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No Place Like Loam | Four season gardening in the maritime northwest

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-02-23T10:00:10-08:00February 23rd, 2026|1 Comment

Midnight Mutterings | The Mighty Hunter

By Jackie Bates|2026-02-20T23:12:18-08:00February 21st, 2026|Comments Off

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2026-02-19T22:32:35-08:00February 20th, 2026|3 Comments

Letter to Editor | Open letter to Legislature about WSF card surcharge

By Community|2026-02-20T08:57:37-08:00February 20th, 2026|4 Comments

Letter to Editor | Compare: OPALCO General Manager compensation is huge

By Community|2026-02-19T11:54:48-08:00February 19th, 2026|3 Comments

Letter to Editor | Solar power just doesn’t work here; doesn’t make sense

By Community|2026-02-18T11:06:52-08:00February 18th, 2026|17 Comments

EWUA Union Update Notice | Public accountability notes & questions

By Community|2026-02-15T12:26:05-08:00February 15th, 2026|8 Comments

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2026-02-12T15:27:25-08:00February 13th, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Did OPALCO think we wouldn’t read the report?

By Community|2026-02-12T14:46:51-08:00February 12th, 2026|11 Comments

Letter to Editor | New issue before Council: Post-purchase revision of recorded protective covenants

By Community|2026-02-12T13:13:50-08:00February 12th, 2026|6 Comments

Guest Opinion | A thousand days of chaos

By Community|2026-02-11T22:11:15-08:00February 12th, 2026|6 Comments

Letter to Editor | Awash in water bills

By Community|2026-02-11T09:14:52-08:00February 11th, 2026|3 Comments

No Place Like Loam | Defiance as stewardship and self-reliance: Growing perennial vegetables

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-02-09T12:08:04-08:00February 9th, 2026|1 Comment

Midnight Mutterings The best place on Orcas Island for fainting

By Jackie Bates|2026-02-07T12:57:31-08:00February 7th, 2026|1 Comment

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2026-02-05T19:08:01-08:00February 6th, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | OPALCO and the double entendre

By Community|2026-01-31T16:44:53-08:00February 2nd, 2026|3 Comments

As the Paradigm Shifts | There’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on

By Rosie Kuhn|2026-01-30T16:36:01-08:00January 31st, 2026|2 Comments

Adrift | They both bring me to tears

By Lin McNulty|2026-01-30T18:43:26-08:00January 30th, 2026|3 Comments

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2026-01-29T16:59:22-08:00January 30th, 2026|Comments Off

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2026-01-27T16:41:26-08:00January 27th, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | OPALCO is building without consent

By Community|2026-01-26T14:50:24-08:00January 26th, 2026|1 Comment

No Place Like Loam | Landscape as orientation: Inheritance

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-01-26T10:10:35-08:00January 26th, 2026|1 Comment

Midnight Mutterings | Crafting a life (at 72)

By Jackie Bates|2026-01-17T13:37:50-08:00January 24th, 2026|3 Comments

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2026-01-22T19:04:14-08:00January 23rd, 2026|Comments Off

No Place Like Loam | Landscape as orientation

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-01-19T15:06:20-08:00January 19th, 2026|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | And now the end is near and so we face the final curtain…

By Community|2026-01-19T10:48:48-08:00January 19th, 2026|12 Comments

Guest Opinion | When a Water Board stops listening, a community loses its voice

By Community|2026-01-17T13:25:59-08:00January 17th, 2026|6 Comments

As the Paradigm Shifts | Let there be peace on earth — and let it begin with me

By Rosie Kuhn|2026-01-17T12:35:40-08:00January 17th, 2026|Comments Off

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2026-01-15T18:55:24-08:00January 16th, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | An open letter to Eastsound Water Users

By Community|2026-01-12T12:09:35-08:00January 12th, 2026|8 Comments

No Place Like Loam | A woman at work in the garden

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-01-12T12:00:27-08:00January 12th, 2026|2 Comments

Letter to Editor | So, you are thinking about investing in silver or gold?

By Community|2026-01-11T13:30:14-08:00January 11th, 2026|Comments Off

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2026-01-08T23:15:22-08:00January 9th, 2026|Comments Off

As the Paradigm Shifts | A gentle dismantling of poor them, lucky me

By Rosie Kuhn|2026-01-06T23:01:37-08:00January 7th, 2026|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Thinking about Japan: Part 3

By Jackie Bates|2026-01-06T15:55:02-08:00January 6th, 2026|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | EWUA continues to seek off-island contractors

By Community|2026-01-05T12:08:05-08:00January 5th, 2026|5 Comments

Adrift | Just back from an adventure with caring strangers

By Lin McNulty|2026-01-04T15:36:34-08:00January 4th, 2026|10 Comments

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2026-01-01T14:56:04-08:00January 1st, 2026|Comments Off

As the Paradigm Shifts | The love that arrives because of you

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-12-27T17:50:51-08:00December 25th, 2025|1 Comment

As the Paradigm Shifts | ‘Tis the season

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-12-20T13:10:40-08:00December 20th, 2025|3 Comments

Guest Opinion | L&I workplace safety citations issued to Eastsound Water

By Community|2025-12-19T12:36:13-08:00December 19th, 2025|2 Comments

No Place Like Loam | You don’t prune heritage trees. You keep them company

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-01-12T12:23:05-08:00December 17th, 2025|2 Comments

Midnight Mutterings | Thinking about Japan-Part 2

By Jackie Bates|2025-12-13T13:21:37-08:00December 13th, 2025|3 Comments

No Place Like Loam | The last apple standing, Part 1

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2025-12-08T14:46:24-08:00December 8th, 2025|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | Should Washington lawmakers hide their records from the public?

