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I’m Not the Church Lady | Build your own rehab center
Having an agenda of no agenda requires me to simply show up and see what shows up ||| What if recovery isn't some place we have to get to? What if it isn't another project
Letter to Editor | Why we support Jennifer Swanson
||| FROM TERRI GUDGELL MASON, KERWIN JOHNSON, ANITA ORNE, RICK HUGHES, RHEA MILLER, GORDON KOENIG, BILL WATSON, TRISH LEHMAN, RON ZEE ||| Some of us have had the pleasure and opportunity to learn about Jennifer
Midnight Mutterings | Lindsey
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Tonight I’m muttering about Lindsey Graham. But not about his politics. Nor about his fickle bromance with Donald Trump. I’m muttering about his death on July 11, 2026
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Letter to Editor | Katherine Bryant Ingman is a hard-working advocate
||| FROM TOM COWAN ||| I strongly support Katherine Bryant Ingman for District 3 County Council representative. She is well known on Lopez Island as a hard-working advocate for improving our community. Over the past
Letter to Editor | I support Katherine Bryant-Ingman for council
||| FROM JAMIE STEPHENS ||| Katherine is a leader. As a former District 3 County Council Member, I've watched her work in this community over the years, and I know a leader when I see
Letter to Editor | My wholehearted endorsement of Katherine Bryant Ingman
||| FROM TERRI ROUSH ||| I am proud to wholeheartedly endorse Katherine Bryant Ingman for County Council. At just 34, she brings a rare combination of intelligence, dedication, and deep-rooted commitment to Lopez Island. Katherine
Letter to Editor | Katherine Bryant-Ingman brings experience and a fresh perspective
||| FROM SCOTT SLUIS ||| When I heard that Katherine Bryant-Ingman was running for San Juan County Council I was so elated that I immediately reached out to see how I could help get the
Letter to Editor | In support of Jennifer Swanson
||| FROM ANITA ORNE and GORDON KOENIG ||| As long time Orcas Islanders, we are writing to express our strong support of Jennifer Swanson for County Council. We have known Jennfier personally and professionally for
I’m Not the Church Lady | Who do I pray to?
I’m so confused ||| I'M NOT THE CHURCH LADY by ROSIE KUHN ||| Hello. Thank you for your call. Your prayers are important to us. Press 1 for Jesus, Press 2 for your Guardian Angel,
Letter to Editor | Why we should all support Jennifer Swanson for Council
||| FROM SOOZ STAHL ||| Jennifer Swanson is an amazing community advocate who is well-versed in the history of our beautiful islands. In my many interactions with her, she has always been warm, welcoming, responsive and
Letter to Editor | Tiger Construction partially demolishes local beloved memorial garden
||| FROM MAURICE AUSTIN ||| While improvements to the Orcas Island High School parking lot proceed apace, it was nonetheless frustrating to see the much-beloved grape plant chopped down and several fence posts removed. This
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
I’m Not the Church Lady | Recovering my willingness to not already know
The invitation to wonder is where real conversation begins ||| I'M NOT THE CHURCH LADY by ROSIE KUHN ||| A friend called the other day. He said, “Rosie, you are so brilliant. You could charge
Midnight Mutterings | The shed
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Time goes so fast and moving house goes so slowly. (I use the term ‘moving house’ in the literal sense here. I wrote two weeks ago about my
