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
Editorial Reprise: YOU Are the Government
— by Margie Doyle, revised, originally published May 2, 2017 — One of the curiosities of local news publishing is how often “Government” is one of the categories that we check off before posting our
Walk the Old Year Out in Silence
Sunday, December 31, 4-6 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Emmanuel Parish -- The indoor Labyrinth walk at Emmanuel Parish Hall, Dec. 2009 Bring a friend or bring the whole family. Come and
Looking Back at Our 2017 Predictions
by Lin McNulty and Margie Doyle -- As we look back on 2017, locally we did our best to resist national efforts to undermine immigrant rights, environmental protections and government-corporate venality. We did good, shepherding
Editorial Reprise: Not a Time for Keeping Silent on Climate Change
— by Katie Wilkins, originally published Feb. 15, 2017 — I have wanted to write this for a long time. I have waited because I didn’t know how to fit a topic as large as
2017: What a Year, Far and Near
-- by Margie Doyle -- As the tumultuous year 2017 comes to an end, one of our pleasures is to look back on events as they happened. Our core belief is You can make a
Novel Lab Partners With Funhouse and OI Lit Fest
-- from Sam Gailey, Novel Lab co-founder -- photos courtesy of Novel Lab & CoventryAutomatik.com Novel Lab Kids on a geocache writing prompt Novel Lab Kids is transforming the literary landscape of Orcas
Editorial Reprise: Women of Orcas! We Can Do It!
— from Donna Riordan, Anne Bertino, Martha Fuller, originally posted on January 6, 2017 — Rosie the Riveter used to say, “We Can Do It!” Since the November [2016] election, women across the country have been
Orcas Family Health Nears Goal with Matching Grant
-- from Karen J. Key Speck, OFHC Board Secretary -- PA-C Jennifer Utter and Dr. David Shinstrom The final push is on! Orcas Family Health Center and all the great staff are excited
Editorial Reprise: A Visit to an Immigration Detention Center
— from Bill Buchan, originally published on Feb. 27, 2017 — A few weeks ago when our ... President sprung his seven Muslim country travel ban on our nation on a Friday afternoon, I woke
Guest Column: Watch Out for The Walker
-- from Madie Murray -- There’s a lovely gentleman who walks to and from town along Olga Road and Crescent Beach probably daily. He’s dressed to the nines, sometimes in a kilt, sporting a cane
EPRC to Hear New Port Plans and Review 2018 Plans
The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Jan. 4 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall. County Council Chair Rick Hughes is scheduled to report
Orcas Senior Center 2017 Challenge Grant a Success
-- from Sara Boyle for Orcas Senior Center -- Thank you to the 220+ donors for your generous support that helped us reach our 2017 Challenge Grant Goal. WE APPRECIATE YOU!!! Keep a watch out for
SJIMA Receives Generous Gift from Anonymous Santas
-- from the Trustees of the Board of SJIMA -- A few weeks ago, as an early holiday gift, a group of generous donors made it possible for the San Juan Islands Museum of Art
Dictatorship Imagined: New Literature Course at Library
-- from the Orcas Island Public Library -- Books about authoritarian, totalitarian regimes will be discussed starting Feb. 1 Orcas Library is proud to announce a new literature course, starting on February 1st.
Public Hospital Districts: Been There, Done That
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- People who have been involved in existing Public Hospital Districts (PHDs) in Washington were the focus of the Dec. 18 Town Hall on establishment of a PHD
Free First Day Hikes in State Parks
-- from Washington State Parks -- Washington State Parks invites the public to start the new year off with a First Day Hike on Monday, Jan. 1, at more than three dozen state parks across
