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Editorial: Council, Please Deliberate on Protections in SMP
-- by Margie Doyle -- Dear County Council, I am writing to ask that you consider not just the legality and appropriateness of the existing and proposed Shoreline Management Plan (SMP), but that you also
Guest Editorial : Shoreline Master Program Update Provides an Important Opportunity
-- by Tina Whitman -- The more than 400 miles of marine shoreline in San Juan County define our unique community of islands- they are our identity. Highly productive intersections of land and sea, these
Letter to Editor: Please Support the M&O Levy
-- from Anne Ford McGrath, OEA President -- I am writing in support of the Orcas Island School district’s Maintenance and Operations levy. This levy provides the necessary funds to fully provide our students education. It allows for
Letter to Editor: Vote “Yes” for Valuable Park & Rec District
-- from Paul Kamin -- Since its inception in 2011 the Orcas Island Park and Rec District has been a remarkable success and a great value. Thanks to the leadership of the District staff and commissioners Buck
Hedrick Smith Delivers the Message of Rev. Martin Luther King
-- by Hedrick Smith, ReclaimtheAmericanDream.org -- Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. called to activism in the American Civil Rights Movement, in 1963 Washington – Back in the 1960s, when I was covering Martin
Olympia: Legislature Opens with Focus on Education
-- from the League of Women Voters, Ann Murphy, President, Jasmine Karpelman, Newsletter Editor -- 2016 Legislative Session Overview Jan. 10, 2017 --During this short, 60-day, session, a major focus of the legislature will be
Letter to the Editor: Libby Cook Thanks Many for Recovery
-- from Rebecca Cook -- ‘V’ is for victory when it comes to Libby’s recovery. In spite of the six long weeks of due diligence, careful walking, resting, no lifting, and some mental confusion, in
Letter to the Editor: Support the Orcas Schools’ Maintenance and Operations Levy
-- from the Orcas Island School Board -- We are constantly humbled by the support we receive from you all year round. The volunteers who give of their time, the donors who contribute so generously,
Guest Column: Does OPALCO Really Have Clean Electricity ?
-- by Tom Owens -- From my perspective, there is the ¨Inconvenient Truth¨ about OPALCO’s electric energy (or any electric energy on the WECC grid). Electric energy is far from clean and on the margin
Letter to Editor: Thank You OIFR Responders
-- from Art Lange -- I have seen many letters to the editor expressing thanks for what OIFR responders did to help the person writing or someone close to them. As a reader of these letters,
Uncle Harry’s 2016 Predictions
---Via ‘Honest Harry’ Patton, Raconteur—Wordsmith—Humorist -- Harry Patton on a formal occasion Having contemplated Orcas Issues' recent list of 2016 Predictions, it is felt that some significant ones have not yet been addressed;
Guest Column: Council, Don’t Rush Salish Sea Protections in SMP
-- by Janet Alderton -- An open letter to Councilors Rick Hughes, Bob Jarman, and Jamie Stephens, I talked with Councilor Hughes this last week. He and I hope that the proposed language in the
Guest Opinion: OPALCO’s Rate Hikes Signal Bottomless Pit
--by Alex MacLeod -- As 2016 begins, and yet another OPALCO rate hike kicks in, it is worth looking back at 2015 to see how OPALCO’s go-it-alone Internet business is doing. For starters, Rock Island
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
How’d We Do in Our 2015 Predictions?
-- by Margie Doyle -- Making predictions is a fun way to square our perceptions and philosophies with reality. So tomorrow, we'll be posting our predictions for the Year 2016. And in the reflective spirit
