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Letter to Editor | Why I Support Randy Gaylord
-- from Joe Gaydos -- I am voting to re-elect Randy Gaylord as Prosecuting Attorney for San Juan County. Randy is smart, honest, and committed to protecting the people of San Juan County. As a
Letter to Editor | Join Me in Voting for Steve Brandli
-- from Mary E. Mager -- As women, it is important to exercise our right to vote. This is not the time to be an armchair activist. It is a time to use your vote
Letter to Editor | Gaylord By Far the Best Choice
-- from Dan Christopherson -- For County Prosecutor, by far the best choice is Randy Gaylord. He has been one of the best elected officials this county has had. He is a knowledgeable, competent, compassionate
Letter to Editor | Time is Running Out for SRKW Recovery
-- from Deborah Giles and Lovel Pratt -- The clock is running out for Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) recovery. But the question is not, ‘How much time do we have?’ rather, ‘What can we
Letter to Editor | Let’s Get Real; We Need Affordable Homes
-- from Norm Zimlich -- Orcas multiple listings today show four homes under $300,000: two Eastsound condos and two livable houses. Could a salaried worker on Orcas buy one of these? Let’s work the numbers.
Letter to Editor | It’s Our Money, Folks
-- from Walt Corbin -- I am really frustrated today, and that frustration doesn’t even include the crazy in the White House. Our community is spending, from my point of view, millions of our tax
Letter to Editor | Preserve My Right of Choice
-- from Jean Henigson -- Some you may know me because of my involvement in protecting women’s rights to reproductive choice. But now, I want to express my feelings about Initiative 1639, which places additional restrictions
Letter to the Editor: Concrete Examples of Gaylord’s Outstanding Work
-- from Bill Wulff -- I'd like to share three things that stand out for me about our Prosecuting Attorney/Coroner Randy Gaylord. When a family water crashed their small airplane just off the northwest tip
Letter to Editor | Brandli Explains “Transactional Practice”
-- from Steve Brandli -- I write to correct some inaccurate information concerning my campaign. I have been very open about my intention, if elected as District Court Judge, to continue a very part-time practice.
Letter to Editor | Jewett is the Superior Candidate
-- from Richard Grout -- At the recent League of Women Voters candidates forum on Orcas one of the most disturbing statements emerged in the race for District Court Judge, between Carolyn Jewett and Steve
Letter to Editor | Steve Brandli Has What Our Court Needs
-- from Shawn Alexander -- I have known and worked with Steve Brandli since he moved here. I have worked with and against Steve many times over the years and I have seen first-hand the
Letter to U.S. Senator and the Public: Buy Back Port Land
--by Walter Corbin -- To: Senator Maria Cantwell Over the years both you and Murray generally have never responded to my emails or letters. Perhaps because I do not send you thousands for your campaigns.
Letter to Editor | Victim Advocates Support Gaylord for Prosecutor
-- from Sandra Burt, et. al (see below) -- We are former Victim Advocates who worked closely with Randy Gaylord in the Victim Services Program, and we write to support his re-election. Randy Gaylord has
Letter to Editor | Initiative 1639: Please Vote “No”
-- from Steve Henigson -- The last time I wrote about a gun-control initiative, showing that trucks and bombs have also been used to kill lots of people, the most interesting response I got was,
Flotsam and Jetsam: Growing Pangs and Local Pitchforks
-- by Maurice Austin -- It was a quiet, placid day on Orcas Island, like so many other recent days. Deer munched at foliage along the roadside. Tourists idled about, taking selfies in front of
