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Letter to the Editor: OPALCO Members, Get Engaged
-- by Alex MacLeod -- There is growing unhappiness among many OPALCO member-customers following this year’s huge rate increase. OPALCO’s board raised the “facilities charge” to each customer by about 40% -- this is a
Guest Editorial: Reclaim the American Dream
"Taking our Gray Heads to the Streets" It started with an online correspondence between Sheila Gaquin of Deer Harbor and Sharon Abreu of Vusario: from Sheila Gaquin to Sharon Abreu: You and Mike have your
Guest Opinion: OPALCO Rates and Transparency in Question
-- by Alex MacLeod -- OPALCO’s board is holding a special meeting next Thursday (May 28) at its Eastsound headquarters. It begins at 9 a.m. There is a small note on OPALCO’s web site’s home
Letter to the Editor: Kind Soul, Please Step Up
-- from Anne Hay -- Would the kind soul who returned my purse last week please step up and be recognized as a towering example of honesty and good neighborliness? This mystery started Thursday when
Letter to Editor: Thanks for 20 Years of Project PAL
-- from Madeline Danielson, Project PAL Coordinator -- Twenty years ago, Project PAL was started by Beth Anderson of OPALCO and a few community volunteers so Co-op members could give each other a hand up with electric bills in
Letter to the Editor: We Need Choices
-- by Ed Sutton -- Here we are; one-half way through the filing period this year for elected offices, and only TWO of 24 positions on which candidates have filed have more than one candidate.
Letter to Editor: Huge Thanks from Montessori
-- from Moriah Armstrong, OMS Board President -- Thank you for coming to the Orcas Montessori School “Beach Party” Fundraiser to benefit the children of Orcas Island. So many contributed to the success of this event we
Open Letter to OPALCO Board and Members
-- from Chom Graecen -- At the OPALCO Election this year we saw a record voter turnout, 24% compared to around 15% in the past years. The high voter turnout means we members-owners are paying
Letter to the Editor: Choice Requires Candidates
-- by Ed Sutton -- Well, that was humbling! I was fourth in the voting for the open director positions at OPALCO's Annual Meeting. That is OK, and I do thank the many friends and
Stars Shine and Earth Moves in “Across the Universe”
-- by Margie Doyle -- We are good! A heartfelt and humble "thank you" to Grace McCune, Jake Perrine and the Orcas Center for bringing us all together -- the 140 cast and production crew
Letter to Editor: Thanks from Skagit Habitat for Humanity
-- from Jim Duffield -- Once again the visit of the Skagit Habitat for Humanity Store truck on Orcas Island was a success for Islanders and the Store. During the truck's presence on April 20th,
Letter to Editor: Your OPALCO Vote Matters
-- from Chris Thomerson, Incumbent Candidate -- You probably have already voted, if not, please vote and encourage others to vote. Here is why it matters. A special interest group is trying to manipulate OPALCO
Guest Opinion: OPALCO’s Anti-Robin Hood Rate Design
--by Chris Greacen, Ph.D.-- OPALCO plans to meet its burgeoning operating costs and debt payments through a new tariff structure with unprecedented increases in fixed charges. By 2019 the base rate will rise to nearly
Letter to Editor: Make Sure to Look at Facts in OPALCO Vote
-- from John D. Thompson, Earthworks Co. -- In light of the conversations going on regarding Orcas Power & Light and the recent acquisition of Rock Island, I personally would like to thank Foster Hildreth
Letter to Editor: Thanks for the Clean-up
-- from Kira Bradshaw -- Orcas, you are now a TON more beautiful than before! On Saturday, April 18th, The Great Islands Clean Up returned to the island, and we collected 2,400 pounds of litter
