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
April Poetry | Laurel Rust
WITH MY MOTHER IN THE WEEKS OF HER DYING by Laurel Rust My mother's face is hardly recognizable on the flat pillow of her bed, eyes closed. Sitting beside her bed in her wheelchair, I
Participate in Ag Guild Marketing Resource Guide and Map
-- from Gretchen Krampf -- The San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild, Lopez Community Land Trust and Orcasong Institute have received funding through a 2018 San Juan County LTAC grant to create two marketing resources to
San Juan Island Women’s Group Presents: Planned Parenthood Informational
Thursday April 12, 6:30-8 p.m., San Juan Island Grange -- from Glenn Hendrick for San Juan Island Grange -- Come meet Mount Baker Planned Parenthood Executive Director Linda McCarthy, and Development Manager, Jennie Noskoff, and
Letter to Editor | Vote Bill Bangs For Hospital District Commissioner
-- from Dennis and Lynn Baker -- For a caring heart plus a sharp brain with a sharp pencil, vote Bill Bangs for the Public Hospital District commissioner position 4. With a long family history
April Poetry | Window Seat
Window Seat by Lin McNulty If I were to see you on the ferry seated, alone on the long bench seat at the window, I would sit next to you face you one leg under
Letter to Editor | We Can’t Wait to Vote for Diane Boteler
-- from Kate Pruett, Cindy Jones, Doug Fawcett, and Jim Bredouw -- We have recently read a list of responsibilities for hospital commissioner and it is clear to us how vitally important it is to get
April Poetry | Explain
Explain by Carla Stanley The sound has stars in its eyes while the water walks on water silver footprints rest then ripple dance step hints like the copper ones on Broadway frogs chorus line in
April Poetry | While Stationed in Germany
-- from Bruce Adkins -- While stationed in Germany Ed Wilson had eight wheels The first four belonged to a 1960 Volkswagen bug 40 horses of economic reliability Light and susceptible to high winds or
Letter to Editor | Vote Yes on Public Hospital District
-- from Clark and Joanne Cundy -- We would like to voice our support, and will be VOTING FOR a local Public Hospital District (PHD) here on Orcas Island. We urge our fellow islanders to
Letter to Editor | Boteler’s Experience Can’t Be Beat
-- from Dr. Kathy Weisenburger, MD, Ken Weisenburger, and Rachel Weisenburger -- Among the many qualified candidates for health commissioner positions, I believe Dr Diane Boteler to be especially suited to be a Public Health
April Poetry | We the People
We the People by Leif We the People create this document. Not as holy writ en-tomed to dun our neighbors with - sanctify their slaughter? A Right: society’s gift. “Inalienable” and ‘Civil,’ we grant a
How Would the Public Hospital District Affect Medical Services on Orcas Island?
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- Providers of primary, urgent, and emergent health care came together Thursday evening, March 29, to answer questions about their services and how these might be affected by
Doe Bay Open Mic Sponsors KWIAHT in April
-- from Doe Bay Music -- Join island visitors and residents to share music, spoken word, and other performances on the night when we come together in that ancient ritual of community and communion. The
Guest Opinion | SJIMA Exhibit Portrays Refugee Plight
-- from Moriah Armstrong -- When I walked into the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, the current exhibit “Substrate: Underlying Currents” took my breath away. Once again Orcas Island artists Susan Singleton, Hannah Alex-Glasser, and
Request For Proposals To Receive San Juan County Council’s Historical Preservation Funds
-- from San Juan Communications -- The San Juan County Council has discretionary funds, generated by recording fees intended to promote historical preservation or historical programs, which may include preservation of historic documents. The Council
Letter to Editor | Join Me in Voting for Bill Bangs
-- from Stewart Mehlman -- I’m writing in support of the candidacy of Bill Bangs for Commissioner of the Orcas Island Public Hospital District. Bill will be an effective commissioner, bringing his deep experience, intelligence,
