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Vashon Beachcomber

• Letter to the Editor | January 23 edition
  Letter writers ask the public to help fill an outgoing Park District position.

• Washington judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
  A Seattle judge has granted Washington’s request to temporarily block Trump’s executive order

• Commentary: Five steps to save our future
  Steps to address our political and climatological future.

• Editorial: What will you do?
  What a month.

• Commentary: Start the year with resilience, not resolutions
  Treasure that gold inside you, and let this be the year you build on it.

• 14/48 Vashon: the world’s quickest theater festival is back
  Enjoy more than a dozen plays, made from scratch in just hours, at the end of the month.

• Recommended: Benjamin Hunter plays a show in his new hometown
  His solo concert at Snapdragon will mark an auspicious new beginning for the musician.

• Craig Griffith
  Craig will be remembered for his love, laughter, and joy which he brought to those around him.

Find out when School Schedules change due to weather

Direct link to the Vashon School District Emergency Information – Snow/Weather Schedule changes page can be found here. http://flashalert.net/news.html?id=4288

Stay updated on most King County Schools here: Public Schools Emergency Communication System. www.schoolreport.org

South Sound and Kitsap School information can be found here: www.pugetinfo.net/

Extended Forcast and more Current Weather Conditions on the New Weather Page

Vashon Be Prepared – Voice of Vashon – Update

Whenever something happens that you need to know about, we’ll get it out there for you. Stay tuned, Stay warm, stay safe, and stay tuned to VoV Standing By at 1650 am on your AM radio dial.

Do you know what to do? What would you do if your home were damaged so bad you could not stay there? How would you cope with the power being out for seven days or longer? How would you help your neighbor? Making sure that not only you are ready but so will your pets. www.VashonBePrepared.org

BBC News

• Mum who left sons home alone jailed after they died in a fire
  Deveca Rose's two sets of twins died in a house fire in south-west London while she was out shopping.

• Woman who died after attack in Plymouth named
  Claire Butler was pronounced dead in hospital after she was found injured on West Hoe Road.

• Hugh Grant urges police to investigate Sun owners
  He also wants to see the government launch part two of the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.

• Would you make a good Traitor? Take our quiz
  Work through our scenarios to find out if you're a sneaky traitor or 100% faithful.

• Ukraine claims drone strike on Russian oil refinery
  Russia says it shot down more than 120 drones overnight, in what would be one of the largest attacks of the war.

• How to stay safe in a storm and what to do in a power cut
  The rain and high winds experienced during stormy weather are damaging homes and causing power outages.

• Joey Barton kicked wife in head, court hears
  The former footballer, 42, is denies assaulting Georgia Barton, 38, in London in 2021.

• The Premier League's best Bundesliga transfers
  Following Manchester City's signing of Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush, BBC Sport looks back at some of the players that have had the biggest impact in the Premier League after moving from Germany's Bundesliga.