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Letter to Editor | Toni — Filled with gratitude!
||| FROM TONI KNUDSON ||| I’m deeply grateful to the voters of Orcas for their wonderful support they gave me in our effort to elect a Fire Commission as good as our terrific firefighters, paramedics,
As the Paradigm Shifts | There’s so much more to aging than meets the eye
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| My friend Daisy, who worked in hospice for many years, shared with me that from her experience, it appeared that most people make the greatest spiritual
Full Moon Tarot | The gift of love leads to generosity then withdrawal
||| FULL MOON TAROT by NIK SCHULZ ||| Ace of Cups The Ace of Cups I read as the divine gift of love that underpins all life. It is this divine gift that gives life
Letter to Editor | Fire Commissioner Fuller, please resign
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| Commissioner Fuller, As a firefighter and paramedic, I respect your substantial efforts to the fire service, and I respect your authority. You were a great chief and I know you
Midnight Mutterings | Barbie redux
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| No doubt you have heard of two new movies: Oppenheimer and Barbie. I’ve talked to someone who saw them both. On the same day. I also know someone
Letter to Editor | My 2 cents on the fire levy lid lifting, and running candidates
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Many of us have probably voted already but it took me some time to get more up to speed. After attending the League of Women voters Fire and Port Candidates
Letter to Editor | There’s nothing favorable about our ferry system
||| FROM ERIC GOURLEY ||| My daughter-in-law had a reservation for the 10:40 a.m. ferry to Orcas this morning. After driving for three hours from South Seattle to make the 30 minute window, which she
Letter to Editor | My ballot recommendations
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH ||| Fire District. A very important part of a good functioning board is historical memory and experience. Currently the only person running for a board position with historical memory and experience
Letter to Editor | A vote for Toni is a vote for inclusion & transparency
||| FROM ED ANDREWS ||| Toni Knudson is a dear friend of mine. She’s as loyal and hard working as they come. Like a true Orcasonian, she’s there to lend a hand when you’re in
As the Paradigm Shifts | The HOW is the entire point of this journey
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Upon reviewing our lives, and perhaps reliving memories of the past, we often see patterns and strategies we were conditioned to engage in. There were principles
Letter to Editor | Rick Fant best choice for Port of Orcas
||| FROM DAVID SHINSTROM ||| I am writing to encourage you to join me in voting for Rick Fant for Commissioner of the Port of Orcas. I first got to know Rick as owner of
Letter to Editor | Rick Fant is best choice for Port Commission
||| FROM ERIC GOURLEY ||| Orcas airport is an invaluable resource for our community. One advantage it provides is transportation of medical patients. I know. As an OAA MercyPilot I have flown patients to the
Letter to Editor | Vote for “Kate” for OIFR Commissioner
||| FROM TOM FISCUS ||| I’m generally pretty reticent to recommend individuals for elected office, but the recent history of OIFR and its Commissioners has me looking at candidates who find the facts and act
Letter to Editor | Join me in voting “no” on fire levy — for now
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSEN ||| The staff and volunteers of Orcas Fire and Rescue have been responsible for providing invaluable medical and emergency services for myself and my family multiple times in my over 20
Letter to Editor | Another reason to love Orcas
||| FROM LYNN BAKER ||| There used to be a bumper sticker: Orcas Island: The Way Life Should Be. It’s still true. Our ballots arrived today for fire and port commissioners and the fire levy. The
