Guest Opinion Archives - theOrcasonian.com

Guest Opinion | The future of democracy in the United States

By Community|2025-11-16T16:27:31-08:00November 16th, 2025|6 Comments

Guest Opinion | Fire Commissioner breaks down reasons to support levy

By Community|2025-11-04T11:51:59-08:00October 27th, 2025|6 Comments

Guest Opinion | No Kings?

By Community|2025-10-19T13:34:15-07:00October 19th, 2025|8 Comments

Guest Opinion | Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good

By Community|2025-10-18T14:12:56-07:00October 19th, 2025|8 Comments

Guest Opinion | I have great concern for our Democracy

By Community|2025-10-15T18:29:27-07:00October 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | The time to establish a Lopez Island Park and Recreation District is now

By Community|2025-10-14T10:03:34-07:00October 14th, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Celebrating National Coming Out Day

By Community|2025-10-13T13:34:51-07:00October 13th, 2025|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | Vote NO on the Orcas Fire District bond proposition 1

By Community|2025-10-10T14:21:19-07:00October 10th, 2025|5 Comments

Guest Opinion | AI’s dirty secret

By Community|2025-10-04T13:20:03-07:00October 4th, 2025|5 Comments

Guest Opinion | Should Orcas Island (and SJC communities) have public transit?

By Community|2025-09-26T13:53:12-07:00September 26th, 2025|12 Comments

Guest Opinion | Thoughts on these turbulent times…

By Community|2025-09-19T13:24:43-07:00September 19th, 2025|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | Request by OPALCO for essential public facilities

By Community|2025-09-18T14:30:46-07:00September 18th, 2025|9 Comments

Guest Opinion | OPALCO owes us more options for meeting electricity demand

By Community|2025-09-15T13:04:26-07:00September 15th, 2025|9 Comments

Guest Opinion | Resilience or overreach?

By Community|2025-09-12T17:33:33-07:00September 13th, 2025|25 Comments

Guest Opinion | Vote-at-Home is the law—and it works

By News Source|2025-09-09T13:10:14-07:00September 9th, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Human intelligence research lab, amid LLMs?

By Community|2025-09-08T16:13:26-07:00September 8th, 2025|8 Comments

Guest Opinion | A muddle of disharmony

By Community|2025-06-18T14:00:08-07:00June 18th, 2025|12 Comments

Guest Opinion | Regarding OPALCO solar project proposed for Decatur Island

By Lin McNulty|2025-05-21T13:54:06-07:00May 21st, 2025|11 Comments

Guest Opinion | Thinking bigger picture on electricity

By Community|2025-05-24T16:26:10-07:00May 20th, 2025|6 Comments

Guest Opinion | What are we really protecting?

By Community|2025-05-13T12:44:49-07:00May 13th, 2025|10 Comments

Guest Opinion | Terminal chaos

By Community|2025-05-08T13:41:40-07:00May 8th, 2025|11 Comments

Guest Opinion | Reflections of a new American on the state of our government

By Community|2025-05-01T16:12:57-07:00May 1st, 2025|5 Comments

Guest Opinion | Which side are you on?

By Community|2025-04-08T14:30:56-07:00April 9th, 2025|3 Comments

Guest Opinion | More lifeboats or less people?

By Community|2025-04-06T14:23:57-07:00April 6th, 2025|17 Comments

Guest Opinion | Death by 1000 cuts

By Community|2025-04-04T17:26:49-07:00April 4th, 2025|2 Comments

Letter to Editor | In response to ‘a life diminished’

By Community|2025-03-31T13:13:57-07:00March 31st, 2025|6 Comments

Guest Opinion | Safeguarding democratic norms in uncertain times

By Community|2025-03-25T14:17:37-07:00March 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Thinking through this public health levy

By Community|2025-03-10T10:19:46-07:00March 10th, 2025|7 Comments

Guest Opinion | Local news sources are more valuable than ever

By Community|2025-03-07T14:46:57-08:00March 7th, 2025|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | My Constitutional Oath remains binding and honored since 1956

By Community|2025-03-06T14:38:09-08:00March 6th, 2025|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | Men from Mars

By Community|2025-03-01T15:59:43-08:00March 1st, 2025|6 Comments

Guest Opinion | May we each continue to support one another

By Community|2025-02-21T14:13:39-08:00February 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Reflections on trade, tariffs, and winning

By Community|2025-02-10T12:47:58-08:00February 10th, 2025|4 Comments

Guest Opinion | Chaos, cruelty of a wannabe king

By Community|2025-01-30T10:25:13-08:00January 30th, 2025|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | A modest proposal

