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Guest Column: Does WSF Care What Reservations Will Do to Us?
-- from Heidi Lindberg -- I'd like to point out what appears to be unconscionable folly in the proposed reservation system for the Washington State Ferries San Juan Islands' ferry routes. The thinking seems to
Letter to Editor: 911 Dispatcher Endorses Krebs for Sheriff
-- from Michael McElrath -- My name is Michael McElrath. I am a 911 Dispatcher with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office. In the election of 2010 I voted for the incumbent Sheriff. I strongly
Letter to Editor: How Did This EWUA Thing Happen?
-- from Susan Malins -- I have been a member of EWUA since the early 1990s, and have often appreciated the cooperation and assistance of EWUA staff. Until I received the EWUA letter of September
Letter to the Editor: Sheriff’s Investigation of Guardian Accident
Dear Community, We are writing in support of Ron Krebs for Sheriff. We are supporting Ron because we feel he would be a positive leader of the Sheriff’s Department and we are confident Ron would
Letter to Editor: Krebs Committed to Community
-- from Steve Johns -- My name is Steve Johns and I have been in law enforcement for over twenty five years, my entire adult life. I proudly serve on Orcas Island. On November 4th,
Guest Opinion: I-594: Common-Sense?
-- from Steve Henigson -- Recent TV ads promoting I-594 tell us that it will close a "loophole" which lets felons and other violent persons acquire guns at will, without going through any kind of
Letter to Editor: It’s EWUA’s Fault We are in this Situation
-- from Doug Bechtel -- A couple of weeks ago I got a very poorly worded letter from Eastsound Water Users Association (EWUA) about outbuildings on my property that might have a toilet or sink
Guest Opinion: Community Jet Noise Meeting an Opportunity to Discuss Concerns, Solutions
-- by U.S. Congressional Representative Rick Larsen, WA-02 -- On Tuesday, October 7th Commissioner Jamie Stephens held a meeting on Lopez Island to address community concerns about jet noise from flights out of Naval Air
Guest Opinion: Sheriff’s Department Needs Effective Leadership
-- from Marla Johns -- I have been a social worker, administrator and community advocate for nearly 20 years, in many areas. More importantly, I have been the wife of a police officer for nearly
Letter to Editor: Sheriff’s Office Morale Sunk to New Levels
-- from Scott Johansen, Retired San Juan County Deputy -- I am writing this letter to announce my support and endorse Ron Krebs for Sheriff. For the last 30 years I have worked for the
Letter to Editor: OIFF a Success
-- from Anne Marie Shanks -- The Orcas Film Festival was a terrific success. I was able to attend three excellent films. What a treat. Thanks so much to all the people who worked so
Orcas Island Film Fest Review: Deux Jours Une Nuit
-- by Paula Treneer -- Deux Jours Une Nuit (Two Days One Night): Social realist drama shows Marion Cotillard at her finest Orcas Island Film Fest The gripping drama directed by Belgium’s Dardenne
Orcas Island Film Fest Review: “1000 Times Goodnight”
War photojournalism leads to marital strife -- by Paula Treneer -- Alternating between gripping scenes of civil war in Kabul and Kenya and domestic conflict back home in luminously-filmed Ireland, Juliette Binoche portrays a war
Letter to Editor: I-594 Simply an Unworkable Initiative
-- from San Juan County Deputy Scott Brennan -- I am Scott Brennan. I have been with your Sheriff’s Department for over 26 years. As the person who will have to enforce I-594 I have
Editorial: So That’s What A Forum is For!
-- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- "All Politics is Local," Washington AP bureau chief Byron Price first wrote in 1932. The quote later became associated with former House Speaker Tip O'Neill who first used
