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Letter to Editor | Katherine Bryant Ingman for County Council
||| FROM BRETON CARTER ||| Katherine is a thoughtful and intentional leader who is truly dedicated to serving our island communities. Whether volunteering as a high school track coach or leading the Catherine Washburn Medical
Letter to Editor | Katherine Bryant Ingman is my first choice
||| FROM MIA KARTIGANER ||| Among my favorite takeaways from attending Leadership San Juan Islands was my friendship with Katherine Bryant Ingman. She is immediately smart, capable, warm and friendly. Always a first choice for
Letter to Editor | We support Jennifer Swanson for San Juan County Council
||| FROM JANICE AND PHILIP EKSTROM ||| For many years Jennifer has been at the center of making the Shaw community run smoothly. She serves effectively as a leader on local and county boards, a careful and
Letter to Editor | Wholehearted support for Jennifer Swanson
||| FROM JENNIFER WOODBRIDGE ||| Jennifer Swanson has my wholehearted support for the San Juan County Council, District 3. Jennifer brings an exceptional and effective combination of thoroughness, thoughtfulness, practicality and kindness. She has the
I’m Not the Church Lady | Listening for where life is inviting us to participate
Some people’s presence just makes me giggle with delight ||| I'M NOT THE CHURCH LADY by ROSIE KUHN ||| The quality of presence speaks volumes about a person. That’s my experience of Pastor Justus Kubais,
Letter to the Editor | Decatur’s open-space decision deserves countywide attention
||| FROM AMY LOVELESS-WHITNEY ||| San Juan County's October 1 approval relocating recorded open space for OPALCO's proposed Decatur solar expansion raises questions that matter throughout our islands. The County acknowledges that portions of the
Letter to Editor | I want to recommend Jennifer Swanson for County Council District 3
||| FROM ANN MEEHAN-MCNEILL ||| I've worked with Jennifer through Shaw Islanders Inc, where she's been the Recording Secretary for the Shaw Inc board for the last three years. She's steady, organized and easy to
Letter to Editor | Jennifer Swanson will represent all of San Juan County
||| FROM RICK HUGHES ||| Having served eight years on the San Juan County Council, participated in the Ferry Advisory Committee, and spent much of my life operating small businesses on Orcas Island, I know
Midnight Mutterings | Friday ferry
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| For the first time in the thirty five years I’ve lived on Orcas Island, a ferry person yelled at me. It was this afternoon. I’m pretty sympathetic to
Letter to Editor | Homes we can afford, islands we must protect
||| FROM JENNIFER SWANSON ||| Two of my four priorities as a candidate, affordable housing and protecting our environment, are really about the same thing: keeping these islands a healthy, desirable and affordable place where
Letter to Editor | Questions every OPALCO member should ask
||| FROM AMY LOVELESS-WHITNEY ||| Whether we live on Shaw, Orcas, Lopez, San Juan, or an outer island, we share an interest in OPALCO's spending, reliable electricity, and accountable decisions. The proposed Decatur solar expansion raises
Letter to Editor | Katherine Bryant Ingman gets things done
||| FROM JAMIE STEPHENS ||| District Three deserves a Councilmember who District Three voters chose. That's Katherine Bryant Ingman. Between Katherine and Jennifer Swanson, primary voters of District Three voted 61% to 39% for Katherine.
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 | Jay and Trudi Inslee and former leaders endorse Katherine
||| FROM KATHERINE BRYANT INGMAN FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL ||| Former Washington State Governor Jay Inslee and former First Lady Trudi Inslee have endorsed me for San Juan County Council, District 3. I am
Letter to Editor | My vote is for Katherine
||| FROM JANE FULLER ||| On November 3, you will vote for a councilmember to fill the District 3 seat I am vacating this year. We are fortunate to have two capable candidates, and I
