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“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 | 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,
April Poetry | The Homestead
The Homestead by Margie Doyle The old folks left dishes and pictures and chairs The Great Grandmother loved parties The more ridiculous, the better We knew death in that house The Toby Dammit stranger Who
Orcas Family Health Center and Orcas Medical Foundation Stand United
-- from Dr. David Shinstrom and Aaimee Johnson for Orcas Family Health Center; and Kevin Walstrom for Orcas Medical Foundation -- After reading the Opposition Statement provided in the Public Hospital District (PHD) election voters pamphlet
Letter to Editor | Let’s Get This Hospital District Done
-- from Velma Doty -- There have been many endorsements on why we need to vote for a hospital district. All the reasons are true. If the vote for the Hospital District fails, we will
April Poetry | Interspecies Communication
Interspecies Communication by Jens Kruse Last night, as I was sitting on my deck, a humming bird, flew over to me from its feeder and hovered four inches from my face. For many long seconds
Bolshoi Encore: Giselle Turns into a Wili
Sunday, April 8, 1 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Margie Doyle for Orcas Center -- Orcas Center once again brings the story of unrequited love and revenge as told by Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet to the
Letter to the Editor: Bangs Asks for Your Vote
-- from Bill Bangs -- We will soon decide on a Public Hospital District (PHD) for Orcas Island. Please consider me as one of the initial commissioners to establish the district and set its direction
NT Live Presents Julius Caesar at Orcas Center
Thursday, April 5, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Margie Doyle for Orcas Center -- Orcas Center brings Shakespeare’s tale of tyranny and assassination streamed live to the Center Stage on Thursday, April 5 at
Ins and Outs of Self-publishing to be Discussed
Sunday, April 8, 1 - 3 p.m., Orcas Library -- from JoEllen Moldoff for Writers' Roundtable -- This Writers' Roundtable presentation will provide attendees with information, support, and encouragement to self-publish their written works. Margie
April Poetry | Steve Henigson
D.A.C.: In Memoriam by Steve Henigson We were together joined So early in that spring, And we sought out our half: A quiet place beside A shady courtyard, there Slate-paved, with gingko trees. But when
