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“I know I’m not a young man. I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as smoothly as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to. But I know what I do know. I know how to tell the truth…. I know how to do this job….I know, like millions of Americans know — when you get knocked down you get back up!”

JOE BIDEN

LATEST IN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Peace Island Medical Center Does First Arthroscopic Surgery

Lin McNulty2015-07-25T16:22:50-07:00July 26th, 2015|

-- from PeaceHealth, Peace Island Medical Center -- Orthopedic surgeon Jeffrey Krusniak, MD, on Monday [July 20] performed arthroscopic surgery to repair a patient’s rotator cuff, the first surgery of its kind performed at PeaceHealth

Connecting on Climate Educator Workshop

Lin McNulty2015-07-25T23:01:08-07:00July 25th, 2015|

August 3-4 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. An Educators Workshop, "Connecting on Climate" will be held next week on San Juan Island. The two-day workshop is sponsored by the National Park Service, U.S. Department

Gov. Jay Inslee Talks Reading

Lin McNulty2015-07-24T12:43:27-07:00July 25th, 2015|

-- by Valerie Easton for Crosscut.com -- Jay Inslee is a home-grown governor. His Dad was a biology teacher at Garfield and Sealth high schools, and Inslee’s first foray into public service was when he

WSF Acknowledges Issues with San Juans Reservations

Lin McNulty2015-07-25T21:59:05-07:00July 25th, 2015|

-- from KING5News.com -- SEATTLE - Washington State Ferries acknowledged Tuesday it's considering changes to the new reservation system in the San Juans. Brian Churchwell, WSF manager of financial accountability, told the Washington State Transportation

Fire Commissioners Call Special Meeting

Lin McNulty2015-07-24T14:30:55-07:00July 24th, 2015|

Monday, July 27, 2015, 5:30 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Orcas Fire Acting Chief Mik Preysz -- Special Meeting – This is a special meeting. The Secretary informed the Commission that the notice requirements of

Guest Opinion: Is OPALCO Mismanaged?

Lin McNulty2015-07-22T14:38:47-07:00July 22nd, 2015|

-- by Alex MacLeod -- A day after the OPALCO board approved an emergency 10% increase in our electric rates, effective at the start of this month, its management issued a press release announcing the

Guest Opinion: Rental Housing and “Families”

Lin McNulty2015-07-22T15:01:08-07:00July 22nd, 2015|

-- by Fred Klein -- First off, OPAL is to be congratulated for thinking big and initiating the first large, affordable rental housing initiative that Eastsound’s seen since Wally and Gretchen Gudgell’s creation of Lavender

Library Fair Coming Soon

Lin McNulty2015-07-22T12:37:23-07:00July 21st, 2015|

-- from Sandy Wilson -- The second Saturday of August is a special day for those on Orcas Island. That is the date of the Library Fair and this year it will again be held

Membership Drive is ON at Orcas Senior Center

Lin McNulty2015-07-26T10:59:30-07:00July 21st, 2015|

No age requirement to get Senior Center Benefits! -- from Jami Mitchell, Senior Center Manager -- The annual membership drive for the Orcas Island Senior Center is in full swing! Member perks have been added,

OPAL Drafts of Rental Plans Shown at Design Charrette

Lin McNulty2015-07-22T15:02:27-07:00July 20th, 2015|

-- by Margie Doyle -- One suggestion for housing clusters in the OPAL property for rental units OPAL Community Land Trust held an Open House -- Design Charrette -- on Tuesday, July 14

Building Climate Resilience in SJ County

Lin McNulty2015-07-19T23:49:31-07:00July 19th, 2015|

Monday, July 20th, 6 to 8 p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange -- from the San Juan Conservation District -- County wide climate discussion, timed to take ferries back to Orcas, Shaw and

Naturalists Program Starts on Anacortes/San Juan Islands Sailings

Lin McNulty2015-07-18T12:10:24-07:00July 19th, 2015|

-- from Lynne Griffith, Assistant Secretary WSDOT/Ferries Division -- Starting on Wednesday, July 22, our popular Ferry Naturalist Program resumes on select Anacortes/Friday Harbor sailings. This longstanding partnership between WSF, the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor