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Letter to the Editor: County Considers Parking at West Sound
Recently County Public Works started a project by the County Dock in West Sound to remove the unsightly and temporary concrete barriers that were placed on the shoulder after the bank was stabilized following a storm
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for a Super Clean Up Day!
Friends of Moran would like to send an enthusiastic Thank you to the community volunteers all 50 or more of you! The Annual Spring Clean Up was a great success. Not only did
Guest Editorial: Coal Terminal Threatens Marine Life
By Jan Ehrlichman, Mark Mayer, Donna Riordan and Michael Riordan Goldman Sachs, SSA Marine, Peabody Coal and BNSF Railway are plotting to build a huge port facility near Orcas that would ship coal
Letter to the Editor: Help Landscape Moran Park
Saturday, April 14, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Moran State Park The play structure in Moran State Park is open and yet maybe you thought the orange fence was an indication that it
Letter to the Editor: Thanks from a Grateful Food Bank
There has been concern that the Food Bank was in dire need of food items and funding, and the Board would like to apologize for what appeared to be empty shelves. In the course of
Guest Editorial: OPALCO Broadband Initiative
By Chris Thomerson, President, OPALCO Board of Directors For 75 years OPALCO has met the prime directive for which it was created: to provide the electrical service that is now essential in our lives. Electricity
Letter to Editor: Dire Need at Food Bank
I would like to alert Islanders to the lack of donations of food and money to the Orcas Island Food Bank at this time. The Cupboards are bare! With the economic outlook rather bleak, it
Guest Opinion: For Those Who Are Poetry-Shy
By Stephen Guy Congratulations to Orcas Issues on the celebration of Orcas Island poets and poetry through the month of April. This showcase of island artistry will enjoy an avid readership among the many poetry
Letter to the Editor: Goodrich’s Rainbow Services Carries On
Hello Orcas Community, As spring is approaching (maybe it is already here?), Joe and I would like all of you to know that Rainbow Home Services, our Orcas Island business, that we have run for
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
