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Letter to Editor | Thank you as Orcas Family Health Continues Financial Drive
-- from Ken Speck, President, Orcas Family Health Center -- This is a huge "thank you" to the many people who have responded to our request for funds to support the continuation of Orcas Family
Letter to Editor | Montessori School Thanks the Community
-- from The Orcas Montessori School Families and Staff -- The families and staff of the Orcas Montessori School would like to sincerely thank everyone who generously supported our holiday wreath sale this year. The wreath
Letter to the Editor: Improve on Election Returns
-- from David Turnoy, Chair, San Juan County Democrats -- Hello Progressive Residents of San Juan County, The San Juan County Democrats will hold our first meeting of 2018 on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Skagit
Letter to Editor | Missing Scott Gianola
-- from Spirit Eagle -- Scott Gianola left this world just before Christmas and leaves a large hole in the hearts of his friends. Walking everywhere, he could be seen greeting friends around town. When
Guest Opinion | WSF Mismanagement in the San Juan Islands
-- from John Brantigan -- After serving as the Shaw Island representative on the San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee for almost 10 years, I resigned in November due to my frustration with WSF’s lack
Editorial Reprise: YOU Are the Government
— by Margie Doyle, revised, originally published May 2, 2017 — One of the curiosities of local news publishing is how often “Government” is one of the categories that we check off before posting our
Editorial Reprise: Not a Time for Keeping Silent on Climate Change
— by Katie Wilkins, originally published Feb. 15, 2017 — I have wanted to write this for a long time. I have waited because I didn’t know how to fit a topic as large as
Editorial Reprise: Women of Orcas! We Can Do It!
— from Donna Riordan, Anne Bertino, Martha Fuller, originally posted on January 6, 2017 — Rosie the Riveter used to say, “We Can Do It!” Since the November [2016] election, women across the country have been
Editorial Reprise: A Visit to an Immigration Detention Center
— from Bill Buchan, originally published on Feb. 27, 2017 — A few weeks ago when our ... President sprung his seven Muslim country travel ban on our nation on a Friday afternoon, I woke
Guest Column: Courageous Work of Women Continues
-- by Cindy Wolf -- As evening falls this Solstice, the lights in the village windows remind me that islands of warmth and camaraderie are that much more precious when the world feels cold and
Letter to Editor | Orcas Recycling Looks Forward With Gratitude
-- from Board and Staff of ORS & The Exchange -- Almost five years ago our collective heart sank when the quirky but beloved Exchange burned to the ground. Today, Orcas Recycling Services (ORS) would like
Letter to the Editor: Both Types of Air Ambulance Insurance Worth It
--by Cathy Ellis -- Our San Juan Islands community needs clarification about the different types of air ambulance flight insurance that are available. I found out the expensive way that there are two (non overlapping)
Letter to Editor | School Bond Sale a Success
-- from Eric Webb, Orcas School District -- Thanks to the generosity of our community, the Orcas Island School District was given the authority to sell $10.8 million in bonds to finance much needed improvements
Letter to Editor | Grateful for my Career at Library
-- from Kathleen Lunde -- Lately as I have been out and about on the island, people have been asking me why they have not seen me at the Public Library. The reason is that
Aging into Shameless Perfection
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- There were three times in my young life when my parents wanted to disown me. The first time, I was 10 years old and requested that I be allowed to
