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Guest Editorial: Larsen Views Reality of Fair Wages
-- by Congressman Rick Larsen-- Growing up in Arlington, a lot of my friends worked minimum-wage jobs. I worked at a bookbindery during high school, pulling in about $3.50 an hour during the summer break.
Guest Column: Reconceiving the “Good Life”
-- from Chom Greacen -- My Nov 25, 2013 article on Orcas Issues “Fossil fuel economy, climate change and energy inequality” discussed the ubiquity of fossil fuels in everyday life. Fossil fuels fuel our cars, factories
Guest Opinion: Island Air Ambulance a Conflict
-- from Stan Wagner -- My wife and I live on Waldron Island, and for years we have had a subscription to Airlift Northwest as have most Waldron residents. Airlift has always served Waldron well,
How’d We Do? Orcas Issues Predictions for 2013
-- by Margie Doyle -- Our predictions for 2013 were a lot of fun to make and follow -- some were strategic star-gazing, some were looking ahead on the trail, and some were wishful thinking!
Guest Column: Winter Blues and Other Colors
-- from Wendy E. Shepard -- “What do you like about the San Juan Islands in winter?” I asked a friend. The response was that my question was an oxymoron. Remembering that today, many questions
Guest Column: The Scientific Case Against the Coal Terminal
-- by Michael Riordan, from WhatcomWatch.org -- From health and environmental perspectives, the proposed Gateway Pacific coal terminal could hardly have been sited at a worse location: Designating Cherry Point as the site will require
Editorial Column: Christmas Giving and Getting
-- by Margie Doyle -- What I Got: A reminder from Lin that a simple "click" can really help somebody else -- no heroic gestures needed; The first Christmas eggnog with whiskey, hot water and
Guest Column: It Ain’t Pixie Dust
-- from Barbara Bentley -- Don’t be placated by BNSF assertion that they can “control” coal dust from open-car trains bringing coal from Wyoming to Bellingham (cited on Orcas Issues in a recent extract of
Carolers Bring Joy in the Frigid Weather
-- from Harry Patton -- 92-year old Harry Patton enjoys the Christmas spirit from Orcas Christian School students during the below-freezing cold spell last week. Harry is pleased: On a very cold day,
Guest Column: Orcas Pop-up Shop Shares Gift of Giving
-- by Dr. Rosie Kuhn -- Susan Osborn regales visitors at the pop-up shop on North Beach Road Six weeks ago, the kayak shop on North Beach Road shared an idea with a
Canine Capers Returns!
Speaking of Poop and the Straight Scoop --- by Lesley Liddle -- While Lulu, Leonard and I meandered through Buck Park and up to the high school yesterday, I picked up ten dog turds along
Guest Column: Rationale for Fire & Rescue Levy
-- by Barbara Bedell, Orcas Fire and Rescue District Commissioner -- Chief O'Brien has given both the Commission and the public excellent reasons to support both the budget and the proposed levy, ranging from a
Community Church Looks at Christmas Wonder in Diverse Ways
-- by Margie Doyle -- Light in the winter darkness -- the Community Church Pastor Dick Staub of the Orcas Island Community Church, like most of us, has memories of a childhood Christmas
Letter to the Editor: OPALCO Comes Through — Again!
I'm writing this letter to express my gratitude to the OPALCO workers who came to the rescue in the wee hours last Friday night (Dec. 6-7). We in the Rosario part of the world lost
Editorial Column: Love, Tradition and Reading
-- by Margie Doyle -- Girls in the background and boys up front love reading books! Those of us who love reading know all that is unsaid when someone confesses, “I love to
