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Letter to the Editor: Absentee Owners and Managers Hurt Island Rentals
-- from Karen Key Speck -- Recently I responded to a local island resident who complimented me and my company for regulating my vacation rentals in a manner as to be the least intrusive to
Physicist Roy Schwitters to Speak on Innovative Maya Research
-- from Michael Riordan for Orcas Currents Roy Schwitters will speak as part of the Orcas Currents lecture series on August 6 On Thursday, August 6, University of Texas physicist and new Orcas
Salish Sea and South Carolina are Rivals for “Top Islands”
The San Juan Islands Honored by Travel + Leisure Magazine -- by Barbara Marrett for the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau -- Travel + Leisure magazine has announced its 2015 World’s Best Awards, ranking the
Orcas Issues Presents: “Democracy Futures” with Lori Benjamin
Climate Resilience for All of Us When I think about climate change, earthquakes, and the end of civilization as we know it, I find myself pining over the small but significant comforts I’ll miss: Floss.
Guest Opinion: Is OPALCO Mismanaged?
-- by Alex MacLeod -- A day after the OPALCO board approved an emergency 10% increase in our electric rates, effective at the start of this month, its management issued a press release announcing the
Guest Opinion: Rental Housing and “Families”
-- by Fred Klein -- First off, OPAL is to be congratulated for thinking big and initiating the first large, affordable rental housing initiative that Eastsound’s seen since Wally and Gretchen Gudgell’s creation of Lavender
Guest Opinion: Can We Reclaim Water?
-- from Bill Gincig -- I have been following all of the statements and comments concerning Eastsound Water and have asked myself what can I do. I can conserve water, which I do and continue
Letter to the Editor: Make a Difference, Mentor a Youth
-- by Heather Dew Oaksen -- Many thanks to David Turnoy for his Guest Opinion: Make a Difference in a Child's Life explaining the very real need for additional youth mentoring on Orcas; as the
Rick Larsen: Breaking Down Barriers, Building Up Opportunity
-- by Rep. Rick Larsen -- When I talk to people in Northwest Washington, I hear about a lot of different issues that matter to them. People want high quality education for their children, they
Guest Column: Just How Clean are Electric Vehicles?
-- by Tom Owens -- Last month, I wrote an opinion piece in OrcasIssues that tried to describe the impact (CO2 production) of new electric loads (including EV’s) here in the San Juans. To understand
Guest Editorial: Good People Grace Our Garden
-- by Madie Murray for the Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria Program -- There are so many unsung heroes on our Island. It would take a novel to laud them all. But I’d like to
Matthew’s Magic Show is Marvelous
-- by Margie Doyle -- The Magic Show-- from Left, Matthew Laslo, Madie Jane West, Virginia Sides and Maria Bullock There's magic in illusions, sleight-of-hand and memory tricks, but the greatest magic in
State Funds Library Expansion
Senator Ranker Updates Capital Projects -- from the office of State Senator Kevin Ranker -- I wanted to provide you with one last brief update regarding the incredible projects and the hundreds of jobs that
Letter to the Editor: World-Class Response from Orcas Fire and Rescue
-- by Paul Sheridan, Director, Four Winds Camp -- To the Editor: I want to take a moment out of the craziness of summer to publically thank Orcas Island Fire & Rescue. We had an
Guest Opinion: Resolution Needed from Council for Safe Shipping
-- from Islanders for Safe Shipping -- A growing number of communities in Washington State have been voicing their concerns over the increase of fossil fuel rail transport. When this volatile danger travels right past
