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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.
Climate Eyes | Council grasps at greenhouse gases, gets grant
||| CLIMATE EYES by STEVE BERNHEIM ||| The San Juan County Council met last Monday, September 18 to release its greenhouse gas study which attempts to quantify human-caused greenhouse gas emissions originating in the county
Midnight Mutterings | Revolting appliances
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Although there were no obvious signs of a revolution in process, i.e. no rallies with placards sporting a giant X over a depiction of my face, no whispers
Letter to Editor | Human nature
||| FROM JENNIFER SMITH ||| As a writer and observer of people, I notice patterns, both here in the Pacific Northwest and back on the Plains where we grew up. I suspect it is throughout
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.
Guest Opinion | Quality of life vs. quality of economy
||| FROM MICHAEL JOHNSON ||| Anecdotal evidence tells us that there is, once again, a rising number of Covid cases spreading throughout our island communities at this very moment in time. But, as we no
As the Paradigm Shifts | Love resides everywhere, always
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN||| This week, after 14 years of love and joy, I said goodbye to my companion Gracie, my dog. My experience in the first few days has been
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.
Guest Opinion | This is what happens when challenges hit our Orcas community
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| Thank you for this honor. I am deeply appreciative. Community Leadership is a team sport and I thank the Orcas Island Community Foundation staff, Board,
Letter to Editor | Are our tourism and growth policies dysfunctional?
||| FROM MICHAEL JOHNSON ||| "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -Margaret Wheatley The unanswered questions repeatedly asked over the years by concerned citizens regarding how
Midnight Mutterings | Letter from America
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Yesterday, I left Orcas Island to spend a few days on the mainland, In addition to some appointments, I wanted to visit Rose and Molly. Their first birthday
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 | Can you know how awesome you are?
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| For most of us, the world we live in doesn't support us knowing how great we are. It doesn't support us being fearless, abundant and extraordinary.
Letter to Editor | OIFR is adding another position while threatening layoffs
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| How, in good conscience, can the Board of Fire Commissioners approve another new Admin. position, while simultaneously threatening layoffs of the most tenured actual responders? And how can they add another
Letter to Editor | Is it time to consider viable options to our ferry service?
||| FROM KEN WOOD ||| We will not solve our (ferry) problems with the same thinking that created them. Perhaps we should at least consider other options than boats? What about the Airlander? THIS is
