Here’s a thought…
Get organized before you die. Who me?
-- Aging Like a Guru by Rosie Kuhn -- My friend Katherine passed about a week ago. She was a great contribution to people’s lives in so many ways. She’d been a therapist and advocator
Orcasional Musings | The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men…
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| I was all set to write about the wild turkeys of Raccoon Point, this week, when, as Robert Burns once pointed out, "the best-laid schemes o' mice an'
Letter to Editor | Now is the time to think forward
-- from Christopher Evans -- The County Council’s application to move into Phase 3 has been put on hold by Governor Inslee in his state wide pause on advancing phases at this time. For the
Letter to Editor | I’ll be taking photos of those who risk my health
-- from Stephen Shrader -- I visit the dog park in Eastsound once or twice a day; it is a social nexus for vulnerable populations, like myself. Yesterday, young people were congregating, hugging, and being
Letter to Editor | Why add streetlights when it’s unhealthy for our kids?
-- from James Libby -- A new multi year US Government study of over 10,000 teenagers shows outdoor lighting messes up their sleep and affects them mentally/physically causing disorders that can last throughout life. This is
Guest Opinion | Coronavirus is now transmitted by air?
-- from Michael Riordan -- The most troublesome aspect of the County’s application to move to Phase 3 of Governor Inslee’s Safe Start program was the proposal to increase restaurant occupancy levels from 50 to
Letter to Editor | About that viral ad campaign during virus
-- from Russel Barsh -- Congrats, Visitors Bureau, your ad campaign went viral. How far-sighted you were to begin promoting a return of tourism to the islands weeks BEFORE the County Council asked the state’s
Guest Opinion | Regarding a proposed Federal level law enforcement officer agency
-- from Dan Vician -- I write regarding the current discussion/review of our law enforcement programs, including training, certification and accountability. It certainly appears that our U.S. Senate and House are not on the same
Aging Like a Guru | Regardless of age, I don’t know how to do me
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- I've never known how to be me. And, even though I have a whole repertoire of experience that points to who I've been and who I've tried to be, it
Guest Opinion | Is this “America first?”
-- from Michael Riordan -- As the Fourth of July weekend begins, the nation to the east that some of us call ‘Merica seems in utter disarray — afflicted by police violence and racial unrest
Village Voices | What are your plans for the 4th of July?
-- by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter -- Our monthly Village Voices series takes the pulse of the Orcas Island community. Every month we’ll be out and about, asking people to share their point of
Letter to Editor | The pandemic may reshuffle US healthcare deck
-- from Tom Eversole -- The difference in charges for COVID-19 testing for self-pay versus insured patients can be huge. In our current business model, health systems need to inflate prices so that insured patient
Letter to Editor | Love, not hate
What does it mean to be a human being on Orcas Island, Part 2 -- from Jari Brenner -- When I wrote, What Does It Mean To Be A Human Being on Orcas Island? A
Guest Opinion | Should the county move to Phase 3?
-- from Michael Riordan -- In view of the recent upsurge in coronavirus cases throughout the Western United States, it would be foolhardy for the County to proceed further with plans to reopen the San
Letter to Editor | Light posts on Prune Alley?
-- from Eleanor Hoague and Marc Cohen -- Although planning for the Prune Alley improvement project has already moved into its final stages, one important aspect of it has not, in our opinion, received adequate
