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Letter to Editor | Paulsen, O’Day have the qualities I look for in a leader
||| FROM DEBORAH STRASSER ||| When considering the people I want to support in the role of County Council Person here in the islands some of the attributes I look for are: Strong familiarity w/the
Letter to Editor | Renew our Land Bank
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| Just cutting carbon emissions will not prevent climate breakdown. "Humanity risks catastrophic global heating if it focuses only on decarbonisation at the expense of restoring the natural world," Colombia’s environment
Letter to Editor | McVeigh brings dedication, expertise for Council
||| FROM BARRY JACOBSON ||| I am casting my vote for Kari McVeigh for San Juan County Council, and I urge you to do the same. A few months ago, I had the pleasure of
Letter to Editor | McVeigh is an exceptional candidate
||| FROM SENATOR LIZ LOVELETT ||| A very happy election season to the San Juan Islands! I'm writing today to express my support for an exceptional candidate for your County Council, Kari McVeigh. I've had
Letter to Editor | Rick Hughes is truly non-partisan
||| FROM F. MILENE HENLEY ||| Rick Hughes can be a really annoying guy. In my tenure as County Auditor and his as County Council, he had the habit of dropping in on me for
Letter to Editor | Why vote against the islands?
||| FROM MARNI ZIMLIN ||| I am new to San Juan Island and am happy to be joining this incredible community. One of the many things I value about the San Juan Islands is the
Letter to Editor | O’Day has integrity, compassion, capability, effectiveness
||| FROM LINDA GORING ||| I am writing in support of Stephanie O'Day for County Council District 1. I have known Stephanie for decades and have a lot of respect for her integrity, compassion, capability
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
