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
Orcas challenge the Bering Sea’s black cod industry
||| FROM KUCB NEWS ||| Black cod fishermen in the Bering Sea have reported an increase in orcas taking their catch off their fishing lines in recent years. Orca depredation isn't just a costly headache
Washington state ferry cancellations cripple service before the busy Labor Day weekend
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| SEATTLE — Headed into the last summer holiday of 2024 when thousands plan to take a ferry, cancellations and delays alter many routes operated by Washington State Ferries (WSF). WSF announced that
U.S. officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of barred owls to save another species from extinction
||| FROM PBS.ORG ||| To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million
Letter to Editor | O’Day has a working knowledge of the law
||| FROM CARLA J. HIGGINSON ||| I am a fifth generation islander and have been practicing law in San Juan County for the past 44 years. I write this letter in support of Stephanie O’Day
Larsen co-sponsors bill for summer meals for kids
Larsen, Peltola and Smith Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Childhood Hunger, Expand Access to Meals Outside of Regular School Hours ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA),
Letter to Editor | Rick Hughes’ leadership is exactly what is needed
||| FROM JONATHAN WELCH ||| I'd like to thank my Campaign Manager Julie Remington, Jeff Noedel of CNL2.com and the voters of San Juan County. While my race is over, I am now endorsing Rick
Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women’s voices and bare faces in public
||| FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban on Monday rejected concerns and criticism raised by the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws that ban women in Afghanistan from baring their faces and
7 steps to what a real renewable energy transition looks like
Historically, an overhaul for humanity's energy system would take hundreds or many thousands of years. The rapid shift to cleaner, more sustainable sources of power generations will easily be the most ambitious enterprise our species
Emmanuel’s new Sunday morning kids’ program
||| FROM SARAH MOORE for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| Emmanuel Episcopal Church, locally known as the “church with the labyrinth, a red door, and a seaside garden on the shores of the Salish Sea,” will
Master Gardeners Workshop
2024 San Juan County WSU Master Gardeners Gardening Workshop Series October 15-24, 2024 ||| FROM DIANA STEPITA for SJC MASTER GARDENERS ||| Successful gardeners know that beautiful and bountiful gardens require knowledge and planning. Fall
Woman in the Woods Goes Hip-Hop
||| FROM MICHELL MARSHALL for WOMAN IN THE WOODS ||| On Saturday, September 21, Woman in the Woods Productions will bring to Orcas Center a performance from Ladies of Hip Hop, entitled “The Black Dancing
County representatives discuss solutions to ferry service disruptions with Governor
The meeting included an in-depth discussion of local transportation alternatives, possible short-term solutions, and next steps for the 2025 legislative session. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On Saturday, August 24, representatives from San
Master Gardener clinic
||| FROM DIANNE MACONDRAY for MASTER GARDENERS ||| Our summer gardening season is winding down now with cooler weather, but come by and see the Master Gardeners to get ideas for fall planting or with
Health Care District meeting
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| Board Meeting - August 27, 2024 The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold the regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, August 27th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in
2024 Rotary Car Show – Record funds, attendance, fun
||| FROM BARBARA MARRETT for ROTARY FOUNDATION OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| August’s Annual Rotary Car Show brought in spectators from around the country, a record number of contributions, and an amazing lineup of
Letter to Editor | McVeigh knows there is important work to be done
||| FROM LIZA MICHAELSON ||| I am excited by Kari McVeigh running for county council. When I first heard her speak I was floored, first by her sheer energy, then by her vision for this
