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Guest Opinion | The U.S. coronavirus outbreak and the Trump administration
-- from Michael Riordan via Seattle Times -- As the numbers of local coronavirus cases and deaths grow inexorably, Seattle-area citizens are paying the awful price of the US president’s disdain for science. Our sprawling
Letter to Editor | A minor public health matter
-- from Tony Suruda -- Orcas residents are currently facing uncertainty regarding a major disease outbreak. I'd like to call attention to a minor but annoying issue at the Orcas Island Off Leash area: The
Village Voices | How are you feeling about the coronavirus situation?
— by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter — Welcome to March. This is the third in our Village Voices series, in which we take the pulse of the people of Orcas Island. Every month we’ll
Aging Like a Guru | Life without angst? Impossible!
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- I was asked to write something that could perhaps reflect the potential for peace amongst all the current public, political angst. So I wrote down this conversation, which for me
Orcasional Musings | What about minks?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| Several weeks ago, the subject of this column was otters, an odiferous but friendly and entertaining animal. This week, we go in the opposite direction and look at
Letter to Editor | Thank you to Community Hero Program
-- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Orcas Senior Center would like to thank the community and Orcas Food Co-op for supporting the nutrition program during the month of December’s Community Hero Program.
Letter to Editor | Thank you, voters
-- from Orcas Island Fire and Rescue -- Orcas Island Fire and Rescue would like to extend a big Thank You to all who voted in the February Special Election. With the passing of Proposition
Aging Like A Guru | Karma? What’s that got to do with aging?
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- If you want to age like a guru, then the Law of Karma is going to be good to keep in mind. Why, you might ask? Well, because it promotes
Orcasional Musings | What I did on my winter vacation
Or...I should've chosen the colonoscopy. ||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| A few weeks ago, I told you about my very clever way of avoiding the perils and discomforts of colonoscopy: I contracted pneumonia.
Letter to Editor | Some may have already wasted their vote
-- from Margot Shaw -- We have all received the very important Presidential Primary ballot. Listed are 13 Democratic candidates for our consideration. We'd like to point out that, even though their names are on
Aging Like a Guru | So, you think you are losing your marbles, eh?
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- Sliding into dementia, senility, Alzheimer's -- call it what you will -- is one of those fears that rates high on most people’s lists of Aging Worries. It's part of
Letter to Editor | Cheesy thank you from OIEF
-- from Janet Brownell for Orcas Island Education Foundation -- Thank you to the over 150 people who turned out for the 3rd Annual Grilled Cheese Showdown. It was a mighty tasty evening. The voting
Letter to Editor | A letter to voters
-- from Bev Leyman -- It is very important to register and vote in every election. Your vote is your voice. In San Juan County, the deadline for in-person registration and voter updates closes at
Letter to Editor | Corona virus, China, and the U.S.
-- from Steve Henigson -- The largest and most powerful Socialist economy in the world today is China. It’s where the Corona Virus was born, in a live-food-animal market in the city of Wuhan. Having
Aging Like a Guru | Allow play, just for the fun of it
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- The thing is, the longer you stay on the planet the greater the possibility for you to experience fun stuff that grows you in ways you cannot anticipate. And, most
