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Editorial: Hey County Council! Let’s Get In Line
-- from Lin McNulty -- Logo of our local Lummi Tribe. Today the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day on the same day as the federally recognized
Letter to Editor: Thank You Again, Orcas
-- from Jim Biddick & The Chili Cook-off Team -- The third annual Chili Cook-off is over and it was a great day. First time in three years we didn’t have rain and in fact
Letter to Editor: Thanks From Habitat
-- from Jim Duffield, Skagit Habitat for Humanity -- Skagit Habitat for Humanity thanks all the Orcas Islanders who donated items to the Store truck on Monday the 22nd of September. So many donors showed
Letter to Editor: Red Carpet Gala a Huge Hit
-- from Donna Laslo -- On Sunday, Sept 14th, the Sea View Theatre's hosted a “Red Carpet Gala: A Retro Hollywood Party” celebrating the Orcas community who saved the Sea View Theatre. This was a
Letter to the Editor: Thank You to Save the Sea View Team
-- from Anne Hay -- Sunday, September 14th, there was a party at the Sea View Theatre in recognition of the “coming back to life” of our community movie theatre. While major donors to the
Editorial: The Cost of Doing Business
-- by Lin McNulty -- The best part of writing for Orcas Issues, other than the actual doing and writing, is hearing, over and over again, how much our work is appreciated. A few recent
Love Song is Captivating
-- a review by Lin McNulty -- [metaslider id=31695] If you work nights, call in sick and play hooky so you can see Love Song on stage at The Grange. If you don't work nights,
Letter to the Editor: Community Solar for China
-- from Joy Hughes -- It's great to see that OPALCO is bringing community solar to the San Juan Islands! And it's scary to see Asia's demand for fossil fuels create pressure for exports through
Guest Opinion: Bredouw an Unsung Local Hero
-- from Bob Phalan -- He quietly slipped out of view. As long as I have known him, Jim Bredouw has been doing something to help his community - especially the children of Orcas Island.
Guest Opinion: Shape Stormwater Projects We’ll Be Paying For
-- by Gulliver Rankin -- If you have concerns about the quality of our drinking water and streams, property damage from flooding events or development regulations dealing with stormwater, I want to encourage you to
Letter to Editor: Big Brown Bags of Thanks
-- from Karen Blinn -- The Music Committee at Emmanuel Episcopal Church would like to extend a heartfelt and sincere thank you to the island musicians who donated their time and talents to the success
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for Joining the Safe Shippers’ Efforts
San Juan Islanders for Safe Shipping says thank you to all of you who stopped by to buy a brownie, spin the oil tanker Wheel of Fortune, and/or sign the petition at our booth at the County
Guest Opinion: Fukushima and the Salish Sea
-- from Russel Barsh -- The data I've seen on the spread of radioactive material from Fukushima indicate that the only significant increase in radiation above "background" levels (that is, the earth's natural radioactivity+residual effects of
Letter to Editor: Thank You for Supporting the 2014 Fair!
-- from Ashley A. King, Administrative & Vendor Coordinator, San Juan County Fair & Fairground -- Thank YOU, county residents who participated and enjoyed the 2014 Fair. The Fair would not be what it is
Letter to the Editor: Farewell Joyce Nigretto
-- from Justin Paulsen -- In June of last year, our School District celebrated the retirement of multiple staff members who have contributed to and been part of the lives of our children for many
