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Letter to Editor | Step Up to Vote for Art Lange
-- from Tony Ghazel -- This month we are asked to approve a Public Hospital District (PHD) for Orcas Island, and, to elect five commissioners to be responsible to the tax payers for its implementation
Sheriff’s Report | April 4 – 10, 2018
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- April 4, 2018 18-002214 Vicious Animal 07:27:27 A Friday Harbor Deputy responded to a report of an animal problem on San Juan Island. The Deputy spoke with the
Sheriff’s Office Releases Photo of Person of Interest
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- UPDATE: On Friday, April 18, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Eric Kulp was taken into custody in the Marblemount area of Skagit County by the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office
Letter to Editor | Let’s Straighten Out This PHD Tax Myth
-- from Tom Eversole -- Word on the street (OK, on my gravel road) is that if the Public Hospital District (PHD) proposal passes, property taxes will rise by 30%. Another erroneous claim is that
Letter to Editor | Boteler Would Be Tremendous Asset to PHD
-- from Steven M Thompson MD and Sarah K Lyle MD, MPH -- We are writing in support of the Public Hospital District, and to strongly endorse candidate Dr Diane Boteler for Commissioner. We moved
Letter to Editor | Wait! We Need This
-- from Colleen O'Brien -- It is so gratifying to learn that the University of Washington has reassessed the needs of our community and is willing to serve all patients at the Clinics regardless of
Training Will Focus on Earthquake Damage
Wednesday - Thursday, April 25 - 26, 8:30 - 5 p.m., Friday Harbor -- from Brendan Cowan for County Emergency Management -- San Juan County Department of Emergency Management is hosting a two day training
Madrona Voices | Things to Consider Before PHD Election
-- from Steve Smith for Madrona Voices -- Madrona Voices is operated by Steve and Jennifer Smith of Orcas Island. It is where research and surveys of interest to the community are posted. We considered
Sheriff’s Office Seeking Husband of Deceased Shaw Woman
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs, updated April 9 at 5 p.m. -- On Thursday April 5, 2018, the body of Abigail Finney, 38, of Shaw Island was found dead on the property on Blind Bay
Kinder Morgan Suspending “Non-Essential” Funding for Pipeline Project
-- from Karen Mahon and Sven Biggs for Stand.earth -- Today [April 8] in response to widespread opposition from Indigenous leaders, environmental groups, and British Columbia government and residents, Houston, Texas-based Kinder Morgan announced the
Letter to Editor | Seminal PHD Issue is Guaranteeing Access
-- from Dale Heisinger, MD -- On June 5, 1966, I recited the Hippocratic oath before receiving my MD degree. The Oath stated that I was to “apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures
Letter to Editor | Bargaining Table Leverage
-- from Meg Massey -- Voting yes for the Public Hospital District (PHD) is not a vote for University of Washington Medicine (UW). If the PHD passes, elected commissioners will be able to renegotiate and
Letter to Editor | Bangs for Hospital Commissioner
-- From Clark and Joanne Cundy -- We are supporting Bill Bangs for Commissioner of the Orcas Public Hospital District, position #4. We have had the pleasure of getting to know Bill over the last
Letter to Editor | Experience, Background Make Bangs the Right Choice
-- from Stan & Gretchen Liebenberg -- We are writing in support of the candidacy of Bill Bangs for Commissioner of the Orcas Island Public Hospital District. Bill’s professional career activities, his thorough understanding of
Sheriff’s Report | March 28 – April 3, 2018
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- March 28, 2018 18-002042 Vehicle Prowl 10:42:31 03/28/18 A Deputy was dispatched to a report of a Vehicle Prowl in Friday Harbor. No suspects at this time.
Letter to Editor | Orcas: Unaffordable?
-- from Tom Owens -- My Social Security (and other income based of SS) seems to be shrinking fast. Orcas seems to be, step by step, becoming LESS affordable! Are we asking for too many services
