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Letter to Editor | Salmonberry Thanks Energy Efficiency Project Supporters
-- from Tina Whitman for Salmonberry School -- Salmonberry School’s faculty, staff, students and families would like to thank everyone who supported our recent energy efficiency upgrades. Over the winter break, ductless heat pumps were
Letter to Editor | Council Doesn’t Always Do What We Would Like
-- from Richard Grout -- I’d like to respond to your recent Guest Opinion entitled “County Councilors’ Votes Muddy Their Public Reputations.” The author asserts that our county council members, as part of a three
Guest Opinion | County Councilors’ Votes Muddy Their Public Reputations
-- from Cindy Wolf -- Last Tuesday [Feb. 5] our representatives threw away a golden chance. The San Juan County Council voted unanimously to appoint a State Senator who was not their constituents' first choice
Letter to Editor | It Was A Super, Cheesey Event
-- from Janet Brownell for Orcas Island Education Foundation -- The Orcas Island Education Foundation wants to congratulate DANTE MILLER (of Roses Café and Bakery) for being the winning chef in our 2nd Annual Grilled Cheese
Letter to Editor | If I Were Randy Gaylord
-- from Nick Power -- Many people have approached me asking for my views on Sheriff Krebs’ manipulation of the courtroom security camera so that defense counsel notes were legible during the criminal trial of State v. Dustin Schible.
Letter to Editor | I’m Withdrawing from Consideration in 40th District Senate Appointment
-- from Learner Limbach -- Withdrawing from Consideration for the 40th LD State Senate AppointmentI have decided to withdraw my name from consideration for the 40th legislative district State Senate appointment. To say this was
Ranker Reports with Senate Investigation
-- from Kevin Ranker -- This week a Senate investigation concluded a process that began when an employee who worked for me 10 years ago alleged that I mistreated her. The report found that I
The Rock We Live On: A 19th Century Solution is a 21st Century Mess
Over the centuries, societies have been faced with the abundance and contraction of resources. A solution to a loss of resources, and an alternative to natural resources has been the versatile, ubiquitous and almost perpetual
Letter to the Editor: The Dark Side of Vacation Rentals
-- by Tom Evans -- Want to get rich in the San Juans? Easy. Buy house. Buy vacation rental permit (cheap). Rent house.My neighbor, a very savvy business person, is pushing for two side-by-side rentals
Share the Forum that is Orcas Issues
-- by Margie Doyle, Editor/Publisher -- We solicit articles and sometimes editorials and contract with local journalists to write for Orcas Issues. As publisher and owner, I also read the comments submitted, and sometimes seek
Letter to Editor | Big Thank You to Rosario Resort and Spa
-- from Orcas Island Education Foundation Board -- The Orcas Island Education Foundation would like to give a huge thank you to Rosario Resort and Spa for its tremendous donation through the “2018 Festival of
Letter to Editor | This Non-profit Needs Our Help — Now
-- from Miguel Villarreal -- The 11 Million Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, imposed on the Pacific NW coast Island Oil Spill Association (IOSA ) has been responding to spills in the San Juan Islands
Letter to Editor | I Began the New Year With a Broken Hip…
-- from David Shinstrom, M.D. -- A huge thank you to the considerate Orcas community, Orcas Family Health Center, and PeaceHealth St. Joseph's Hospital. As many of you are aware, last week I broke my hip,
Letter to Editor |Thank You to Those Who Saved My Life
-- from Steve Henigson -- The day after Christmas, my appendix burst, and I was rushed into emergency surgery at Island Hospital. But that’s only half of the story.When my wife, Jean, called 911 at
Letter to Editor | Gratitude for Community Donations
-- from Hilary Canty for Orcas Island Community Foundation -- Thanks to community donations during the 2018 GiveOrcas Holiday Catalog, over $47,000 was distributed to 18 great programs serving the Orcas Island community (see a
