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Letter to Editor: Why I Support OPALCO Board and Broadband
-- from Mark E. Madsen, San Juan Island -- Three years ago I ran for an OPALCO board seat, and lost. I ran because I understood that rural areas are not a winning proposition for
Letter to Editor: Broadand and My OPALCO Candidacy
-- from Glenna Hall -- I am proud to be the San Juan Island District representative on the Board of Directors of Orcas Power and Light Cooperative. I am seeking another term because I want
Letter to the Editor: Fire & Rescue Makes Good Use of Funding
-- from Moana Kutsche -- A Yes vote on the fire levy will preserve and enhance our community’s investment in the Orcas Island Fire and Rescue department that serves us so well. The investment in
Letter to Editor: We Support Steve Hudson
-- from Susan and Bob Jarman -- San Juan County member/owners of the OPALCO Co-op are being asked to vote in two new board members. Ballots will be coming in the mail starting April 11th.
Letter to Editor: Urge Support of Levy
-- from John Evans -- I am writing to urge our community on Orcas to vote in favor of the Fire/EMS levy. Wanda and I have first hand experience with the Department. I was a
Letter to Editor: Sustainable Funding for First Responders
-- from Rick Hughes -- We live in a remote part of Washington State, in a community of islands with limited transportation options and no critical/urgent/hospital care available on Orcas Island. What we do have
Letter to Editor: Fire Levy a Good Investment
-- from Hilary Canty -- The proposed EMS/Fire Levy is a renewal of the Levy that is in place today. It is not a new tax and will not raise your annual bill from the
Letter to Editor: Support the Fire Levy
-- from Elizabeth Guerry -- Living on Orcas is a choice, a choice that I am so very glad to have been able to make. This is a special place, unlike any other. For all
Letter to the Editor: Former Chief Finds OIFR Budget Sound
by Tim Fuller On Tuesday, April 1, I attended a Town Hall meeting at Fire Station 21 held by Orcas Fire and Rescue Fire Kevin O’Brien and the Fire District Commissioners regarding the Fire/EMS Levy
Letter to Editor: Join Me in Voting Yes
-- from Tamara Joyner -- With my attention and prayers focused on our neighbors in Snohomish County’s Oso community, I am urged to ask you to vote yes in supporting the fire levy. As I
Letter to Editor: Paramedics Weigh in on Levy
-- from Local 3911, the Paramedics and Firefighters of Orcas Island Fire & Rescue -- To Our Orcas Community, After prudent review, We, Local 3911 (the Paramedics and Firefighters of Orcas Island Fire & Rescue),
Letter to the Editor: Fire Levy Shouldn’t Be a Blank Check
-- from Bob Phalan -- As most people do, I too appreciate Orcas Fire and admire the volunteers. I dedicated 17 years of my life to it and them. I do not believe this entitles
Letter to Editor: World-Class Rescue
-- from Patrick Shepler -- It is with great pride, respect and humility that I write this letter; and also with sadness that such a tragic event occurred. I know our entire department sends their
Editorial: The Fire Levy, Then and Now
-- by Margie Doyle -- We've listened to, and repeated, many of the concerns of Orcas taxpayers as they face their vote for the Fire and Rescue District's levy in April. We've had some of
Letter to the Editor: Clarifying Levy Request
-- from Barbara G. Bedell Chair, Board of Fire Commissioners San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 -- As Chair of the Board of Fire Commissioners for San Juan County Fire Protection District #2, I
