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Fire Commission Addresses Public Comment
-- by Lin McNulty -- Orcas Island Board of Fire Commissioners, in a regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, January 17, discussed the need to include Public Comment in their sessions. Board Chair Wes Heinmiller says the
Filing Period to Be Open for Lopez Hospital District Commissioners
-- from San Juan County Communications -- On February 10, the County Council will consider a request to form a hospital district on Lopez Island. Assuming Council approves the proposition, it will go to
Health and Community Services Urges Public Action to Prevent Spread of Influenza
-- from San Juan County Communications -- Flu cases are on the rise in San Juan County, although we are not currently seeing the epidemic levels reported in other parts of Washington state. San Juan
Samish Running 40 Minutes Behind
-- from Washington State Ferries -- The Samish is running 40 minutes late due to an earlier accident on board. This will affect the 6:10 p.m. sailing from Lopez to Anacortes and also the 7:10 p.m.
WSDOT Secretary Announces New Head of Ferries
-- from WA Department of Transportation -- Amy Scarton Today, Roger Millar, secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), announced the appointment of Amy Scarton as assistant secretary for the Washington
Letter to Editor | On That OPALCO Rate Increase
-- from Alex MacLeod -- In what has become an annual event, OPALCO put out a news release the other day letting us know our electricity rates are increasing yet again, this time by another 5%,
Local Democratic Party Moves Left
-- by David Turnoy -- The San Juan County Democratic Party had its biennial reorganization meeting on Saturday, January 14, in Friday Harbor. Many of our Precinct Committee Officers (PCOs) had been elected in the
Guest Column: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
-- by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise
Friday Harbor Women Also Marching
Saturday, January 21, Noon, San Juan County Courthouse -- from Roberta Michelle Stringer -- Residents of the San Juan Islands are coming together to support human rights and the environment in our county and our
Letter to Editor | Never a Better Time for School Bond
-- from Jim Shaffer-Bauck -- One of the most important investments a community can make is in the education of its youth, an investment that produces returns not only to the students directly benefiting, but
The Promise of Martin Luther King, Jr. Marches On
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe
Local Women Have Their Marching Orders
-- from Mary Gropp -- The 2016 United States Presidential campaign and election received an enormous amount of attention. The upcoming Inauguration has inspired a desire to express feelings about important issues. The Women's March on
“Growler” Draft Environmental Impact Statement: The Emperor Has No Clothes
--from Chom Greacen, Member, Quiet Skies over San Juan County-- The Navy plans to add 36 EA-18G “Growler” fighter jets and roughly double the number of Growler flight operations out of Whidbey Island Naval Air
Sheriff’s Report | January 4 – 10, 2017
January 4, 2017 17-000081 Malicious Mischief 11:08:37 01/04/17 Deputy received a call back regarding two cases of malicious mischief at two residences on Shaw Island. No suspects known, no known loss. A Report was taken.
Navy Agrees To Extend Environmental Impact Study Public Comment Period
-- from Douglas Wagoner -- After urging from Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Navy today announced it will extend by 30 days the ongoing public
Breaking News | County’s Top Officials Affirm Existing Local Policies with Immigrants
-- from San Juan County Communications -- At the first meeting of the San Juan County Council in 2017, the County’s top law enforcement officers and the Council members talked about immigrants in the community
