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Guest Opinion: Maybe We Need More Signs
-- by Ed Sutton -- Summer is most certainly here and has been for several weeks. Parking is difficult, lines for coffee are nearly endless, and making a left turn is a challenge. So, what
Guest Opinion: An Innovative Proposal for Housing Affordability
-- by Ken Wood -- Okay, let's talk about HOUSING AFFORDABILITY; specifically here on the island, though the basic problem is actually everywhere: 1. There is a disparity between what it is possible to earn
Letter to Editor | Art Auction Expression of Gratitude
-- from Didier Gincig -- The Art Auction at the Senior Center was a success! It was a terrific evening of honoring art, food, friends, and community. We would like to thank all the generous
Reception for Cyrus Habib, Lt. Governor Candidate
Monday, July 18 from at Random Howse -- from Don Stillman -- Cyrus Habib Cyrus Habib, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, will visit Orcas Island on Monday, July 18. He will speak at
Sheriff Expresses Sorrow for Those on Both Sides
-- from Ron Krebs, SJC Sheriff -- As I sit here in my office, I am listening to the news reports of the Dallas shootings. I sit here stunned by what I am hearing and
Congressional Candidate Weighs In On Dallas Shooting
-- from B.J. Guillot -- Marc Hennemann, Republican candidate for Congress in the Second District, has released the following statement concerning [Thursday] night’s terrorist murders of police officers in Dallas: “I am deeply shocked and
San Juan County Council Candidates Speak Before the Public
-- by Margie Doyle -- Candidates for San Juan County Council, from left: Steve Wehrly, Bill Watson, Frank Penwell, Bob Jarman and Sheryl Albritton. All county voters will select two candidates from these five
Guest Opinion | How Can Islanders Save 77 Million Gallons of Water this Year?
-- from Lauren Platman, Friends of the San Juans -- With summer underway, some islanders are already feeling the heat-and the drought. Some wells are already being starved of fresh water, which makes the rainy
Letter to Editor | “When in the Course of Human Events…”
-- from Jane Alden -- It's 2 p.m., July 4th, and from the front of Darvill's Book Store, comes a soft, metallic, "tap, tap, tap." A voice begins to read: "In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The
Letter to Editor | Eastsound Fireworks Forever?
-- from Cathy Ellis -- Perhaps some year in the near future, we as a community might find an alternative to our usual Eastsound 4th of July celebration. Keep the party, yes, perhaps do a brilliant
Editorial: How About Fireworks That Are Better for Pets and Vets?
-- by Lin McNulty -- As we wade through the festivities of Independence Day, at least two groups would give anything to not experience the sounds of a lively fireworks display: pets and vets. An annual
Flotsam & Jetsam: Experienced Ferry Commuters See It All
-- a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin -- Among the joys afforded San Juan Islands ferry commuters in the dark months of July and August, those occurring among the Anacortes ferry terminal’s multiples holding
Guest Opinion: Replace OPALCO’s “Spendthrift” Board
-- from Gabriel Jacobs -- In the minutes of the OPALCO Board meeting of May 19, 2016 there is a sentence about an audit, “Darlington recommended that the detailed document remain confidential to management and
Flotsam & Jetsam | A (Steve) Miller’s Tale
-- a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin -- At least the Seattle PI didn’t dub Steve Miller’s Friday Harbor estate, recently listed for sale at $16.8 million, a “find”. But the PI regularly describes
Guest Opinion: Vacation Rentals Create Problems
-- by Steve Mckenna -- One year ago I wrote a “Guest Opinion”, referenced here ( orcasissues.com/guest-opinion-moratorium-on-vacation-rentals-needed-immediately/), suggesting a moratorium on Vacation Rentals until the County addresses the issues caused by their continued proliferation. While