By Community|2025-01-01T11:35:32-08:00January 1st, 2025|5 Comments

Guest Opinion | A wish for my community in 2025

By Community|2024-12-29T13:49:28-08:00December 29th, 2024|37 Comments

Guest Opinion | In the ‘blue bastion’ of WA, avoid the tyranny of the majority

By Community|2024-12-11T12:01:41-08:00December 11th, 2024|18 Comments

Guest Opinion | An environmental spare tire

By Community|2024-11-17T22:03:05-08:00November 17th, 2024|15 Comments

Guest Opinion | Myth-busting ‘non-partisan’ office

By Community|2024-10-27T11:08:15-07:00October 27th, 2024|11 Comments

Guests Opion | Public lands, a question of values

By Community|2024-10-26T12:06:56-07:00October 26th, 2024|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | A conversation about life

By Community|2024-09-23T13:07:27-07:00September 23rd, 2024|6 Comments

Guest Opinion | Energy transition, the bigger picture, Part 3 of 3

By Community|2024-09-19T11:24:31-07:00September 17th, 2024|7 Comments

Guest Opinion | Energy transition, the bigger picture, Part 2 of 3

By Community|2024-09-16T10:31:52-07:00September 16th, 2024|3 Comments

Guest Opinion | Energy transition, the bigger picture, Part 1 of 3

By Community|2024-09-16T14:17:57-07:00September 15th, 2024|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | A new vision for Eastsound Water

By Community|2024-09-03T17:01:24-07:00September 3rd, 2024|37 Comments

Guest Opinion | Regarding EWUA recall communications

By Community|2024-09-02T11:26:13-07:00August 31st, 2024|17 Comments

Guest Opinion | EWUA recall vote

By Community|2024-08-22T12:18:28-07:00August 22nd, 2024|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | An open letter to San Juan County Council

By Community|2024-08-17T19:26:05-07:00August 18th, 2024|9 Comments

Guest Opinion | As we work to mend our social fabric

By Community|2024-08-12T11:28:00-07:00August 12th, 2024|10 Comments

Guest Opinion | Tourism and us

By Community|2024-07-24T21:06:42-07:00July 24th, 2024|2 Comments

San Juan County Fair is just around the corner; Register your exhibits today

By Community|2024-07-01T11:28:03-07:00July 1st, 2024|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | From a concerned Eastsound Water user

By Community|2024-06-25T13:02:49-07:00June 25th, 2024|3 Comments

Guest Opinion | Everyone is right; Everyone is wrong; Everyone loses; No one wins

By Community|2024-06-21T20:05:25-07:00June 21st, 2024|10 Comments

Guest Opinion | So, what is it, exactly, that nonprofit Boards are supposed to be doing?

By Community|2024-06-15T15:30:13-07:00June 15th, 2024|10 Comments

Guest Opinion | Reject the proposed EWUA bylaw amendments

By Community|2024-05-18T13:20:26-07:00May 18th, 2024|11 Comments

Guest Opinion | More management turmoil at Eastsound Water

By Community|2024-04-17T13:48:41-07:00April 17th, 2024|9 Comments

Guest Opinion | Where did our community go?

By Community|2024-02-12T12:22:54-08:00February 12th, 2024|13 Comments

Guest Opinion | Hey, OIFR lieutenants, come on now

By Community|2024-01-23T15:15:48-08:00January 23rd, 2024|9 Comments

Guest Opinion | Open letter to Fire Commission announcing no confidence

By Community|2024-01-20T15:39:20-08:00January 20th, 2024|32 Comments

Guest Opinion | Let’s remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Community|2024-01-15T10:26:38-08:00January 15th, 2024|5 Comments

Guest Opinion | Here’s some thoughts on this airplane noise hassle

By Community|2023-12-01T18:16:11-08:00December 1st, 2023|4 Comments

Guest Opinion | Thanks for your support; and there’s more we can do

By Community|2023-12-01T13:34:41-08:00December 1st, 2023|3 Comments

Guest Opinion | Thank you for your service and welcome aboard

By Community|2023-11-21T12:43:24-08:00November 21st, 2023|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | We should work together in favor of OIFR

By Community|2023-10-19T15:40:16-07:00October 19th, 2023|11 Comments

Guest Opinion | Why I support a San Juan County motor vehicle fee

By Community|2023-10-11T11:51:32-07:00October 11th, 2023|10 Comments

Guest Opinion | Destination Management Plan is still open for public comment until end of this month

By Community|2023-10-09T13:08:45-07:00October 9th, 2023|10 Comments

Guest Opinion | Quality of life vs. quality of economy

By Community|2023-09-20T20:09:58-07:00September 20th, 2023|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | This is what happens when challenges hit our Orcas community

By Community|2023-10-11T18:00:30-07:00September 14th, 2023|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | Planning, implementation impact of Killebrew Lake project

By Community|2023-06-20T14:42:49-07:00June 20th, 2023|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | InTERNAL YOUTH

By Community|2023-05-01T12:12:13-07:00May 1st, 2023|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Rep. Ramel strongly supports OI EV Charging Project

By Community|2023-04-21T16:37:02-07:00April 21st, 2023|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | My son has volunteered his way through school, but where’s the credit for it?

