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Guest Opinion | L&I workplace safety citations issued to Eastsound Water
||| FROM CORY HARRINGTON ||| The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) issued multiple workplace safety citations to Eastsound Water Users Association in 2025 following two inspections. The violations cited primarily relate to
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
There’s No Place Like Loam | You don’t prune heritage trees. You keep them company
||| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYO-WOLF ||| Sarah Lefton called from Once in a Blue Moon Farm about pruning their heritage orchard. I drove out on a clear day on Orcas Island—cool,
Midnight Mutterings | Thinking about Japan-Part 2
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| If memory serves, Kyoko, Susumu and Yuki (age4) were the third or fourth Japanese family to move into the house next door in Seattle in the 1980s. I
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
No Place Like Loam | The last apple standing, Part 1
||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYO-WOLF ||| I walk a lot on this island, and this is my favorite time of year to do it. Why? Because walking now is an act of
Guest Opinion | Should Washington lawmakers hide their records from the public?
||| FROM COLIN WILLIAMS ||| A case currently before the Washington Court of Appeals raises important questions about government transparency and our right to know how our legislators conduct the people's business. In West v.
As the Paradigm Shifts | Dang it! There is love
What happens when I stop whining long enough to see what’s real? ||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| A while ago, in the middle of one of my self-pity parties — wailing
Letter to Editor | Regarding OPALCO rate hike
||| FROM ALLAN ROSATO and DARCEY MILLER ||| We are writing out of concern regarding OPALCO’s recently-announced plan to raise the fixed monthly service access charge for residential members. While this may appear to simplify
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Letter to Editor | Odd Fellows hall Thanksgiving dinner gratitude
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND ODD FELLOWS ||| The Community Thanksgiving dinner at the Odd Fellows Hall was a great success! The Hall was filled with community members and guests to the island. We would like
Midnight Mutterings | Thinking about Japan
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Almost a half century ago, when I was living in Seattle with my family, the house next door was bought by a Japanese couple who were working at
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Friends of Rural Public Transportation comments on SJCs’ Comprehensive Plan transportation element
||| FROM COLIN WILLIAMS ||| Dear Planning Commission Members, I'm Colin Williams from the Deer Harbor hamlet on Orcas Island. I have spent perhaps 20 'adult years' and part of adolescence in the Orcas Island
As the Paradigm Shifts | Yes, no, and the space in between
The big fat be-with of the whole bewildering, holy mess ||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I used to paint — I loved to paint. Then I stopped. Even though I really
