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Letter to Editor | Thank You, Community Foundation of San Juan
-- from Board of Trustees, San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- The San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) was thrilled to participate in the County Fair Matching Grant Program by the Community Foundation
Letter to the Editor: Gaylord Works on Behalf of County
-- by Sheryl Albritton -- I am compelled to write this letter to share my support for Randy Gaylord’s re-election. Many have written about a records lawsuit filed in my name, all without benefit of
Letter to Editor | Vote Yes for Homes
-- from Steven Jung -- By now, I expect most Orcas Issues readers are keenly aware of San Juan County’s extreme lack of affordable housing, especially housing for lower income families who provide the basic
Letter to Editor | Thanks for Rockin’ the Salish Sea
-- from San Juan County Fair Staff -- Thank you for making this year’s “Rockin’ the Salish Sea” themed Fair a splashing success! We’d like to pacific-ly thank our many volunteers, exhibitors, performers, vendors and
Letter to Editor | Vote Yes for Homes
-- from Howard Barbour -- There can be no argument that we live in one of America’s most celebrated beauty spots, and that we may be heard to congratulate ourselves on our good fortune. [perfectpullquote
Letter to Editor | Help PTSA Continue Providing Community Event
-- from Diane Boerstler, PTSA President -- Happy 2018-2019 School Year! Thank you to everyone who has ever financially supported our PTSA, and an especially HUGE thank you to those who’ve freely given your time!
Letter to the Editor: Long Live the Kings Spend Years on Salmon Survival
-- from Sharon Abreu -- It was a great honor to sing at the Salmon Homecoming event on Orcas Island this past Saturday. I was excited to be there with two of the greatest whale
Letter to Editor | Gratitude to First Responders
-- from Virginia Erhardt -- On Thursday evening, as I was driving home from the ferry, I began to experience extreme tightness and pain in my chest as well as nausea. It was a totally
Letter to the Editor: Of Signs, Land, and People
-- by Randy Gaylord -- Dear Editor, My thanks to those who voted in the primary election. Shortly after the election, Team Gaylord removed most of the Re-Elect Gaylord for Prosecutor signs from our scenic
Guest Opinion | Threading the Needle for Public Funding of Public Education
-- Tom Baldwin, for the School District Budget Advisory Committee -- Orcas Island School District (OISD) has some vitally important decisions to make in the very near future that will have long-term consequences—decisions necessitated by
Letter to Editor | Every Tree Matters
-- from Domenic Verbano -- Why is it that humanity can’t seem to shift our society to deal with the looming reality that we are irreparably destroying this planet by our culture and lifestyle? The
Guest Editorial: Concerns re Port Master Plan Sent to Port Commissioners
-- by Tim Blanchard -- To the Commissioners of the Port of Orcas: Please consider the following comments for the Port of Orcas Airport Master Plan: GENERAL 1. I am a full-time resident of Orcas
Letter to Editor | Ramel is Coalition Builder
-- from Boyd and Lovel Pratt -- We thank Representative Kris Lytton for her service to the 40th District and wish her well in her retirement. Kris Lytton did so much to support education in our
Guest Opinion | My Comments to Port Commission
-- from Margaret M. Manning -- August 3, 2018 To the Commissioners of the Port of Orcas: Please consider the following comments for the Port of Orcas Airport Master Plan: I am a full-time resident
Guest Editorial: From a Democrat to The Democrats
-- by Lynn Baker -- Where the heck are you guys? I have been a Democrat all my life, (except when I registered Republican to vote against Reagan in the primary). The Democrats had NO