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Adrift | Just back from an adventure with caring strangers
||| ADRIFT BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| I've just spent an unexpected week at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham. Time to get back to work, I guess.
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.
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.
As the Paradigm Shifts | The love that arrives because of you
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Yes, We Need a Little Christmas, and a little Hanukkah, and a little Solstice, and a little … A few years ago, just days before Christmas,
As the Paradigm Shifts | ‘Tis the season
True Generosity — You’ll Know It When You Feel It ||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| These holidays—Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa—arrive each year offering opportunities to experience our hearts expressing the joy and love
Guest Opinion | L&I workplace safety citations issued to Eastsound Water
||| FROM CORY HARRINGTON ||| The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) issued multiple workplace safety citations to Eastsound Water Users Association in 2025 following two inspections. The violations cited primarily relate to
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.
No Place Like Loam | You don’t prune heritage trees. You keep them company
||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYO-WOLF ||| Sarah Lefton called from Once in a Blue Moon Farm about pruning their heritage orchard. I drove out on a clear day on Orcas Island—cool, bright,
Midnight Mutterings | Thinking about Japan-Part 2
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| If memory serves, Kyoko, Susumu and Yuki (age4) were the third or fourth Japanese family to move into the house next door in Seattle in the 1980s. I
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.
No Place Like Loam | The last apple standing, Part 1
||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYO-WOLF ||| I walk a lot on this island, and this is my favorite time of year to do it. Why? Because walking now is an act of
Guest Opinion | Should Washington lawmakers hide their records from the public?
||| FROM COLIN WILLIAMS ||| A case currently before the Washington Court of Appeals raises important questions about government transparency and our right to know how our legislators conduct the people's business. In West v.
As the Paradigm Shifts | Dang it! There is love
What happens when I stop whining long enough to see what’s real? ||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| A while ago, in the middle of one of my self-pity parties — wailing
Letter to Editor | Regarding OPALCO rate hike
||| FROM ALLAN ROSATO and DARCEY MILLER ||| We are writing out of concern regarding OPALCO’s recently-announced plan to raise the fixed monthly service access charge for residential members. While this may appear to simplify
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.
