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Letter to Editor | Steve Brandli Has What Our Court Needs
-- from Shawn Alexander -- I have known and worked with Steve Brandli since he moved here. I have worked with and against Steve many times over the years and I have seen first-hand the
County Comp Plan Update: Time for Citizens to Weigh In
--by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter-- Eastsound Planning Review Committee members, county staff and Orcas Island residents confer at Eastsound Planning Review Committee Meeting in 2016. For all you policy wonks out there
Public Notice | Hospital District Public Hearing
Tuesday, November 6, 4 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Board of Commissioners, San Juan County Public Hospital District #3 -- PUBLIC NOTICE SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #3 dba ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE
Book Review | The Man Who Walked Backward
-- Book review by Jens Kruse -- Why would anyone want to read a book with a title suggesting that it is about a celebrity-seeking stunt artist, that it tells a story too frivolous for
Letter to U.S. Senator and the Public: Buy Back Port Land
--by Walter Corbin -- To: Senator Maria Cantwell Over the years both you and Murray generally have never responded to my emails or letters. Perhaps because I do not send you thousands for your campaigns.
Letter to Editor | Victim Advocates Support Gaylord for Prosecutor
-- from Sandra Burt, et. al (see below) -- We are former Victim Advocates who worked closely with Randy Gaylord in the Victim Services Program, and we write to support his re-election. Randy Gaylord has
Letter to Editor | Initiative 1639: Please Vote “No”
-- from Steve Henigson -- The last time I wrote about a gun-control initiative, showing that trucks and bombs have also been used to kill lots of people, the most interesting response I got was,
Countywide Varicella (Chickenpox) ALERT!
-- from San Juan County Dept. of Health -- Nine school- and preschool-aged children have CONFIRMED cases of varicella (chickenpox) on Lopez, Orcas and Shaw islands, with additional possible cases awaiting evaluation from health care
Redefining Prosperity — Can Beauty Save the World?
Tuesday October 23, 6pm at the Orcas Island Library Can beauty save the world? Filmmaker John de Graaf will present his latest documentary "Redefining Prosperity," the story of Nevada City’s fight to keep dams off
Letter to Editor | It’s Simple; Vote for Gaylord
-- from David Dehlendorf -- Dirty campaign tricks and other forms of voter suppression are the hallmarks of current (and past) nationwide Republican election strategy. The national press abounds with examples of these activities. For
Letter to Editor | Support Krebs, Jewett, and Definitely Gaylord
-- from Andy Wickstrand -- I attended the recent candidates' forum on Orcas Island and was impressed with Sheriff Ron Krebs and municipal court judge candidate Carolyn Jewett. I'm grateful for their opponents' desire to
Letter to Editor | Proposition 1 Kicks the Problem Down the Road
-- from Jay Ibold BA History, University of Oregon '88 -- It doesn't take a history degree to see that tax increases are primitive attempts at problem solving. Yes San Juan County has a bad
Letter to Editor | Why I Support Ron Krebs
-- from Stan Wagner -- I am writing to support Ron Krebs for sheriff. He was first elected to clean up a mess in the Sheriffs office and he has done a commendable job. Fortunately
Health Commissioners Move Toward Final 2019 Budget
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- On the obstacle course to getting their job done, the commissioners of the Orcas Island Health Care District cleared a hurdle this week: they passed a resolution
Letter to Editor | Continue the Excellence With Sheriff Krebs
-- from Brent D. Johnson, Retired San Juan County Undersheriff -- I have had a very gratifying career in law enforcement for forty-five years. I worked for the U.S.A.F, the Albuquerque Police Department, Bernalillo County
Letter to Editor | Power is Right Candidate for Right Now
-- from Justin Paulsen -- This election cycle, both on the local and national level, has presented us with some very divisive rhetoric. It seems to be the political standard. Too much is written and