Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Letter to Editor | Locally, regionally, Rick Hughes is ready on day one
||| FROM STEVE ULVI ||| San Juan County is an unusual place alright. Some think a paradise. Others a paradise lost, depending on how biocentric your beliefs. In any case, these distinctive islands and eclectic
Letter to Editor | Paulsen advocates for all of us
||| FROM BRIAN WRIGHT ||| One of the many reasons I feel Justin Paulsen is the right choice for our community is his efforts with the Ferry System. As a commercial driver who uses the
Letter to Editor | It’s time for Justin Paulsen on Council
||| FROM SANDY PLAYA ||| I am voting for Justin Paulsen for San Juan County Council because he walks the talk. I work with Justin in the Community Water Taxi Group. He not only listens
Exploding legal expenses at Eastsound Water
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN, FRED KLEIN, and ROBERT AUSTIN ||| This morning brought yet another in a misleading series of emails from Eastsound Water Users Association, this time about all the legal expenses it has
Shadows & Secrets live stream
||| FROM NANCY WANG for ETH-NOH-TEC ||| There are just days left to purchase tickets to Shadows & Secrets! September 27 will be here before we all know it, and we have a special event
Help Orcas Center thrive in 2025
||| FROM ORCAS CENTER ||| As we wrap up a dynamic season overflowing with activity, preparation for 2025 is already well underway! Orcas Center is proud to be the home for the creative community on
Candidate Forum
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| The League of Women Voters of the San Juans, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, is sponsoring voter forums on San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez Islands
North Shore Preserve opening
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Don't forget to mark your calendars for the much-anticipated opening of North Shore Preserve on Saturday, September 28th! Located near the northwest corner of Orcas Island, the 58-acre
Letter to Editor | O’Day exhibits good planning, common sense
||| FROM JOHN and MARILYN GRESSETH ||| We are writing in support of Stephanie O'Day for San Juan County Council District 1 Commissioner. Stephanie has the right background to address the difficult challenges of permitting,
County hosts community meeting to discuss public safety during hunting season
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Council Chair Jane Fuller is hosting a community meeting on Lopez Island to discuss public safety measures during the hunting season with Federal, State, and
Letter to Editor | McVeigh has proven skills
||| FROM MICHAEL & LAURI SAGER-DEVIRIAN ||| We are proud to express our endorsement of Kari McVeigh for San Juan County Council. We have known Kari to be a hardworking, dedicated problem solver in both
Letter to Editor | I’m excited to have Justin Paulsen on County Council
||| FROM RHEA MILLER ||| As a former San Juan County Commissioner, I am excited about the opportunity to have Justin Paulsen from Orcas on the County Council. Justin played a major role in the
Applications now open for Holiday GiveOrcas
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for GIVEORCAS ||| Calling all Orcas Island nonprofits! The application process opens on Monday, September 23 for 2024 Holiday GiveOrcas grants. OICF is inviting all Orcas Island nonprofit organizations to submit
Letter to Editor | McVeigh is hard-working, dedicated
||| FROM CLARE KELM ||| I would like to strongly recommend a vote for Kari McVeigh for County Council. I have known Kari for some years in our local League of Women Voters group and
Free Child Find screening
||| FROM SUZANNA SMITH for ORCAS SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| Any child, birth to five, whose family or caregivers would like more information about their child’s development can contact their local district to receive a free
WSF engine room crew say arbitrator’s decision on wages does nothing to address workforce issues
||| FROM KRISTIN HYDE for MARINE ENGINEERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION ||| Seattle, WA – More than 400 Washington State Ferries’ engine room crew members say the state’s refusal to end widening pay gap with deck counterparts,
