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Letter to Editor | Rick Hughes builds bridges
||| FROM GREG WHITE ||| Don’t worry, he is not going to build a bridge from the mainland, it is a metaphor. I support Rick Hughes for County council because he is the best person
Letter to Editor | O’Day is, hands-down, the better candidate
||| FROM NICHOLAS POWER ||| Given our choices, Stephanie O'Day is the hands-down better candidate to serve on San Juan County Council. As a practicing attorney, I can attest that the County's regulatory appurati
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 | Justin Paulsen is right leader for SJC future
||| FROM ED ANDREWS ||| I believe that Justin Paulsen is the right person with the right experience to represent us— our friends and neighbors of this little group of islands in the Salish. Governance
Letter to Editor | SJI Grange says ‘yes’ to Land Bank renewal
||| FROM ROGER ELLISON for SAN JUAN ISLAND GRANGE ||| San Juan Island Grange enthusiastically endorses a yes vote to renew the Land Bank. Starting our own farm has been a dream of the Grange
Letter to Editor | Paulsen perceives the call, and answers
||| FROM THOMAS BRIDGE ||| The story of Community Water Taxi Group (CWT) is intertwined with Justin Paulsen. Simply put, without Justin, CWT would never have happened. The recent success of a $1,500,000 emergency transportation
Letter to Editor | Consider a No vote for the Land Bank
San Juan County: The Next Nantucket? ||| FROM LISA CROSBY GUARD ||| I’ve long been drawn to Nantucket, often compared to Friday Harbor, where I’ve lived as a native islander and farmer. My family has
Letter to Editor | Reauthorize SJC Land Bank
||| FROM TODD KADEN ||| I am writing in support of reauthorization of the San Juan County Conservation Area REET. As most know, the local County Conservation Land Bank provides stewardship for a select number
Letter to Editor | McVeigh owes an apology if not withdrawal
||| FROM JOHN NANCE ||| It appears that Kari McVeigh’s “camp” is panicking, and embracing dirty tricks to suppress, deflect, dismiss, or attempt to discredit a verifiable legal decision concerning not only her record as
Letter to Editor | McVeigh is best candidate
||| FROM DARLA JUNGMEYER ||| Kari McVeigh is the best candidate for County Council District 1. Her combination of common sense, strong ethics, and extensive experience positions her as an effective leader. Kari’s practical approach
Letter to Editor | McVeigh will provide meaningful support to community
||| FROM ADRIAN KILPATRICK ||| My name is Adrian Kilpatrick. I was born in San Juan Island and I am a recent county council candidate, member of the Climate and Sustainability Advisory Committee and am
Letter to Editor | Getting facts straight
||| FROM RON WHALEN ||| In an exchange on Rant & Rave Jim Skoog wrote... "King Sisters Preserve is across the county road from me. Not bordering. and Please get your facts straight!" I agree.
Letter to Editor | I am proud of the Land Bank and voting for it
||| FROM DARRELL KIRK ||| Our family visited the North Shore Preserve today and we met several people along the trail including a gentleman who was showing off the preserve to friends from out of
Letter to Editor | Kari McVeigh will serve our county well
||| FROM MAUDE CUMMING ||| I am writing in support of Kari McVeigh for San Juan County Council District 1. I have known Kari for several years since she moved to San Juan Island, and
Letter to Editor | Response to false allegations
||| FROM BILL WATSON ||| Responding to the falsehoods coming from the campaign of Kari’s opponent is becoming really tiresome. The latest hit piece, submitted by John Nance and Lisa Des Jardin, concerns Kari’s time
