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Editorial: What Would You Do?
-- by Lin McNulty -- It's the middle of the night, you've just left a party where you have been drinking, and all of a sudden you find you and your vehicle off the roadway.
Letter to the Editor: Funding Means More Reliable Ferry Service
Great news, HB-1129 to fund construction of a third new 144-car "Olympic" class ferry, passed the Senate yesterday on a 41-8 vote. Sponsored by our Representative Jeff Morris, this bill has already passed the House
Letter to Editor: Let’s Not Lose the Service Level We Have Come to Expect
--- from Steven Jung & Susan McBain -- We write in support of the upcoming vote on a taxation levy to fund the Orcas Island Fire and Rescue department. We are personal beneficiaries of the
Letter to Editor: Support Orcas Island Fire and Rescue
-- from Carl Buttke -- We live on an island where people, employees and volunteers with our fire department are willing to risk their health and even life to protect our lives and property. The
Guest Editorial: Expanded Fuel Shipping Increases Spill Risks in Salish Sea
-- from Janet Alderton of the San Juans Alliance -- March 24, 2014 is the 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Many parts of Prince William Sound, where the spill occurred, have yet to
Letter to the Editor: OIFR Saved My Life!
-- from Alan G. Edwards -- I am Alan G.Edwards and I support the levy in favor of OIFR!! In 2009 I had a stroke and just managed to dial 911---the 911 guy had me
Letter to the Editor: For Superior Service, Support the Levy
-- by Greg Ayers -- Twenty-four hours. I have been a physician and an executive for over 3 decades, so I can recognize quality patient care and superior leadership. In medicine, it’s not just costs,
Guest Column: Can Exxon Valdez-like Spills Happen Here?
-- by Chom Graecen -- 25 years ago, the Exxon Valdez hit a reef and leaked oil that covered an area 25 times the size of San Juan County waters, devastating the Alaskan ecology and
Letter to the Editor: Fire Dept. Levy Essential to Community
-- by Tony P Ghazel -- I am writing in support of the Orcas Island Fire and Rescue Levy. I understand some of the consternation about a levy election and the concern that public funds
Letter to Editor: Still Time to Preserve Net Neutrality
-- from Bill Griswold -- Will the internet go the way of our political system or will it continue to be operated for the benefit of citizens as a whole? As of now, we have
Letter to Editor: Time To Ask Questions About OIFR Levy
-- from Pierrette Guimond -- I have lived on Orcas Island for 23 years now and I have seen a lot of changes. I came here to live in a small community without knowing very
Letter to Editor: OIFR Our Safety Net
-- from Barbara Ehrmantraut -- Life on isolated Orcas Island has many advantages. In addition to natural beauty, a rural environment, gifted local art, world-class music, and supportive neighbors, we have excellent schools, an outstanding
Guest Opinion: Ongoing Sealth Problem Could Become Endemic
-- from Jim Corenman Chair, San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee -- Most of us in the islands are concerned about the ongoing problems with the Sealth, one of our three mainland ferries, which is
Letter to the Editor: OIFR CPR Training Saved My Husband’s Life
-- from Diane Berreth -- My husband and I are still on Orcas today because of our proactive Fire Department. Several summers ago the Fire Department offered a CPR refresher program at the farmers market.
Letter to the Editor: My Seven Reasons to Support OIFR
-- from Velma Doty -- To all fellow island voters : I would like to say this to you about the upcoming levy the fire department will have on the ballot in April. If you
