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State Lawmakers Say Only Pay Partial Taxes in April
-- from KOMOTV4 -- It’s a plan you might never think would be endorsed by state lawmakers: don’t pay your entire property tax bill in full, at least for now. Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) and
Sheriff’s Report | February 14 – 20, 2018
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- February 14, 2018 18-001056 Theft 09:00:22 02/14/18 A Friday Harbor Deputy responded to a delayed report of a suspected Theft on San Juan Island. The Deputy gathered
County Will Discuss Visitor Study Results
Monday, February 26, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from San Juan Communications -- Local, state, and federal agencies that manage lands or recreation facilities in the San Juan Islands sponsored a study
State Senate Honors San Juan Islander Joyce Sobel
-- from Dave Pringle, Senate Democratic Caucus -- The Washington state Senate passed Sen. Kevin Ranker's resolution honoring the life of Joyce Sobel as a champion for the children and families of San Juan County
High School Killings: the Story by Student Journalists
(Editor's note: We are publishing this story in Orcas Issues because, there but for the grace of God and hopefully future actions by legislators, it could happen here. It could happen anywhere and tragically, does
County Seeks New Civic Campus
-- from San Juan County Communications -- Over the years, the County has been looking towards a new Civic Campus to bring specific departments together in an effort to increase efficiencies, reduce operating costs, and
Guest Column: Protect the Comp Plan Vision Statement
-- by Joe Symons, sent to CompPlanComments@sanjuanco.com -- The following comments are based on the Vision Statement Amendments Draft shown at https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/14382 I have attached a copy of the Vision Statement Draft with highlights; please
Guest Opinion: Consensus Group Formed in Response to Newtown Revisited
-- by Fred Klein -- On the subject of children being gunned down while in school…after getting beyond the immediate grief for those intimately affected, and the sorrow that it’s an apparent on-going condition in
Legislative Update for the Week
-- from the League of Women Voters of Washington (www.lwvwa.org) -- This Week's Alert! If you do nothing else, here is the most important action you can take: Bring Bump Stock Ban ESB 5992 to
Submit PHD Candidate Questions in Advance of Town Hall Meeting
-- from JoEllen Moldoff -- In order to make best use of the time at the Candidates for Public Health District Commissioner Town Hall meeting on February 24, we are asking in advance for questions
Letter to Editor | PHD Costs Less Than Mainland Trips
-- from Craig Abolin -- I fully support, and will vote YES for, the establishment of an Orcas Island Public Hospital District (PHD) when I receive the ballot in the mail this coming April. In
Sheriff’s Report | February 7 – 13, 2018
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- February 7, 2018 18-000870 Accident-NonInj 05:03:37 02/07/18 A Deputy responded to a one car non-injury collision in Friday Harbor. Information was gathered, car towed, and report made.
Letter to the Editor: Which is the Worst Kind of Violence?
"Can you explain to me why gun violence is worse than, or even different from, truck violence?" --by Steve Henigson -- A favorite cousin, herself one of the parents of a young-adult son and a
Guest Opinion: The McCleary Basic Education “Fix”
--by Carol Sutton and Tom Baldwin -- Sometimes, the noblest of intentions can have devastating consequences. The case in point is HB 2242, the supposed fix to the McCleary Decision that was intended to (1)
Inslee statement on passage of Senate bill to eliminate the death penalty
-- from the office of Governor Jay Inslee -- “I would like to thank Sens. Maureen Walsh and Reuven Carlyle, and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who have been great allies in the fight to end
Eastsound Planners Move Full Steam Ahead
-- by Margie Doyle -- Eastsound Planning Review Committee, an advisory board of citizen volunteers to the County Council At its February meeting members of the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) considered options
