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Letter to Editor | This master gardener supports Prop. 2
-- from Julia Turney -- Please support Proposition 2 on the November 5th ballot. This “levy lift” supports many important and worthy island programs and I’d like to mention the one dear to my heart,
Letter to Editor | Ayers just gets it
-- from Nate Averna -- I am writing today in support of Greg Ayers for Port Commissioner. We met the other day on the docks at Deer Harbor and had a great discussion about the
Letter to Editor | Kartiganer has done her homework for Port Commissioner
-- from Cindy Wolf -- Mia Kartiganer is the best candidate for Port Commissioner Position #5because she understands the future is not simply something that happens to us or something we must fight against. The
Should we be listening to the children? Do they know something?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| "A million kids want to clean up the Earth. A million parents want them to start with their rooms." —anonymous internet sarcasm I vividly remember when I was
Letter to Editor | Ayers’ regulatory experience is perfect fit for Port
-- from Timothy P. Blanchard -- Decisions about the Orcas Airport will have a dramatic impact on the character of our community. That is why I support Greg Ayers for Port Commissioner. Greg understands the need
Letter to Editor | Ayers is best Port Commissioner candidate
-- from Joseph J. Cohen -- Greg Ayers is simply the most qualified candidate for Port Commissioner. No one has the breadth of experience in business, finance, regulatory matters, and 'good governance.' We need to
Guest Opinion | The hidden glories of war
-- from Beth Reigel -- This is in response to a letter to the editor at the Island’s Sounder regarding a veteran who spoke to a class of second graders at one of our schools.
Letter to Editor | What a Whale of a Show it was
-- from Didier Gincig -- What a Whale of a Show it was! Youngsters ranging from five to eighteen years of age (as well as some adults joining along!) had a great time sharing their
Letter to Editor | Ayers is the right person to be on Port Commission
-- from Doug Bechtel -- There is no doubt in my mind that Greg Ayers is the right person to be one of our port commissioners. It has always been a pleasure working with him
Kruse Reviews | Quichotte, a novel by Salman Rushdie
--- from Jens Kruse -- There once lived, at a series of temporary addresses across the United States of America, a travelling man of Indian origin, advancing years, and retreating mental powers, who, on account
Aging Like a Guru: Resonance is sweet spot of aging gracefully
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- For those of you reading these offerings or listening to my podcasts on aging like a guru, I suspect that you were attracted to something that resonated with you. Something
Where the heck are we? Addresses?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| I asked an old friend, "How did emergency services find your house, before the whole county was 9-1-1-ed with street names and numerical addresses?" "Well," he said, "you
Letter to Editor | Kartiganer will serve us well as Port Commissioner
-- from Carol Anderson -- I’ve known Mia Kartiganer for over twenty years. Her willingness to do the work necessary in order to grasp complex situations has served her well and will serve us as
Letter to Editor | Why Greg Ayers is the best Port candidate
-- from Patrick Shepler -- I am writing today to provide my support to Greg Ayers for Port Commissioner. I have worked with Greg over the past seven years. I’m privileged to know him as a firefighter,
Letter to Editor | Thank you, angels of Orcas and San Juan islands
-- from Karen Hiller -- When my husband and I moved to Orcas early in 1998, our dreams and plans, years in the making, were finally realized. We were soon dyed-in-the wool islanders, and have
