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Letter to Editor | We are in support of upcoming school levy
||| FROM JEN VOLLMER & LOREN DICKEY ||| We support the 2021 Capital Projects/Technology Levy (Proposition No. 2) that if passed, will result in technology upgrades and improvements for Orcas Island School District students and
Library/Rotary hosting upcoming session with Brendan Cowan on being prepared
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY & ORCAS ISLAND ROTARY CLUB ||| Being Prepared Is the Island Way Friday, April 2, 9-10am via ZOOM™ Brendan Cowan Director, Emergency Management, San Juan County The Orcas Island
Gov. Inslee releases statement on Pres. Biden’s American Jobs Plan
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Governor Jay Inslee released a statement today regarding the announcement of President Joe Biden's "American Jobs Plan," the first part of his "Build Back Better" agenda.
Reality check on vacation rental moratorium
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| Five weeks after the County Council approved a moratorium on new vacation rental permits in activity centers, hamlets, and the Eastsound and Lopez UGAs, the Department of
There are some free State Park Days coming up in April
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| OLYMPIA – March 29, 2021 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to celebrate the spring season and Earth Day with two free days at
Weekly legislative update from Rep. Lekanoff
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. LEKANOFF ||| Updates on my bills House Bill 1117 integrates salmon recovery into the Growth Management Act (GMA) and sets a standard for net ecological gain in community development. Through these
Inslee’s weekly update addresses COVID, Legislature, anti-Asian hate
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee calls on leaders to condemn anti-Asian hate and be part of the solution Gov. Jay Inslee was joined Monday by members of Washington's Asian and
Sheriff’s Report | March 17 – 23, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 21-002198 Accident-Injury, Traffic 07:52:47 03/17/21 A San Juan Deputy responded to a report of a vehicle vs pedestrian collision on Roche Harbor Rd. The
Larsen: Bold, FDR-like investment in nation’s infrastructure will create jobs, fight climate change
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released a comprehensive report highlighting local transportation infrastructure needs in Washington’s Second Congressional District and calling for aggressive and progressive federal
Department of Commerce launches new Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention
Office will focus on community gun violence disproportionately impacting communities of color ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| Shalisa Hayes is a mother with a mission. In August 2011, she experienced the deepest pain
NYT Nicholas Kristof: How to reduce shootings
||| FROM NEW YORK TIMES ||| America has been shaken by new mass shootings, in Georgia and Colorado, with at least 18 people killed. This essay originally ran in 2017, after a shooter killed 26 people in a
Sign up today to take part in next ferry service FROG Survey
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our next survey is just around the corner, and we want your feedback to help set the course of Washington State Ferries (WSF). Join the Ferry Riders’ Opinion Group
Guest Opinion | OK, Joe, what’s next? Voting rights or jobs and taxes?
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH, RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| Washington -Joe Biden’s stunning victory on his boldly ambitious $1.9 trillion corona relief package and its striking popularity with voters, including grassroots Republicans, now tempts many
Larsen’s message to Dreamers: You make Northwest Washington stronger
||| FROM REP. RICK LARSEN'S OFFICE ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted for two commonsense, bipartisan bills to secure permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including Dreamers and
Sign of normality returning? SJC courts to soon resume jury trials; watch your mailbox for a summons
||| FROM MELLISSA DERKSEMA for SAN JUAN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT ||| The San Juan County Superior Court and District Court are once again resuming jury trials, after postponing trials in November of 2020 due to
Lopez Fire Chief Bigby weighs in on water safety
||| FROM PHILIP PROD'HOMME for FRIENDS OF LOPEZ ISLAND POOL ||| For many islanders, warmer weather means water weather. But as people hit the seas for sailing, kayaking, fishing, and (gasp!) even swimming, there are
