By Tom on 6/28/2009 6:41 AM

To the Beachcomber:  Vashon is now well on its way to readiness for a natural disaster thanks to the long-time work of Be Prepared and now the publication of its well-done brochure. And what about economic disaster? Ask which is the more likely to occur within say the next two years, the Big One or collapse of the US economy? Think about that. The earthquake operates on probability, but the US economy is a serial cliff-hanger. How do you like the latest episode in which the Government propped up the General...

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By Tom on 6/27/2009 5:46 AM

(This is the Agenda for a committee meeting. June 25, 2009. Reprinted here for those who didn't make the meeting.) Translation: Sensible, humane, health care will be dead on arrival at President Obama’s desk. The death sentence is coded into the phrase “Public Option” which doesn’t take the brains of an eleven-year old to decipher. It means a “free lunch” which is impossible. Without imposing a new tax it will not be possible for the Government to pay the cost of care for everybody including those already sick...

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By Wooden Bowl on 6/10/2009 6:45 AM

No one has been posting info on the monthly meetings, but we’ve generally been holding them as scheduled at Joy Goldstein’s house at 10329 S.W. Bank Road, a half mile west of Vashon center. We’ll continue to take advantage of her hospitality for the next meeting: July 14th, at 7 PM.

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