By Community|2023-03-19T23:01:26-07:00March 20th, 2023|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Change is possible with our housing crisis

By Community|2023-03-17T16:05:48-07:00March 18th, 2023|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Corrections, updates to previous Port column

By Community|2023-02-05T14:25:19-08:00February 6th, 2023|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | School Districts of SJC deserve adequate funding

By Community|2023-01-21T15:56:15-08:00January 21st, 2023|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | Will pigs fly? Will wishes become fishes?

By Community|2022-11-30T14:56:45-08:00November 30th, 2022|5 Comments

Guest Opinion | What ‘woke’ means to me

By Community|2022-11-17T14:59:09-08:00November 17th, 2022|5 Comments

Guest Opinion | A word about property rights and freedom

By Community|2022-09-15T14:10:33-07:00September 15th, 2022|5 Comments

Guest Opinion | Some WSF numbers we should be aware of

By Community|2022-09-01T12:54:57-07:00September 1st, 2022|11 Comments

Guest Opinion | Charter Amendments should be put back on the SJC ballot

By Community|2022-08-15T11:47:25-07:00August 13th, 2022|8 Comments

Guest Opinion | Our county is owed better

By Community|2022-08-06T14:21:58-07:00August 6th, 2022|14 Comments

Guest Opinion | Questioning the County’s action

By Community|2022-08-04T15:30:56-07:00August 4th, 2022|6 Comments

Guest Opinion | Charter Review Commission vs SJC Council

By Community|2022-08-04T13:50:40-07:00August 4th, 2022|6 Comments

Guest Opinion | Deadline approaches to save ranked choice voting

By Community|2022-08-02T20:33:15-07:00August 2nd, 2022|22 Comments

Guest Opinion | Land Bank Director Lincoln Bormann subjected to Council disciplinary hearing

By Community|2022-07-31T20:14:08-07:00July 31st, 2022|4 Comments

Guest Opinion | Make your voice heard before Tuesday’s Council executive session

By Community|2022-08-02T20:36:06-07:00July 30th, 2022|27 Comments

Guest Opinion | Abortion and religious rights

By Community|2022-07-18T13:00:16-07:00July 18th, 2022|15 Comments

Guest Opinion | In response to Prune Alley construction complaints

By Community|2022-05-17T13:06:27-07:00May 17th, 2022|10 Comments

Guest Opinion | Open letter to Cindy Wolf, County Council

By Community|2022-05-14T16:35:24-07:00May 15th, 2022|9 Comments

Guest Opinion | Help stop this abuse of power in San Juan County

By Community|2022-05-13T13:40:16-07:00May 13th, 2022|3 Comments

Guest Opinion | Henry Cayou, an indigenous Orcas “pioneer”

By Community|2022-04-27T19:26:13-07:00April 28th, 2022|6 Comments

Guest Opinion | An open letter to the OIFR Board triumvirate

By Community|2022-04-14T16:09:36-07:00April 14th, 2022|12 Comments

Guest Opinion | Slow down for speeders

By Community|2022-04-09T13:08:21-07:00April 9th, 2022|7 Comments

Guest Opinion | Discussing whether OPALCO should pay dues to Lower Snake River dam lobbyists

By Community|2022-03-31T14:28:44-07:00March 31st, 2022|9 Comments

Guest Opinion | Snake River dams and human nature

By Community|2022-03-25T14:44:56-07:00March 25th, 2022|3 Comments

Guest Opinion | Because we want wild salmon and orca, it’s time to tell OPALCO to support Snake River dam removal

By Community|2022-03-21T12:36:47-07:00March 21st, 2022|15 Comments

Guest Opinion | We are all visitors to these islands

By Community|2022-03-04T10:49:56-08:00March 4th, 2022|9 Comments

Guest Opinion | In their own words: Dysfunction at OIFR as described by Commission

By Community|2022-02-21T10:31:11-08:00February 21st, 2022|12 Comments

Guest Opinion | County residents will bear the burden

By Community|2022-02-16T12:57:26-08:00February 16th, 2022|5 Comments

Guest Opinion | Former OIFR Commissioner says Fire Department allegations are serious

By Community|2022-02-09T16:26:45-08:00February 9th, 2022|9 Comments