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Kruse Reviews | One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America
-- Book review by Jens Kruse -- On New Year’s Day, 2013, Gene Weingarten – two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and writer for The Washington Post – steps into the Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington,
Orcasional Musings | Squirrels? What about them?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| A recent trip down to Seattle, for a cousin's full-house Thanksgiving feast, causes me to muse on the family Sciuridae, those rats in designer couture who populate our
Editorial | What the smell is going on?
-- by Lin McNulty, Editor, Orcas Issues -- Step through the door of any store -- even on our pure island -- and you may be met by odors that either you like or not,
Letter to Editor | We just want to say ‘thank you’
-- from Emilie Gincig and Funhouse Commons staff -- THANK YOU to the amazing children, teens, and families we serve at the Funhouse. You inspire us, make us laugh, and motivate us to work even
Guest Opinion | A call for rational climate action
-- from Bill Appel -- You attend lectures, subscribe to emails, newsletters and magazines, and buy books describing environmental degradation and the resulting death, destruction and misery suffered by all forms of life, and the
Letter to Editor | So much, so many to be thankful for
-- from Orcas Odd Fellows -- We would like to give thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the Thanksgiving meal at the Odd Fellows Hall. We would like to extend gratitude for
Aging isn’t about aging … What?
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- "Be yourself - everyone else is already taken," . . . ever hear that quote before? My friends David Bennett and Cindy Griffith-Bennett wrote a book called Voyage of Purpose. I’m
Editorial | Nothing but gratitude …
-- by Lin McNulty, Orcas Issues Editor -- Thanksgiving. Throughout my years, the meaning of the day has fluctuated from shenanigans at the kid's table with my brothers and cousins, through waking up early here
Aging Like a Guru | Resonance is the sweet spot of aging gracefully
What are you listening For? Where are you listening From? -- from Rosie Kuhn -- For those of you reading this or one of my previous offerings, I suspect that you were attracted to something
Orcasional Musings | Just some of life’s little ironies
-- Orcasional Musings by Steve Henigson -- King County: About 15 years ago, Washington State's most populous county, King County, changed its name. It's still King County, but instead of being named for Franklin Pierce's
Gettysburg Address, born November 19, 1863 seems apropos once again
-- from Leif -- Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now
Kruse Reviews | The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
-- from Jens Kruse -- Nearly 35 years after she published The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood has published a sequel: The Testaments. The two novels are similar in some respects, yet different in others. Both
Aging like a guru: A new lease on life at 70? Who me?
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- Harriet and Daniel met while working in the financial industry. They’ve been married 20 years. Both in their mid-70’s now, they clearly state that who they are now is so
Letter to Editor | A simple step to fight climate change
-- from David Turnoy -- What's one easy way to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday shopping season? It's simple: Don't choose two-day shipping when you check out at Amazon. When you choose Amazon's two-day
Guest Opinion | Response following Growler meeting
-- from Susan Shannon -- About 35 people attended an info meeting in Eastsound on Thursday, November 14 presented by the Sound Defense Alliance, who updated us about the Growler issue.Nearly all the meeting attendees
