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Editorial | A step back from the fray
-- by Minor Lile, Orcas Issues reporter -- There is no question that we are living through a time of great upheaval and disarray. It is a time when the necessity for change is being
Guest Opinion | Against common sense: White male privilege and me
-- from David Kobrin -- As an historian, I know there can be two opposing accounts of the same event, both of which are equally accurate. I’m not alluding to “alternative facts” or made up
Letter to Editor | In support of island kids during these times
-- from Justin Paulsen -- Here’s something for you to consider as people start moving out and about around town. If you see a teacher/leader with a group of kids, understand that those groups are
Aging Like a Guru | I’m my own executioner and I didn’t even know it
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- We can bend spoons and we can heal ourselves of disease. Which of these is more fun to practice? There are a lot of people who dabble in the metaphysical
Editorial | Who should be monitoring our local law enforcement?
Are we okay with 'so far, so good?' -- by Lin McNulty, Orcas Issues Editor -- Vesting police officers with the authority to use reasonable force and to protect the public welfare requires monitoring, evaluation,
Aging Like a Guru | The HOW is the entire point of this journey
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- Upon reviewing our lives, reliving memories of the past, we can see patterns and strategies we were conditioned to engage in. There were principles and rules, ideals and obligations to
Guest Opinion | Funhouse Commons’ message of solidarity
-- from The Funhouse Board, Executive Director, and Staff -- The recent protests sweeping the country are a long, overdue wake up call for many individuals and organizations across the world, including The Funhouse. Being
Guest Opinion | Support Orcas health commissioners
-- from Norm Zimlich -- Friends, in the flood of bad pandemic news, have you have missed the historic GOOD NEWS about Orcas healthcare happening right now? For the last 14 years Orcas has been
Letter to Editor | Our health dilemma comes from our DC leaders
-- from David Kobrin -- This dilemma of our needing to choose between the economic health of those in our community, and the physical health of those in our community, is a result, I believe,
Letter to Editor | Allow health commissioners to do their job
-- from Tony Giefer MD -- As a physician who provided medical care on Orcas for over 12 years, I wish to comment on some of the current issues. The initiator of the petition to
Letter to Editor | Here’s why I would like to be your Port Commissioner
-- from Matt Fikse -- My name is Matt Fikse and I've thrown my "hat in the ring" as a candidate to fill the open term on the Port of Orcas commission. Here is some
Guest Opinion | Businesses and guests must work together to safely reopen
-- from Barbara Marrett for San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- The world may no longer resemble the one we knew in early March, but San Juan County has risen to the occasion of meeting the
Letter to Editor | Do we need street lights on Prune Alley?
-- from Chris Bean-Hearne -- A few days ago I saw the conceptual design for Prune Alley Street improvements. They include -- but are not confined to -- the installation of seventeen street lights, each
Letter to Editor | Kudos to Dr. Frank James, health department
-- from Lydia Miller -- I want to commend Dr Frank James, the Board of Health and County Council, for making the prudent, responsible decision to move San Juan County to Phase 2 and urge
Letter to Editor | I support the Orcas Island Health Care District plan
-- from Melinda Milligan -- I've recently become aware of a petition to exempt the University of Washington clinic from the need to submit a proposal for the establishment of a health care system/practice on