By Community|2025-12-06T22:54:56-08:00December 6th, 2025|Comments Off

As the Paradigm Shifts | Dang it! There is love

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-12-05T19:43:29-08:00December 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Regarding OPALCO rate hike

By Community|2025-12-05T14:31:35-08:00December 5th, 2025|8 Comments

Letter to Editor | Odd Fellows hall Thanksgiving dinner gratitude

By Community|2025-12-03T12:43:27-08:00December 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Thinking about Japan

By Jackie Bates|2025-11-28T21:28:55-08:00November 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Friends of Rural Public Transportation comments on SJCs’ Comprehensive Plan transportation element

By Community|2025-11-26T13:02:28-08:00November 26th, 2025|Comments Off

As the Paradigm Shifts | Yes, no, and the space in between

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-11-22T15:11:19-08:00November 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

No Place Like Loam | Winter Garden: What my grandfather’s war garden still teaches me

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2025-11-17T12:05:05-08:00November 17th, 2025|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | The future of democracy in the United States

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

Midnight Mutterings | The right to be fat

By Jackie Bates|2025-11-14T14:02:26-08:00November 15th, 2025|Comments Off

A Community Conversation on Island Transportation

By Community|2025-11-11T12:40:00-08:00November 11th, 2025|11 Comments

As the Paradigm Shifts | Letting go and letting the universe be the alchemist

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-11-07T14:50:51-08:00November 8th, 2025|Comments Off

This is Actually Good | Bubble & Squeak

By Rachel Factor|2025-11-05T13:53:01-08:00November 5th, 2025|Comments Off

The Path Less Taken: Part 1

By Community|2025-11-05T13:35:33-08:00November 5th, 2025|1 Comment

No Place Like Loam | Growing Wine Grapes in Seattle? Part 3: Earth, Wind, and Wire

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2025-11-17T11:58:26-08:00November 4th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Odd Fellows Hall Halloween gratitude

By Community|2025-11-03T13:32:52-08:00November 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings |This coming winter

By Jackie Bates|2025-10-31T23:37:18-07:00November 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | In support of the November 4, 2025 school levies

By Community|2025-10-29T10:51:36-07:00October 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Fire Commissioner breaks down reasons to support levy

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

No Place Like Loam | Less sugar, more soul: Making maple syrup at home in the Pacific Northwest

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-01-12T12:24:59-08:00October 27th, 2025|1 Comment

As the Paradigm Shifts | To be or not to be woo-woo

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-10-24T13:31:13-07:00October 25th, 2025|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | In support of school levies

By Community|2025-10-20T14:13:40-07:00October 20th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Please support the Orcas Island Public Library – Vote YES for Proposition #1

By Community|2025-10-20T13:43:49-07:00October 20th, 2025|1 Comment

No Place Like Loam | Growing wine grapes in Seattle? Part 2

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2025-10-20T13:29:21-07:00October 20th, 2025|Comments Off

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

Midnight Mutterings | Goals vs practices

By Jackie Bates|2025-10-18T11:06:30-07:00October 18th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Why I’m supporting OIFR bond levy

By Community|2025-10-17T14:18:03-07:00October 17th, 2025|6 Comments

This is Actually Good | Big Fall Salad

By Rachel Factor|2025-10-16T09:30:48-07:00October 16th, 2025|1 Comment

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

No Place Like Loam | Growing wine grapes in Seattle? Part 1

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2025-10-20T13:27:32-07:00October 13th, 2025|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | Celebrating National Coming Out Day

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

As the Paradigm Shifts | Self-Deprivation

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-10-11T14:08:51-07:00October 11th, 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

This is Actually Good | Tahini Cauliflower recipe

By Rachel Factor|2025-10-09T16:40:02-07:00October 9th, 2025|Comments Off

No Place Like Loam | A strawberry tree grows in Seattle: Rediscovering an ancient evergreen

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2025-10-06T14:47:45-07:00October 6th, 2025|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | AI’s dirty secret

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

Midnight Mutterings | Florynce Kennedy

By Lin McNulty|2025-10-04T11:36:08-07:00October 4th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Center is ready to rock and roll

By Community|2025-10-02T09:24:02-07:00October 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

No Place Like Loam | Growing figs in the Pacific Northwest

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2025-09-29T12:15:18-07:00September 29th, 2025|2 Comments

As the Paradigm Shifts | Knitting as a metaphor for how I do life (or want to do life)

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-09-26T16:36:35-07:00September 27th, 2025|Comments Off

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

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

No Place Like Loam | Growing olives in the Pacific Northwest

By Community|2025-09-24T10:52:33-07:00September 24th, 2025|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Losing

By Community|2025-09-20T13:00:16-07:00September 20th, 2025|Comments Off

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

Letter to Editor | Waldron cats in need of home

By Community|2025-09-17T13:27:40-07:00September 17th, 2025|2 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

No Place Like Loam | A chestnut is true generational wealth

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2025-09-13T15:09:16-07:00September 15th, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Resilience or overreach?

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

As the Paradigm Shifts | A modern take on an old Zen proverb

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-09-12T14:43:59-07:00September 13th, 2025|Comments Off

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

Midnight Mutterings | Snails

By Jackie Bates|2025-09-06T14:41:39-07:00September 6th, 2025|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | How about some solar-operated speed signs?

By Community|2025-09-04T13:25:19-07:00September 4th, 2025|3 Comments