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Guest Editorial: Thoughts on GMO-Free San Juan Islands
By Madie Murray There are few places in the world that could remain effectively GMO [Genetically-modified organism]-free, and the San Juan Islands is one of them. I think this is significant and something we can’t
Letter to the Editor: Gov’t. Administration Should be Consistent and Fair
Reject Charter Review Propositions 1 and 2 – Let’s move forward not backwards After serving under the charter form of government for the last 20 months, I have come to fully appreciate the value its
Letter to the Editor: Students Show Leadership in Education
This month we are reaching out to donors to help with two different needs at the school. The first need is to help fund more hours for our incredible music teachers so that there may
Letter to the Editor: People not Structure Make County Gov’t. Work
Do we really need to reorganize our county again? Every organizational structure has its strengths and potential weaknesses. We don’t need to gut the Charter system the voters approved in 2005 to make it work
Guest Opinion: A Visual Approach to Charter Review Propositions
By Jeff Bossler I'm noticing that lots of well-meaning folks are talking past each other regarding the Charter Review Commission's proposals because it's difficult for most people to visualize issues of voting power by district
Guest Opinion: Financial Self-interest in the Sewer Connection Debate
By Joe Cohen I will skip any discussion of the ‘history’ of how this issue got to where it is – knowing it is a minefield with heated opinions and perceptions. Rather I would like
Letter to the Editor: Still Time to Support School Music Program
What a concert! It's not too late to support our local "School Music Matters" Fund. On September 12, I attended a wonderful concert at the Community Church in Eastsound. The musicians performing were students in
Council Member Pratt Responds to Consignment Treasures
To the Editor: In response to concerns about the future of Consignment Treasures, I want to start by saying that I appreciate Consignment Treasures and the service it provides to the community. I want to
Letter to the Editor: Support for Consignment Treasures Not the Issue
Recently, I’ve been getting emails and phone calls to “save Consignment Treasures” (CT). People say they love CT. Well, I think everybody loves CT. That is not an issue. The issue is where this facility
Consignment Treasures Protests Council Vote
Updated Sept. 12 at 11:30 a.m. Dear County Council, The Council’s recent vote, to make recycling activities at Consignment Treasures non-conforming was avoidable. … You should have taken longer, or required County Staff to
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for the Contributions
San Juan County Arts Council would like to thank everyone who donated to our organization during "2012 Fair Matching Grant" program sponsored by the San Juan Island Community Foundation at the San Juan County Fair.
Exchange-ORS Appeals to County Council
To: San Juan County WA Councilors Lovell Pratt, Howie Rosenfeld, Patty Miller, Richard Fralick, Rich Peterson and Jamie Stephens RE: ORCAS SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION NEGOTIATIONS WITH SAN JUAN COUNTY Dear Council Members: The San
Letter to the Editor: In Support of High School Music
Three years ago, the Band and String Orchestra were combined. We held concerts in our loud, dusty cafeteria to an audience of parents and siblings. Now, we have both flourishing branches of the music program
Guest Opinion: CSA-funded Study is Flawed
By Janet Alderton In 2010, the Common Sense Alliance (CSA) funded a study that evaluated six soil samples from six residential parcels on San Juan Island. Two additional soil samples were taken from two undeveloped
Letter to the Editor: Times Have Changed in County Gov’t.
You may remember the confusion and chaos which had escalated prior to Home Rule, when the Board of County Commissioners wore all the hats. Our prior governmental system was established in the 1800’s when the
