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Salish Sea Chronicles | Constant change: SRKW, Biggs, Humpback whales
||| SALISH SEA CHRONICLES by NATE AVERNA ||| As a kid, I can remember watching our Southern Resident orca almost exclusively. Humpback whales did not frequent the Salish Sea after decades of population decline from
As the Paradigm Shifts | You can put your faith in that
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| All day long, we process and interpret patterns and momentary snapshots of life, in order to make meaning. Tarot cards, astrology, economic forecasting, political unrest, weather
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 | A set of dentures, $20 bill, and lipstick blotter?
||| FROM WILLIAM THOMPSON, "THE ROAD GUY" ||| Picking up litter can present interesting finds. A $20 bill was a nice find, a set of dentures was weird. But now, on an almost daily basis,
Sun Days on Orcas | Tape your mouth shut
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I was constipated most of my young life. I thought it was normal to sit in the bathroom for half an hour every few days, and
Adrift | I never learned how to scream
||| ADRIFT BY LIN MCNULTY ||| I never learned how to scream, nor did I realize that it was important that I do so. And, of course, as I often learned from my father, a
Midnight Mutterings | Guns (again)
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| On April 28, 2023, we heard there was another mass shooting in the US, this time in Texas. Five people died including one nine year old child, allegedly
Letter to Editor | Thoughts on litter funding
||| FROM WILLIAM THOMPSON (AKA THE ROAD GUY) ||| I've been removing litter from Orcas roads on pretty much a daily basis for twenty years. It's my way of honoring the privilege of living on
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 | WA lawmakers keep undermining public records law. We need an Office of Transparency
||| FROM TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER More than a century ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously wrote: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” It’s
Earthrise | Healing nature
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| Some years ago, I struggled with mild depression, fueled by delayed grief over the loss of my sister to breast cancer at the too-young age of 43. With the
Guest Opinion | InTERNAL YOUTH
||| FROM STEPHANIE ROSENBLATT ||| "To be, or not to be: that is the question..." Shakespeare It seems to me society is offering us various methods to be outwardly, "forever youthful." My personal lifetime quest
Salish Sea Chronicles | It’s whale flag time of year
Grab a flag and know when to use it ||| SALISH SEA CHRONICLES by NATE AVERNA ||| Boating can be challenging for new boaters and old. Recreational boaters as well as commercial operators need to
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Maddie Olson
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| The first time I saw Maddie Olson was at Orcas Center. It was midwinter of 2019, when we all needed to be transported to an idyllic
As the Paradigm Shifts | Stop working so hard at trying
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| My Friend Joy This morning I had the delight to hang with my friend Joy for an hour on the phone. Joy is a joy-bunny. Her
