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Editorial: Who Pays for the Party, Pays for the Bills
By Margie Doyle Wouldn't it indeed be nice if our highly-regarded non-profits, like those providing cultural expression and entertainment; permanent affordable housing; and exhibitions of our rich past—to name three outstanding island institutions—could make a
Guest Editorial: What the Corps of Engineers’ Scoping Decision Means to NW Coal Terminals
Coal dust on the deck of a bulker loading at Westshore Terminals just south of Vancouver, B.C. Photo courtesy of Paul K. Anderson by Michael Riordan Last week coal-terminal advocates won an apparent
Editorial: Conservatives and Conservationists
By Margie Doyle I had a good, if quirky education. For example, I've known what parthenogenesis meant since I was 16 and it was explained to me that virgin births are, in fact and science,
Editorial: Fathers Day Reverie
by Lin McNulty One of the last pictures I have of my Dad: Boyd Kinney, 1923-2008. So, it's Fathers Day today, eh? At least that's what someone, or an ad, or a Facebook
Eagle Forum Airs National Designation Import, New OPALCO Plan
By Margie Doyle On June 7, the Eagle Forum held its annual meeting and heard from Jay Kimball about OPALCO’s revised plan to expand broadband to members, and from Daniel Himebaugh with the Pacific
Guest Column: Timely and Adequate State Funding Essential to Our Schools
Tony P. Ghazel Orcas Island School Board Director I know it may come as a surprise to some, but our legislature was unable to complete its work within the 105 day limit of the "long
Guest Opinion: Petcoke – a New Danger in our Waters
by Chom Greacen The image of a three-story pile of petroleum coke covering an entire city block by the Detroit River that appeared in a 5/17/2013 New York Times article was a wake-up call
Letter to the Editor: We Can Do More to Recycle
Orcas Bite was a Success, yes indeed, but our community recycle efforts that same day were not! I was disappointed to see no easy way to recycle all the paper plates, coffee cups, lemonade
Letter to the Editor: School Music Matters!
Updated June 5 at 6 p.m. Last Thursday’s Orcas High School Spring Concert was a triumph for its participating music students, their teachers Pamela Wright and Martin Lund, the audience and for all community school
Letter to the Editor: Brann Cabin Bake-Off Thank Yous
First place Bake-Off winner, Shaun Hubbard Thank you to all who came and enjoyed the homemade pie, music and a spectacular sunset Wednesday night, May 22, at San Juan County Park’s 2nd Annual
Editorial: Want Civility? Get Involved!
By Margie Doyle I heard from many islanders, and I too felt, that the innuendos, exaggerations and half-truths of the last County Council election discouraged them from engaging in the government's political process. Government is
Letter to the Editor: Mt. Baker Road Project a “Disgrace”
Dear Commissioners, A few weeks ago I called Frank Mulcahy your head of the Public Works Department to express my concern and outrage over the surface being torn off of the Mt Baker and North
Guest Column: How Are We Doing?
A quarterly review of County Finances by County Auditor F. Milene Henley First quarter 2013 San Juan County Auditor, F. Milene Henley A question I hear a lot is “Why doesn’t the
Letter to the Editor: Come Help Design the New Exchange
On behalf of the Exchange Board I would like to thank Fred Klein, David Kau, and everyone else who has agreed to participate in the "Create A New Exchange" project. We are thrilled that the
Poem: Timber Monologue
To the Orcas Center Cedar that was felled this week The trees are saying "Look -- look at me The wind and rain And weight of winter Make me sturdy and spiny to touch I
