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Letter to Editor | Grateful to see Fire Levy pass
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| It was gratifying to see so many Orcas islanders voting to back our fire, rescue and EMT service. This demonstrated confidence in a prudently formulated and fiscally sound levy lift
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.
Midnight Mutterings | Grey Whale migration, with a side trip for lunch
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Those of you who follow the migration of the Grey Whales from Magdalena Bay in Baja, where they give birth and mate in the warm waters in the
Letter to Editor | Lame ducks should not choose County Manager
||| FROM MINNIE KNYCH ||| San Juan County Manager, Mike Thomas, retired in February. The three member SJ County Council immediately appointed Mark Thompkins as the interim manager during the search for qualified candidates is
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.
Guest Opinion | More management turmoil at Eastsound Water
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| While I was away at a physics conference in early April, I was dismayed (a better word might be "appalled") to learn that Carol Ann Anderson had been removed from
As the Paradigm Shifts | Spirituality takes a back seat to success
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| People come to me for coaching when they are ready for an upleveling in their lives. They may not know what that means. They just know
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.
Midnight Mutterings | Eclipsed
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| No, I’m not headed for wherever it is that the people who do go there will experience a total eclipse of the sun next Tuesday, April 8, 2024.
Letter to Editor | Good leadership means making the right choices at the right time
||| FROM CINDY WOLF , DISTRICT #2 COUNTY COUNCILOR ||| Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your District #2 County Councilor for the 2021-2024 term. After giving careful thought to some recent family
Letter to Editor | Necessity of proposed levy is why I support it
||| FROM MILLY VETTERLEIN ||| In my 20 years on island I have used OIFD services twice and with a firm intention to stay put for my last decade I am voting enthusiastically for THIS
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 | The Fire/EMS levy deserves your support
||| FROM ROBERT DISTLER ||| All of us here on Orcas expect and need a well-functioning fire and rescue department, with capable and compassionate staff and volunteers at the ready 24/7. Whether it’s EMTs or
Letter to Editor | In support of the fire levy
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY ||| I write in support of the current proposed Orcas Island Fire and Rescue Levy. After listening to voters at the Orcas Center town hall and BOFC meetings, the new Fire Commission has
Sun Days on Orcas | An honest Easter prayer
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| God, I believe in you because I want to. I want to be there someday, wherever “there” is. I’d love more proof and I doubt more
