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Letter to Editor | Vote Yes on Housing Initiative
-- from Sarah Crosby, San Juan Community Home Trust -- I am writing to urge county voters to vote for the Housing Initiative on the November ballot, Proposition #1. Every Needs Assessment that has been
Letter to Editor | Businesses Hurt by Affordable Housing Shortage
-- from Suzanne Olson -- Many local businesses are struggling to find enough staff to keep their doors open and their shelves full. We have a shortage of affordable housing all year round, and it’s
Letter to the Editor: Three Reasons to Re-elect Randy Gaylord
--- from Pete Moe, Executive Director, Orcas Recyling Services/The Exchange -- Six years ago, when The Exchange was competing for the contract to run the Orcas Transfer Station, Randy was among the first to recognize
Letter to Editor | Why I Support Nick Power
-- from Rita Latsinova -- I have been an appellate lawyer in Washington for 25 years and I will be voting for Nick Power for Prosecuting Attorney. My reasons are both professional and personal. On
Letter to Editor | Our Community Needs Safe and Affordable Homes
-- from Janet Alderton -- I became a year-round resident of Orcas in 2005. Since then I have become increasingly aware that many people in our community struggle to find a safe and affordable place
Letter to Editor | Power as Prosecutor Makes Us Cringe
-- from David Dehlendorf (San Juan Island), Judy Scott (Orcas Island), Learner Limbach (Orcas Island), and Mac Langford (Lopez Island) -- We cringe every time someone states that he/she supports Nick Power for Prosecuting Attorney
Letter to Editor | Support for Randy Gaylord
-- from Jack B. Coe, Esq. -- Having managed lawyers with some of the largest law firms in Seattle and across the Nation, I can say with first-hand certainty that Randy Gaylord has put together
Letter to Editor | Gratitude for Successful Gee’s Bend Exhibition
-- from The SJIMA Board of Trustees -- The board of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) would like to express their gratitude to Annie Howell-Adams for her recent successful Conversations With Gee’s
Letter to Editor | Port Ignores Community Input
-- from Susan Malins -- The Port of Orcas presented DOWL's alternative options for their Master Plan choices & requested comment. The vast majority of citizen comments favored “No Build/No Growth" with minor improvements, for
Letter to the Editor: Time to Retire Gaylord
-- from Don Pollard -- Let’s retire Randy, Randy Gaylord should be thanked for his services for the past two-plus decades. But his trail of mistakes in judgement and obfuscation of events should not be
Letter to the Editor: Progressive Power Supports Whistleblowers and Victims
-- by Marci Flannery -- I’m writing this letter to urge my fellow citizens to vote for Nick Power for Prosecuting Attorney in the upcoming election this fall. I’ve been a resident of San Juan
Guest Opinion: Gaylord Tries to Hide “Nonfeasance”
--by Alex MacLeod-- Given known facts, it is curious the lengths to which prosecuting attorney Randy Gaylord has gone to cover up his failure to check out a tip that might have kept the county
Guest Opinion: Yes for Homes Referendum Funds Housing
-- by Marc Cohen and Eleanor Hoague -- We all agree: Orcas is a wonderful island, a place to relax and get away from it all, a combination of culture and nature, day-to-day living and
Letter to Editor | Keep Your Eyes Off Your Phone While Driving
-- from John Clancy -- I have the great fortune to be able to walk from my house to my job in Eastsound. Thus, I see a lot of traffic and am disturbed to report
Letter to the Editor: Power Helps with Legal Issues
-- by Don Hall, Decatur Island -- Nick helped us with a difficult legal issue a few years ago and his guidance led both sides to a fair and equitable solution. We also appreciate his concern
