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“Literature encourages tolerance — bigots and fanatics seldom have any use for the arts, because they’re so preoccupied with their beliefs and actions that they can’t see them also as possibilities.”

Northrop Frye

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Flotsam & Jetsam | Purses

July 15th, 2025|

||| FLOTSAM & JETSAM by MAURICE AUSTIN ||| Some three weeks ago, I watched my mother transfer the contents of her “small” purse into the depths of her “large” purse, a process which left me impressed with the capacity of this woman’s ability to plan for every biologic, socio-economic, and

A new era of hunger has begun

July 15th, 2025|

||| FROM NEW YORK TIMES ||| Parts of Easthampton, an old mill town in western Massachusetts, look like relics of industrial New England — the old workers’ rowhouses, for instance. In other parts, it seems like a place in renaissance, with converted factory buildings spruced up and reinhabited by art

Port of Orcas to hold public meeting

July 15th, 2025|

||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| PORT OF ORCAS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Monday, July 28, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. at the airport terminal conference room, 147 Schoen Lane, Eastsound, WA 98245, to amend

An important update to OIGC Member’s Book Club

July 15th, 2025|

||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| Calling all garden lovers and book enthusiasts! We're so excited to share MORE about our new OIGC Member's Book Club — a space where we’ll explore captivating books that inspire, nurture, and connect us to plants, nature and each other. We had a

West Sound fire now extinguished

July 15th, 2025|

||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| At 12:50 pm on July 14, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources formally closed the call for the West Sound Fire, which began on July 8. The fire has been fully extinguished, and all equipment, personnel and resources

Scientists use cutting-edge satellite technology to reveal dangers whales face on daily basis | ‘A growing concern’

July 14th, 2025|

||| FROM MSN.COM ||| A comprehensive, high-tech satellite map exposed the daily dangers whales face — and they're caused by humans. What's happening? With satellites, photo identification, and indigenous knowledge, over 50 research institutions around the world banded together to create whale migration maps. Founded in part by the World

Olga Daze returns

July 14th, 2025|

Saturday, July 19 10:00am to 2:00pm ||| FROM SUSAN GORDON for OLGA DAZE ||| Festivities begin in front of the Community Center at 10:00am. Come for breakfast at the bake sale, featuring the world famous maple bars made on the spot.  Stay for lunch then come back to the bake sale for dessert.

Midnight Mutterings | Gardens and another island

July 12th, 2025|

||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I didn’t grow up with gardens, though I did get lost in a cornfield when I was three or four years old. I’ve never had a good sense of direction, but that was the first time I knew I was lost, the first

Sheriff’s Report | July 2 – 8, 2025

July 12th, 2025|

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 25-004112 Theft 16:14:57 07/02/25 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to a theft call. The incident was documented, and the investigation is ongoing. 25-004125 Domestic Dispute or Assault 22:02:33 07/02/25 Deputies on San Juan Island responded to the Emergency

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