Terms of Concern: Convenience
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Terms of Concern: Convenience

By March Twisdale When we hear something said often enough, we have a human tendency to believe it is true. This is known as the illusory truth effect: Hearing or reading a claim, especially repeatedly, makes you more likely to think it’s true. And it’s used against us, again and again. When businesses hire advertisers…

Literary

Una Oración a Nuestra Señora

By Jane Valencia Mis abuelos hablaban español, yo solo aprendí a hablar un poquito, pero ahora estoy tratando de aprenderlo. En honor a mis abuelos, me gustaría contarles una historia muy pequeña y decir una pequeña oración. ¿Les parece bien? Gracias, queridos lectores. Un día, estaba en el Jardín del Rosario en la Iglesia Católica…

Entertainment

June Crossword Puzzle

Email a photo of your completed puzzle to: editor@vashonloop.com. The first person to submit a completely correct crosswords will receive a prize. Answer Key will be posted here once we have a winner, or by June 15th, whichever comes first.

Island Businesses

AtWork! – Part Three: A Manager’s Perspective

By Aly Norling Last September, Anthony started working at Little Bird Gardens with help from AtWork!, a supported employment nonprofit organization that works throughout the state of Washington to match people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with good jobs in their communities. Susan, Anthony’s supervisor, answered a few questions about supported employment from her perspective….

The Shining Mountains
Literary

The Shining Mountains

By Catherine Henderson “The Shining Mountains,” a historical novel set in the mid 1800s and written by Alix Christie, is the enthralling story of Angus McDonald, a Scottish immigrant, and his wife Catherine Baptiste, from the Nez Perce tribe. Angus is a trader for the Hudson Bay Company, moving between their outposts in Montana, Idaho,…

Llaughing Llamas Chronicles
Entertainment, Llaughing Llamas

Llaughing Llamas Chronicles

By Daniel Hooker Al Pacino has taken up knitting for his new movie. Scarf Face. ~ From my landlady, Lynn Simpson Dear Parents, You have to be aware of your children’s balanced diet, because if they eat a box of granola in the morning, they might turn out to be cereal killers!

Nike Army Base on Vashon, Childhood Memories
Island Voices

Nike Army Base on Vashon, Childhood Memories

Hello, my name is Lisa Devereau. I am a cemetery commissioner and a funeral director. I grew up here on Vashon, and have a story about growing up here. A few years ago, a woman named Verna Bacon Everitt moved back to Vashon. She had hopes of writing for our local newspaper, so she wrote…

Patterns of Abuse Exist for a Reason
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Patterns of Abuse Exist for a Reason

Abuse happens. How we respond determines whether the abuse is effectively stopped. Or whether a pattern develops, as the abuse is tacitly allowed to continue. On Thursday, April 27th, Vivian Lyons read a letter at a Vashon Island School District board meeting, written by one of two women who have co-filed a formal complaint against…

Spending on VIFR
News

Spending on VIFR

Years ago, I hired a contractor to rebuild a structure for me. He named a price, I got out the checkbook and wrote him a check. Several days later I mentioned this to a friend who worked in small business law. He shook his head, laughed at me, and said I’d told the contractor two…

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