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Letter to Editor | I Can’t Imagine Voting for Anyone Other than Steve Brandli
-- from Sara Jensen -- We first met the Brandlis when we had just moved to the island and were checking out various day cares for our son Henry. It was on our final stop
Letter to the Editor: Vote Yes for Homes Proposition 1
-- by Brian Wiese -- An online survey of visions and values of the Eastsound community survey offered to residents last winter confirmed that the lack of affordable housing was one of the biggest concerns
Letter to Editor | We Need to Elect Jeff Asher for Sheriff
-- from John Pritchard -- To San Juan County Citizens... No, I’m not someone trying to get a friend elected. I’m not personal friends with Jeff and only know him through a professional relationship. I
Letter to Editor | Enthusiastic Support for Power
-- from Bill Karges -- Nick Power is my next door neighbor I enthusiastically support him for Prosecuting Attorney. San Juan County has a drug problem and it is getting worse. The problem for a
Friends of the Library to Hold Annual Meeting
-- from Kate Long for the Friends of the Orcas Library -- The Friends of the Orcas Library will hold their annual meeting on Sunday October 21st at the Outlook Inn. At the annual meeting
Fire Commissioners Review Draft 2019 Budget
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues Reporter -- The Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC) of Orcas Fire & Rescue spent much of their Oct. 15 regular meeting reviewing the draft budget presented by Fire Chief
Guest Opinion | We Lost the Supreme Court – Now What?
-- from Learner Limbach -- 'Flood the Capital' Rally, United States Supreme Court, October 6, 2018 On Saturday October 6th I found myself sitting on the steps of the United States Supreme Court,
Letter to Editor | We Would Be Well-served by Brandli
-- from Lawrence Curt Delay and Jonathan Rands -- We two lawyers, who include the San Juan County District Court in our practice, support Steve Brandli for San Juan County District Court Judge because Steve’s
Editorial | Death by Accommodation
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues Reporter -- The origin story of most people I know – that is, how they ended up on Orcas Island – usually includes a respectful homage to the archipelago’s
Letter to Editor | You May Want to Stay On-island During 3-boat Ferry Schedule
-- from Laurel Rust -- Hopefully everyone is aware that from October 22 through November 4, the San Juan Islands will be on a "three-boat schedule." The times of sailings to and from the mainland
Letter to Editor | Power Articulate and Smart
-- from Paul Arons -- I have lived on San Juan Island since 2002 and have been practicing law for nearly forty years. I have known Nick Power since I began practicing law in Washington,
Letter to Editor | Brandli a Great Person and Attorney
-- from Lauren Sands -- We hired Stephen A. Brandli as our attorney in a local boundary dispute. I was floored by the depth and breadth of Steve's real estate knowledge and I continually refer
Orcas Landing Construction Project Underway Soon
-- from San Juan County Public Works -- The time is nearing for construction at the Orcas Landing Marine Facility to begin. Work will start in earnest by October 31, but construction-related activities should be
Letter to Editor | Our Revolution County Voting Guide
-- from Our Revolution Steering Committee -- Shortly after the November, 2016 election, a San Juan County branch of Our Revolution (OR) was formed. As were so many people at the time, we were concerned
Letter to Editor | Asher Has My Wholehearted Endorsement
-- from James T. Powers -- I write to wholeheartedly endorse Jeff Asher for the position of Sheriff of San Juan County. I have known Jeff for over 20 years, having met him in my
Guest Opinion: County Development Potential Needs Discussion
-- by Joe Symons -- At the San Juan County/Department of Community Development (DCD) Orcas Island workshop held at the Eastsound Fire Hall last Wednesday (Oct 10, 2018), I showed maps that describe the development
