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Letter to the Editor: Park and Rec Commissioners Encourage Voters to Cast Ballots
Dear Fellow Islanders, Orcas Island is in the final stretch of making a decision on levy funding for the Parks and Rec District. If you have not yet voted, you have until Tuesday, February 8 and
Letter to the Editor: Create Amazing Opportunities for Orcas
Dear Editor, I urge readers to vote in favor of the park and rec levy. There is no other good source of funding. This levy will open up amazing opportunities and the good leaders of the program
Letter to the Editor: Orcas Park & Rec Needs Island Generosity
We have a generous community on Orcas. It's shown in the number of non-profit organizations located here. Generosity is evident in the land we take pride in protecting such as Turtleback. We rise to the occasion
Letter to the Editor — Please Vote Yes for Park & Rec
I’ve recently heard a number of concerns regarding approving the modest funding proposal of the Orcas Park and Rec Commissioners, some of which have centered on the current state of Buck Park. Regardless of the
Guest Opinion: Proposed Regional Ferry Authority
By Carl Buttke Some of you may know me as an artist on Orcas Island, but formerly, I was a consulting transportation engineer. My work included planning transportation systems for cities including TRI MET in
Guest Opinion: An Islander’s View of the Regional Ferry Plan
By Randall Gaylord Legislators in Olympia should sink Governor Chris Gregoire's proposal for anew taxing district to operate the Washington State Ferries. By ordinary performance measures, the ferries float just fine. They are safe, efficient,
Be Sure to Cast Your Ballot in Special Election
The Orcas Island Park and Recreation District funding will be on the February 8 ballot being mailed to voters on January 19, 2011. Funding for the Orcas Parks and Rec District received over 58% approval
Letter to the Editor: All Can Serve by Voting
On this national day of service, let’s remember our role as “the people”; it’s participation. Orcas Islanders are peerless in the performance of our primary job as citizens – the vote. You probably know that
Letter to the Editor: Prosecutor Won’t See Pay Raise in 2011
Dear Editor: A portion of the prosecutor’s salary is paid by the state and a portion is paid by the county. The county’s portion of the prosecutor’s pay will not change in 2011; it remains
Letter to the Editor: Save Buck Park thru Recreation District
Dear Friends, Many of you know me as I have been a resident of Orcas Island for some time. You may not know that as President of the Board and then the first Executive Director of
Letter to the Editor: Craftsman Corner Plantings Healthy and Beautiful
I write in support of Steve Pearson and his current development of Orcas Rental and Saw at the northeast corner of Enchanted Forest Rd and Lovers Lane. I have known Steve for over three years;
Letter to the Editor: Craftsman Corner Concerns
Remember the line from the movie “Field of Dreams” that says, “if you build it, he will come?” I’m wondering if the Planning Department has changed that line to, “if they build it, we will
Guest Opinion: Concerned Lopezians Address Solid Waste Crisis
Submitted by: Concerned Lopezians; Suzanne Berry (former Lopez solid waste employee), Larry Eppenbach (former state treasurer of Alaska), Ed Stuhr (former SJC solid waste manager), Ed Kilduff (Solid Waste Advisory Committee, SWAC member), Sandy Bishop
Statement from Kevin Ranker on Proposed Ferry Regionalization
From State Senator Kevin Ranker's office “The purpose of a state highway system is for all the people of Washington State to benefit. We must remember that thousands of Washingtonians depend upon ferries to get
Letter to the Editor: Love and Peace in Our Country
Dear Friends, On Martin Luther King Day (Jan. 17), as on Christmas, we have a day to meditate on love and peace. My great-grandparents came to the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th
