegetation and upgrade Vashon’s power infrastructure. “Tree wire” is sturdy and well-insulated, and considered likely to fare well in storms, resist tree falls, and reduce the need for frequent…

Myocarditis By the Numbers – Part 3 
Health Matters, May 2024

Myocarditis By the Numbers – Part 3 

By Caitlin Rothermel New information is now coming out quickly regarding myocarditis caused by the mRNA vaccines. On April 16, 2024, the United States National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM – formerly the National Academy of Science) released an expert report finding a causal relationship between the SARS-CoV2 mRNA vaccines and myocarditis.  The language is…

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