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Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Letter to Editor | Let’s Brunch raises nearly $30,000 for Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Let’s Brunch! was a huge success, raising almost $30,000 to support Orcas Senior Center. Guests enjoyed a festive afternoon of delicious food, lively music, exciting auction
Letter to Editor | When public service meets public fury
A call for compassion at the ferry terminal ||| FROM ELISABETH BRITT, FIRE COMMISSIONER & ORCAS FERRY LANDING TERMINAL STAFF ||| On the morning of July 14th, I was assigned to manage vehicle boarding at
Flotsam & Jetsam | Purses
||| FLOTSAM & JETSAM by MAURICE AUSTIN ||| Some three weeks ago, I watched my mother transfer the contents of her “small” purse into the depths of her “large” purse, a process which left me
Midnight Mutterings | Gardens and another island
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I didn’t grow up with gardens, though I did get lost in a cornfield when I was three or four years old. I’ve never had a good sense
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
As the Paradigm Shifts | Why I’m still a poopy-head sometimes
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| The pitter-patter of rain on my roof woke me earlier than usual this morning. I turned up the thermostat, climbed back into bed, and prayed I’d
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Letter to Editor | New terminal agent to receive $725,000 annual fee
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| The next Orcas Island terminal agent, Madrona Pacific Landing Company, LLC, will be receiving an annual fee of $725,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, according to the contract
Midnight Mutterings | Near misses
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| But first: Old news Pop Quiz: What do Mick Jagger and Rupert Murdoch have in common? Answer is at the end of this column if you get that
Letter to Editor | Dear jury manager
||| FROM RIVER MALCOLM ||| Dear Jury Manager, The last time I was called for jury duty, age 75 or older was an automatic excuse from serving. Now I see this is changed dramatically to
Letter to Editor | How can this be, WSF?
||| FROM STEPHANIE ROSENBLATT ||| Dear Mr. Nevey, I understand how busy you are yet I’d like to bring an issue to your attention with the current reservation system. This morning, June 27th, I promptly
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
As the Paradigm Shifts | I did all the right spiritual stuff and still feel like crap: WTF?!
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| When spirituality seems like the consolation prize for not becoming somebody special. Is “becoming spiritual” a consolation prize? Are we settling for less when we give
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
