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Beaverton Valley construction will allow one-way traffic during upcoming re-pavement project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Public Works announces the beginning of a small re-pavement project on Beaverton Valley Road. The public can expect construction at the 4200 block of Beaverton
Are we the United States of America? John Geyman takes a look in his new book
||| FROM EMILY GEYMAN ||| John Geyman’s new book is focused on a basic question for 2022: ARE WE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? Can We Hold Together As One Country? Increasing diversity, disparities and inequities over
Sheriff’s Report | August 17 – 24, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 22-005860 CPR ALS 07:32:01 08/17/22 San Juan Deputies responded to a report of CPR in progress. A juvenile victim was located deceased on the
Letter to Editor | Let me tell you my Prune Alley experience
||| FROM SUSAN MUSTARD ||| Before the celebration of completed sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and storm water drainage on Prune Alley a bit of history is in order. I do not want to rain on parades,
Tourism Management Plan grinds toward reality checks
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| On August 23, Kendra Smith, Director of Environmental Stewardship, updated the County Council on the progress of the Sustainable Tourism Management Plan (STMP). The vision and the
Guest Opinion | Ferry service is continually becoming more unreliable
||| FROM ALEX MACLEOD ||| I don’t know about you, but it sure seems like ferry service in the islands just keeps getting worse. That’s also the assessment of Jim Corenman, the longtime chair of
‘The Big Lie:’ A book review by Jens Kruse
||| BOOK REVIEW BY JENS KRUSE ||| Jonathan Lemire — the White House bureau chief at Politico and a regular contributor to MSNBC’s Morning Joe — opens his book, The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political
Last week’s updates from Gov. Jay Inslee
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inflation Reduction Act is a win for Washingtonians The Inflation Reduction Act will lower energy costs, create more jobs, increase manufacturing, lower prescription and healthcare costs,
As the Paradigm Shifts | Do you pray, meditate or quiet your mind? Me neither
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I have a deep knowing—without a shadow of a doubt, that every single individual on the planet is working really hard to reclaim and reside in,
Sheriff’s Report | August 10 – 17, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 22-005651 Found Property 08:18:57 08/10/22 A Deputy responded to a found property call in Friday Harbor. An anonymous person turned in a small white
WSF weekly update: New kids on the deck, service reliability stats, Mukilteo history
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Youth Maritime Collaborative aboard Tacoma As we build our workforce, it’s important that we attract young and diverse candidates. Not just for our current hiring push, but long
Prune Alley project nears the finish line with upcoming celebration of access
||| FROM ERIN WYGANT for SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| Progress Update: The finish line is in sight! San Juan County is honoring the opening of Prune Alley with a "Celebration of Access" event on Thursday,
Guest Opinion | San Juan County voters prevail
||| FROM SHARON ABREU, JANET BROWNELL, PATTY GARCIA, ROBERT O'CONNELL, OLIVIA ROSEBERRY, and MAUREEN SEE ||| Last week, due to the unlawful actions of our own County Council, two San Juan County citizens had
County Council statement on Charter Review Commission ballot measures
Off to the Auditor for inclusion in upcoming election ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Today, the San Juan County Council voted to forward the four proposed Charter Review Commission (CRC) ballot measures to
Auditor seeks “con” writers for Voters’ Pamphlet statements
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Auditor is seeking volunteers to write opposing arguments to ballot measures in the November 2022 General Election. The arguments will be published in print
Today’s court decision means San Juan County voters will get a say on 4 Charter Amendments
"VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY IN SAN JUAN COUNTY" ||| FROM BEN CHAPMAN for FAIR VOTE WASHINGTON ||| After the San Juan County Council attempted to block four charter amendments from going to the voters, residents of
