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Love, Loss and What I Wore: Not Just a Girls’ Night Out
The ensemble cast of “Love, Loss and What I Wore.” From left, Abby Rueb, DD Glaze, Regina Zwilling, Bev Jensen and Luann Pamatian A review by Cara Russell [Friday, July 12] was
Letter to the Editor: Nancy Pearl’s Visit a Huge Hit!
On behalf of the Orcas Island Public Library, I would like to thank everyone who attended and helped with our Visit with Nancy Pearl yesterday, July 10th. It was a great event, and nearly 100
Guest Column: Support for Theatre Questioned
By Jane Alden Tonight, (Tuesday, July 9), there was a performance at Doe Bay of “The Taming of the Shrew,” by the San Juan Island Stage Left Theatre Company, directed by Helen Machin-Smith. Every
Letter to the Editor: Thanks, County Council, for Stance on Tanker Risks
For stance on oil and coal spill risks Jamie Stephens, at the direction of the San Juan County Council, recently co-signed a letter with the Islands Trust, a federation of local Canadian governments within the
Editorial: What Freedom Means to Us
by Lin McNulty I have always been aware and grateful, even in childhood, of how fortunate I am to have been born in the United State of America. Answering the question, however, of what freedom
Guest Editorial: This is What You Shall Do
By Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy,
Our Legislators: Capital Budget Brings Millions to Local Economy
From the 40th legislative district delegation: Sen. Kevin Ranker and Reps. Jeff Morris and Kristine Lytton issued the statement below following Gov. Jay Inslee’s signing of the capital budget (Senate Bill 5035) Monday afternoon:
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for the Solstice Parade!
The sun sure smiled on all of us as we celebrated in the streets and on the Eastsound Village Green at the 15th Annual Summer Solstice parade and celebration. Thank you everyone for sharing your
Letter to the Editor – Thanks for One World
Many thanks to the wonderful Orcas community for your generous support, making this year’s One World Music Festival another successful event! The Funhouse Commons would like to thank Donna Laslo and Martin Lund for their
A Goodbye Message from Interim County Manager Robert Jean
June 27, 2013 My thanks to the San Juan County citizens, Councilmembers and staff who helped me keep things moving forward this past year as your Interim County Manager. While there are plenty of items
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
