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Letter to Editor | Local democracy at work
||| FROM JEFF STRUTHERS ||| This week, I watched an Examiner’s hearing on OPALCO’s proposed upgrade to its facility on Decatur. A room full of islanders, including many from Decatur, expressed a variety of concerns.
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 | Grandparents for vaccines
||| FROM DALE HEISINGER ||| I am a grandparent of five grandchildren and a retired pediatrician and, as expected, I advised my two sons to get their children vaccinated, which they did. The American Academy
No Place Like Loam | Four season gardening in the maritime northwest
A Guide to Growing Year Round: Part 1 ||| NO PLACE LIKE LOAM by ALEX TAMAYA-WOLF ||| What to Plant in February in 40–45°F Soil My grandparents kept a garden before the war. It was
Midnight Mutterings | The Mighty Hunter
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Most of us have an evening meal at home, if we aren’t among the few who have dinner in a restaurant or bar nightly. Those of us who
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 | Open letter to Legislature about WSF card surcharge
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| Washington State Ferries has announced that, beginning March 1, it will add a 3% surcharge to “all card transactions.” The so-called Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Letter to Editor | Compare: OPALCO General Manager compensation is huge
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Letter to Editor | Solar power just doesn’t work here; doesn’t make sense
||| FROM RIKKI SWIN ||| Solar power works well in many places — but NOT HERE The San Juan Islands have some of the lowest solar potential in the continental U.S. due to latitude, persistent clouds, fog, and
EWUA Union Update Notice | Public accountability notes & questions
||| FROM CORY HARRINGTON ||| Eastsound Water (EWUA) recently distributed a member notice regarding staff unionization and collective bargaining negotiations. The notice contains broad assurances about progress, good faith bargaining, and support for the union.
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 | Did OPALCO think we wouldn’t read the report?
||| FROM DAWNI CUNNINGTON ||| OPALCO is currently attempting to overturn recorded deed restrictions that were already in place when it purchased the Decatur Island property. OPALCO used our money to purchase a 20-acre parcel
Letter to Editor | New issue before Council: Post-purchase revision of recorded protective covenants
||| FROM DAWNI CUNNINGTON ||| There is an old saying: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. In 2018, OPALCO secured approval for its Decatur solar installation under a Provisional
Guest Opinion | A thousand days of chaos
||| FROM TOM OWENS ||| The Members, Board of Directors, and Staff of the Eastsound Water Users Association have endured a thousand days of chaos. The origins of this chaos are well-documented in our island
Letter to Editor | Awash in water bills
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| Is anyone else aghast at their January water bills? Ours came in at just over $100, despite using a piddling (puddling?) 2927 gallons — less than 100 gallons per day
