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Guest Opinion | The road ahead is ours to chart
-- from Joseph Murphy -- As the late senator from Illinois, Everett Dirksen once said, “A billion here and a billion there, pretty soon you’re talkin about real money.” Those were simpler times, when government
Letter to Editor | There’s still air in Airbnb
-- from Gregory Oaksen -- Residents are reporting that the tourist onslaught has begun on Orcas. Tourists coming here now are thoughtlessly exposing locals to the virus. Where are these people staying? They can’t all
Guest Opinion | A math problem
-- from Meg Massey -- Ms. Smith comes back to Orcas after a day spent with three friends in Bellingham. One of the them, Mr. Jones didn’t wear a mask to the get-together. He never
Guest Opinion | When normal isn’t normal any more
-- from Michael Johnson -- Virtually everyone I talk to exclaims something along the lines of, "I like how quiet it is now," or, "I like working from home better," or "I don't miss the
Letter to Editor | Did we just have a surge of visitors?
-- from Hilary Canty -- As I drove to Orcas Village on Friday, I passed a long line of cars arriving from the mid-afternoon ferry. I recognized none of them, several towed boats or bikes.
Letter to Editor | Islanders take care of their own
-- from Kate Agape-Lichter -- After reading some opinions about the process of “should we open or not yet", I thought I would drop a few words. I lived on Orcas for 27 years and island
Guest Opinion | Just because we can doesn’t mean we should
-- from Joe Symons -- Jay Inslee’s Stay Safe Order of 4 May 2020, references four phases for restoring the economic and social life of Washington residents. As you know, we are currently in Phase
Letter to Editor | Filling a gap for food bank families
Let's not forget the pets -- from Jeff and Deb Hanson -- Did you know that our Food Bank helps to feed pets as well as people? With generous donations from residents, a small staff
Letter to Editor | Navy unresponsive to Washingtonians sheltering in place
-- from Mark Lundsten, Chair, Sound Defense Alliance (SDA) -- Right now, the number one priority for our state and nation is to defeat COVID19. Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday he would extend Washington’s stay-home
Letter to Editor | Waiting to exhale
-- from Tom Eversole -- China implemented strict countermeasures to stop COVID-19 to save people. Americans are reopening businesses to manage COVID-19 to save capital. It is a false choice. Saving both is possible as per New York’s smart reopening
Aging Like a Guru | Sometimes aging ain’t so pretty
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- Glen has Parkinson’s Disease. He is 72, lives alone, and he fell the other day. He was needing to get to the bathroom -- didn’t make it -- messed his
Village Voices | When do you think tourism activity should resume on the island?
-- by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter -- And suddenly it’s May. With our monthly Village Voices series, we take the pulse of the Orcas Island community. Every month we’ll be out and about, asking
Guest Opinion | The pandemic economy
-- from Joe Cohen -- A current debate is the question: What are we seeking to accomplish (if and when we reopen our community) and Why? The County Council has indicated (in advance of any direction from the
Guest Opinion | How the 2020 Census benefits San Juan County, islanders
-- from Rep. Rick Larsen and SJC Council; Signed by Rick Hughes, Chair; Bill Watson, Vice Chair; Jamie Stephens, Member -- As islanders continue social distancing to help slow the spread of COVID-19, you are
Letter to Editor | Quarantine and the virus
-- from Walt Corbin -- Of all the communities that could shelter from the virus is Orcas and the other islands. I have been delayed getting back home because of the virus but I was
