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Letter to Editor | Dr. Ford and Brett Kavanaugh
-- from Cindy Wolf -- Here's the thing...we know it happened. Women who grew up or went to school with those boys know it happened. We were at the parties, at the frats and in
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
