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.”
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News Brief | Next year an ambulance ride in Spokane may be more than 5 times higher
||| FROM SPOKESMAN REVIEW ||| Patients who used an ambulance in the city of Spokane, for instance, will pay a base fee of $5,275 starting June 1 plus $52.49 per mile. That compares to $975
Larsen releases statement on Trump’s tariff executive order
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after President Trump issued an executive order dropping some agriculture products from its
News Brief | A Florida report: Economy, food, and fishing
||| FROM SUBSTACK.COM ||| “We don’t have Canadians coming anymore,” said a Sarasota restaurateur. Her lunches and ambiance haven’t changed. Her politics have completely reversed. “Trump killed my business,” she said. Others mention the issue
Is this imposter syndrome?
||| FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| Looking at the population of San Juan County, it’s easy to wonder how such a tiny place—just 0.000212% of the world’s population—expects to make even the smallest dent in the
Make your voice heard | Council to hold public hearing on the 2025 Comp Plan update
Council will hold a public hearing on November 25 to accept public comments before formally adopting the updates to the Comp Plan. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is updating its
News Brief | WA and Alaska halibut fishing crews see troubling signs
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| The fishing has become a lot tougher, and, last year, a fall fishing trip in the Bering Sea was an outright disaster. Halibut now appear to be at, or
News Brief | How snowy could it be this winter?
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| No, the colors of the woolly bear caterpillar you saw in your backyard this fall can’t tell you if it’s going to be a snowy winter. The ingredients needed to
Here’s what’s happening at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Mindful Tranquility Julia first discovered Buddhism while photographing nomadic families in Nepal, where she was struck by their spiritual richness and generosity. Back in the U.S.,
WA State age- and dementia-friendly survey
||| FROM DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES ||| Washington state is taking meaningful steps to become more age- and dementia-friendly — and we need your help to ensure every voice is heard. DSHS is
Midnight Mutterings | The right to be fat
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I have been reading a bit about Kate Manne, an Australian-born, Cornell philosophy professor, who, among her published books, writes about ‘fat phobia.’ and the prejudice against people
Sheriff’s Report | November 5 – 11, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 25-007666 Malicious Mischief 14:08:06 11/05/25 A Lopez Deputy responded to a report of vandalized outdoor property at a local church. The vandalizer was captured
ICE wants Washington tribes to detain immigrants for them
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| As the Trump administration searches for more space to detain immigrants, it is approaching Washington tribes to see if they will participate. The Nisqually Tribal Council said in a
EDC invites input from islanders on health insurance
||| FROM VICTORIA COMPTON for ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| The EDC invites San Juan County business owners, workers, and residents to participate in a survey regarding proposed changes to Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance
Coming together for food access + GiveOrcas ahead
||| FROM LINDSAY JENNINGS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Over the past two weeks, we were able to mobilize resources to mitigate local impacts of the Government Shutdown, ensuring that Orcas residents who did
A note of thanks to the community
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND PRIDE ||| Hi Orcas Island, Thank you - for everything. This year’s Pride Fest celebrations were the biggest they have EVER been, and it was all thanks to people like YOU!
WSF Weekly Update | Chimacum crew rescues boater; tribal canoes at Coleman Dock; hiring fair in Tacoma
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Last week, our 11-member Executive Team met for two days to focus on how we can deliver better service for the people
