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Letter to Editor | Join me in voting for Land Bank
||| FROM LOUISE DUSTRUDE ||| I have lived in Friday Harbor for over half my life, and some of the changes I’ve seen during that time have really enhanced my life, as well as the
Letter to Editor | Who’s funding the candidates for San Juan County Commissioner?
||| FROM AMANDA AZOUS ||| I’ve been irked of late by the claims of Stephanie O’Day that she is protecting islanders and is more local and knowledgeable about our island challenges. Having known of her
Letter to Editor | We are fortunate
||| FROM ANNE MARIE and BERN SHANKS ||| We are fortunate. Throughout the San Juan Islands we are surrounded by incredible vistas, pristine waters, working farms, open space, mountains and forest land. Picture postcard views are in every
Letter to Editor | McVeigh will be an excellent council member
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER ||| With more than 30 years experience overseeing governmental organizations, similarly sized to San Juan County, Kari McVeigh possesses exactly the sort of professional background that qualifies her for the San
Midnight Mutterings | The Boys
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I’m drifting back several decades to when my son Jay was in high school. We had moved to Seattle just in time for him to start high school.
Letter to Editor | McVeigh displays qualities our county needs
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING and JESSE VISCIGLIA ||| We are writing to express our enthusiastic support for Kari McVeigh as the next District 1 County Councilmember. Kari brings a wealth of professional experience and a
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 | McVeigh brings new ideas to our old issues
||| FROM KATHY COPE ||| As a 35 year-resident of SJI, please join me in listening to Kari McVeigh’s plans to solve what is needed in San Juan County. Please read her solutions in the
Letter to Editor | Examining the McVeigh facts more deeply
||| FROM MARY CAMPANELLA ||| Re: David Johnson’s letter concerning Kari McVeigh: It’s annoying, but not surprising, that Kari McVeigh’s opponent and her followers would trot out these falsehoods for the third time when the
Letter to Editor | Why I don’t support Land Bank
||| FROM RON WHALEN ||| Posted on What’s Up with Free Speech was a question “What do you think is the biggest gripe people have with the Land Bank?” What a great question... I hardly
Letter to Editor | Land Bank is instrumental to our way of life
||| FROM NANCY LARSEN ||| I am enthusiastically voting for Proposition 1 to renew our San Juan County Conservation Land Bank. It goes without saying that over the last 34 years, the Land Bank has
Letter to Editor | “Justin time”
||| FROM DEBBI FINCHER ||| I've been researching the SJC County Council District 2 candidates because I don't want to vote for someone just because of name recognition. I'm happy to say I found what
Letter to Editor | In support of Justin Paulsen for county council
||| FROM JIM CONNELL ||| I’m Jim Connell. I was a member of the Orcas Island and San Juan County communities for twenty years until a month ago when I retired to Arizona. I was
Letter to Editor | Spirit of Land Bank is foresight, generosity
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING and JESSE VISCIGLIA ||| The lands preserved and stewarded by the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank are a cornerstone of what makes our county special. These lands not only safeguard
Letter to Editor | We support renewal of Land Bank
||| FROM LISA BYERS, et. al ||| We, the undersigned, represent organizations whose work directly and indirectly benefits from the establishment of the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank (Land Bank) and the renewal of
