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Schools Closed for Snow Day
Eric Webb, Superintendent of Orcas Island School District announced this morning, Feb. 7, "Due to additional snow and ice overnight and unsafe road conditions, ALL schools will be closed today Tuesday, February 7, 2017 and
Winter Reading: What the White House is Reading
--by Marc Tracy of the New York Times -- On the day after Christmas, I was walking through Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when I caught sight of a slightly rumpled man waiting for a flight.
Guest Opinion: County Comprehensive Plan Guides Growth
-- by Joe Symons -- You may have heard that San Juan County has embarked on an update to the county’s Comprehensive Plan. What you may not know is what a Comprehensive Plan (CP) is
Eastsound Planners Invite Public to Join Workgroups
-- from Jeff Otis, Co-chair Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) -- How important is the future of Eastsound to you? What will Eastsound be like in twenty years? What role would you like to play
Washington State Ferries Has Sold the Baby of its Fleet
-- from KOMO News -- The Hiyu, the smallest ferry in the fleet, will change hands Wednesday when it is towed from Eagle Harbor. The vessel sold for $150,000. A company called Menagerie Inc. intends
Sheriff’s Report | January 25 – 31, 2017
January 25, 2017 17-000443 Found Property 09:42:56 01/25/17 Complainant delivered a cellular phone to Dispatch. He indicated he had found the phone in the parking lot of the San Juan Island Library. 17-000448 Found Property
“Voter Please Remove And Discard Stub:” What? Why?
-- by Lin McNulty -- If you have voted, did you remove and discard that ballot stub as instructed? Or did you not remove and discard it and now you're afraid your vote won't count?
Eastsound Visioning Group Reaches Consensus
-- from Fred Klein -- Starting on Saturday, January 7th, and concluding on Saturday, January 14th, a group of thirty four Orcas Islanders met for twelve hours to address the following: Goal: To reach a
Guest Opinion | Something to Be Proud Of and Fight Against
-- from David Kobrin -- Last week, at the Eastsound Post Office, I asked for American Flag stamps. I said aloud, “Now, there’s something to be proud of. There’s something worth fighting against.” Judging by
Ranker: Republican Education Plan Leaves 605,000 Students Behind
-- from WA Senate Communications -- Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, voiced strong opposition against the Republican proposal that reduces funding for more than half of our state's students, while significantly raising property taxes in
High School Students’ Art Shown along with “Places and People”
-- from Orcas Center's Visual Arts Committee-- The public is invited to the opening reception at Orcas Center of its February exhibit. Island artists will display many different artistic expressions of "Places and People." In
Letter to the Editor: School’s Vitality Depends on Rejecting Bond
--by April and Clyde Duke -- We had three children go through the Orcas public school system. Two graduated conventionally and one through the OASIS program. We want to support the ongoing viability of this
Following ‘Holy Crap’ Moment, Larsen Introduces Legislation to Counter Politicization of NSC
-- from Rep. Rick Larsen, (WA-02) -- "For the sake of national security, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence must have a role on the National Security
Touring Orcas School Grounds
-- from Maryse Sagewynd -- A small group tour of Orcas Island school buildings and grounds with Superintendent Eric Webb provided detailed understanding of the school’s critical needs which would be corrected through the financing of
Guest Column: How to Communicate with Congress
-- by Pat Reuss, National Action Vice President for the National Organization of Women -- What I have been preaching since I came to DC to lobby for women’s rights 38 years ago: Get to
Larsen Condemns Immigrant Ban
-- from Rep. Rick Larsen, WA Dist 02 -- Representative Rick Larsen President Trump's executive order barring citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States is as low as it gets.
