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Daily news, journals, blogs and lists
What’s a blog?Many people have asked me this, and my simplest answer is “It’s a log (journal) you read and write on the Internet.”If you have Internet access (and you do if you’re reading this)
Islands' ferry service – weigh in on new plans, including local control (and costs) for ferries
WSDOT Ferries Division seeks comments on its draft long-range planOn Dec. 19, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Ferries Division (WSF) released its draft long-range plan for services and investments through 2030 for Washington’s marine
Staub: A Cold Christmas Threatens Joy
Pastor Dick Staub of the Orcas Island Community Church wrote on his website's blog (www.dickstaub.com "staublog")yesterday:It is 12º outside ~ a bleak midwinter morning if ever there was one.It is Christmas week and Sunday the
Be whole! Be hale! Be hearty!
Last night's dinner theater celebration of "The Magical Season" was packed with snow-bound islanders ready to enjoy the warmth and humor of the holiday season. And they got a wassail bowlful, thanks to the Victorian
"Share the Pain" says Ferry Advisory Committee Chair
San Juan County's Ferry Advisory Committee Chair, Ed Sutton, sees a bleak future for any progress on the ferry financing issues that have plagued Washington State Ferries for years. Although the 2007 State Legislature tasked
Vierthaler comes up with the answers
The wonderful thing about travel within San Juan County is that it's usually so communal, as I experienced two days ago when I traveled from San Juan to Orcas Island. I went upstairs on the
Moving on and serving the public
My sister is a nurse and her occupation is in great demand these days. She has worked in a variety of positions in her nursing career, from pediatric wards to internal medicine, wound care, cardiac
Remembering everyday heroes
Just about a year ago, my Orcas Island hero, Pat Pomeroy, died.Pat was the broker-owner of Coldwell Banker Orcas Island and many island realtors learned the trade at her offices. She was also the wife
Look out your window
We learn so much from our friends. Earlier this year, fellow Orcas A Cappella member Mireille Paulson created a honey-toned Byzantine-style icon, "Virgin of the Sweet Kiss," under the tutelage of fellow Lopezian Colin Goode.
Long live print journalism too!
Forty years ago, I delivered our weekly neighborhood newspaper. I wanted to be a journalist, but my mom discouraged me, saying it was a rat race. When I looked into graduate school journalism, my state
Sing out!
We're having fun now! Friday night was the Orcas A Cappella concert on Lopez Island, and last night we performed on Orcas -- to sold-out houses both nights.From the African welcome song to the Pilgrim's
Not a traditional Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day was a sharp, damp denouement from ten days of shock after being terminated from the Sounder.Beginning on Monday, my daughter, who recently moved to Seattle after being laid off from her job in
Letters to the Editor welcomed
From the New York Times, Nov. 25, 2008 a letter by Peter Brown: “Church Forgives John Lennon ‘Boast’ ” (news article, Nov. 23), on the Vatican’s “forgiveness” of John Lennon’s 1966 remark that the Beatles
Birth of Bullwings
I'm going to make this large text because computers are hard on the eyes anyway, and my first love will always be print, from noble newspaper to soggy fishwrapper. Why Bullwings? From my horoscope (I'm
Letter to Editor | Protect Immigrants and Keep Washington Working
-- from Eleanor Hogue -- A piece of legislation is working its way through the Washington State Legislature that would reinforce our San Juan County immigration ordinance by limiting state and local entities from assisting
