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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 | What happened to the Fire District alternative to sell bonds?
||| FROM CARL BUTTKE ||| During an early presentation by the Fire District financial consultant, she spoke of the benefits of selling tax free municipal bonds for equipment coupled with a tax levy for operations.
Island Kids | The sadness of ultra-processed foods
||| ISLAND KIDS by EVAN BUXBAUM, M.D. ||| Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up a whopping 60+ percent of the average American’s daily caloric intake. We are increasingly aware of the health consequences from diets that
Editorial | Fireworks way too close and personal
||| EDITORIAL by LIN MCNULTY ||| "Laws require professional fireworks shows to be at least three-quarters of a mile from protected habitat," so states the Department of Fish & Wildlife. Seems logical. Last night's fireworks
Letter to Editor | Everyone should see this movie at Sea View: “The Sound of Freedom”
||| FROM SPIRIT EAGLE and DOMENIC VERBANO ||| Great News Everyone!!! The Sea View Theater has been able to get the movie, "The Sound Of Freedom"! It will be showing on Monday, July 3rd at
Midnight Mutterings | Curmudgeonly yours: Noise
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| A friend’s middle school son was taken to a firing range by his father as a birthday gift. My friend, anti-gun like myself, was horrified and ready to
Letter to Editor | Fire Math 101
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| Look at your tax bill, not what OIFR is saying. What you are paying this year versus next is what matters to you. You don’t pay a levy you pay
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 everyday gurus among us
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS BY ROSIE KUHN ||| John is a guru—not that he would recognize himself as one. He is in his mid-80’s, retired, and lives with his wife Eleanor. When looking at John,
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 | What’s up with Cindy Wolf?
||| FROM ALEX MCLEOD ||| The question arises, again, after the County Council’s decision to halt the Killebrew Lake Road project a little less than three weeks before it was to begin and less than
Letter to Editor | Big thanks to Opportunity Council, Dept. of Revenue
||| FROM KERI DUENN for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| In conjunction with the Food Bank, the Orcas Community Resource Center would like to thank Edith Tate from the Opportunity Council and Francisco Díaz Saldivar
Guest Opinion | Planning, implementation impact of Killebrew Lake project
||| FROM DAN THIEME for HARNEY VIEW PARK & ROAD ASSOC. ||| Killebrew Lake Road Culvert Project Public Comments to San Juan County Council For June 20, 2023, Special County Council Meeting Submitted by the
Midnight Mutterings | Two Books
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington Copyright 2021 The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland. Although I have read only one and a half of the two books,
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.
