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Editorial: Taking Care of Business
Care and business -- two words that bring up "opposite" images: Care -- concern, sympathy, enabling, support, charity Business -- accounting, labor, compensation, profit, expedient Sound too political? I agree, but Orcas Island stands out
Letter to the Editor: CAO Update Not Required in Review of Comp Plan
Dear Members of the San Juan County Council: It is hard to believe that we see the County hard at work on making something terribly complicated when tight budgets in money and staff numbers should
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to the Chamber for Shakespeare Saturday
Wow. Many thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and what must have been numerous volunteers for Shakespeare Saturday! The intrigue created a lot of fun dialogue early on. The opening of the Bard gallery was
Guest Opinion: Faceting the Gem
By Tom Welch What are we doing to our island and community? Are we going in the right direction, or is it time to take a breath and consider what we’re collectively up to
Guest Opinion: CAO Fears
People are confused and frightened by CAO misinformation. At a recent meeting, the organizer said that standing water of 100 square feet will make your property unusable. The truth is that 100 square feet of
Letter to the Editor: Council Uged to Recommend BLM Lands for Nat’l Conservation Area
San Juan County Council Members, We are writing to urge you to support Interior Secretary Salazar in his recommendation to the President that the BLM lands within our county receive permanent protection through the National
Letter to the Editor: United Way of SJ Founder Passes
Carol Ellen Dockstader Marble passed peacefully in her home on the evening of March 18 having battled the debilitating lung disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. We at United Way of San Juan County are especially grateful
Guest Column: Constant Pushing Hampers Growth
By Margaret Benefiel Spring came early to Boston this year. The crocuses and daffodils surround me, reminders of nature’s cycle and new life. Darkness and light, cold and warmth, dormancy and budding – spring
Letter to the Editor: Let’s Permanently Protect BLM Lands in the San Juans Now!
We now have a great opportunity to permanently protect the nearly 1,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in the San Juans. There is legislation in Congress to designate the lands as a National Conservation
Letter to the Editor: OHS Lady Vikings Win Sportsmanship Award
The Washington State Officials Association (WSOA) voted and awarded the Overall Sportsmanship Award to the OHS Lady Vikings Basketball Program! This is a tremendous honor and award never before received by the OHS Lady Vikings
Canine Capers: The Matter of Confidence
By Lesley Liddle Lesley Liddle is a certified service and pet dog trainer. First Mate Lulu is a Corgi/Red Heeler with spots like a baby harbor seal; Crewman Leonard is a Chihuahua/Doxie with tall
Letter to the Editor: Poltergeists or Solar Flares?
Dear Editor, On Monday Ingrid and I were awakened by our smoke alarms at about 1:00 am; we looked around for smoke or fire but everything checked O.K. We thought that perhaps the batteries were
Guest Opinion: The Importance of School Buses
By Bob Connell Orcas' island-wide, centralized solution to public education is based in part on a simple premise: that parents can get their kids to and from school in a convenient, affordable, and safe manner.
Letter to the Editor: Friday Bus Service Critical
Dear Editor, Did the School Board think about the negative impact of cutting the School Bus Service on Fridays in order to save $6,500? How many parents will have to drive twice on Fridays to
Letter to the Editor: Complex CAO Regulations
Site-specific buffers are complex. In a perfect world, site-specific buffers would be better for property owners and better for our environment. But the costs to administer a system of this complexity will be high, both
