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Letter to Editor | About that ferry service…
||| from Eric Gourley ||| I read with interest the WSDOT Ferry explanation for their inexcusable delays. Laying the blame on Covid 19, increased ridership, insufficient crews, unscheduled maintenance, and lack of revenue inadequately explains
Meanwhile, service being restored to near pre-pandemic levels on some down-Sound state ferry routes
Not the San Juans, however -- from Washington State Ferries -- EDMONDS – Starting Saturday, Aug. 22, Washington State Ferries will restore two-boat weekend service on the Edmonds/Kingston and Mukilteo/Clinton routes. Both runs have been
Health Care District to begin negotiations with Island Hospital
-- from Anne Presson for Orcas Island Health Care District -- At our August 4, 2020 Regular Board meeting, the motion to enter into negotiations with Orcas Island Hospital of Anacortes was unanimously approved. As
Multiple wildfires prompt statewide emergency proclamation
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statewide emergency proclamation today to ensure immediate response to multiple wildfires in Central and Eastern Washington, as well as the Olympic Peninsula. "Wildfires are threatening
District 2 council candidates respond to primary results
||| BY MINOR LILE, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| The San Juan County elections office has issued the final results for the August 4 primary election. As has been previously reported, the general election candidates for the
Village Inn proposal approved “with conditions”
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- On August 11, the county’s Department of Community Development (DCD) issued its final evaluation of a building permit to construct a three-story mixed-use building of office space
Inslee statement on threats to vote-by-mail and USPS
-- from the Office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement today in response to the Trump administration's actions to limit the ability of the U.S. Postal Service to process vote-by-mail
Letter to Editor | Open letter to our Senators and Congress folks
-- from Norm Zimlich -- The United States Postal Service is being sabotaged by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, in support of President Trump’s quixotic and self-serving campaign to undercut and discredit voting-by-mail in the coming
Video available for Lopez Huddle council candidate debate
-- from David Turnoy for San Juan County Democrats -- Last Monday a debate took place between the two candidates for the San Juan Island council seat, Ryan Palmateer and Christine Minney. It was hosted
Sheriff’s Report | August 5 – 11, 2020
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, August 5, 202020-006406 Citizen Dispute 13:46:41 08/05/20An Orcas Deputy responded to an ongoing civil dispute in the Doe Bay area. The incident was settled by contact.
Zoom in for virtual listening session with elected officials
-- from Cindy Wolf for Orcas Island Women's Coalition -- You’re invited to a virtual Islands listening session with Rep. Debra Lekanoff and special guests Senator Liz Lovelett, Council Member Jamie Stephens and Friday Harbor
Ridership, service update from WSF
-- from Amy Scarton for Washington State Ferries -- We welcomed seven new crewmembers on Sunday upon completion of training. Hats off to our Training Department for adapting training to be COVID compliant, per stricter
Over 100 Washington state leaders demand census deadline extension
Group asks Congress to allocate $400 million to address significant challenges -- from We Count Washington -- Seattle, WA—More than 100 leaders and elected officials in Washington state are calling on Congress to extend the
Letter to Editor | Praise for the proper pavers
-- from Leith Templin -- Thank you Rick Hughes, Jessie Douglas-Seitz, and Colin Huntemer for replacing yellow pavers with the proper ones!
Health Care District makes the big decision
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- After more than two years of research, extensive consultation with experts and community members, and painstaking consideration of the costs and benefits of various choices, the five
Voters beware: Not of fraud, but the undercount
-- from Hedrick Smith, ReclaimTheAmericanDream.org -- Washington – Out in fly-over America, it’s popular to knock New York City. But truth be told, New York is often the canary in the coal mine for the
