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As the Paradigm Shifts | Nobody does it like Mother Nature
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I’ve heard it said that death is the great equalizer. As true as this statement is, I see that aging, too, is the great equalizer. Stuff
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 | Islanders gather to say ‘thanks’ to retired physician
||| FROM DOUG MARSHALL ||| Last Sunday, more than 75 friends of Dave Shinstrom gathered on the Orcas Center lawn, for a “Thank You” celebration and a chance to wish Dave well in his retirement.
Letter to Editor | To be ‘woke’ is to be awake
||| FROM DAVID KOBRIN ||| To be “woke” is to be awake. To be awake means it’s possible to have conscious thought, including questioning, listening, discussing, and evaluating. To be awake gives you opportunities to
Sun Days on Orcas | The curse of too much
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I have a family member who is ailing because she cared too much, took on too much, did too much, and eventually neglected the basics she
Midnight Mutterings | I am five
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| (Note: I wrote a version of this piece several years ago when I participated in a memoir group led by JoEllen Moldoff, sponsored by the Orcas Island Public
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 a great night at the theater with Actors Theater
||| FROM MARC COHEN and ELEANOR HOAGUE ||| We've just come from a wonderful theatrical performance and want to let our friends and neighbors know about it. Doug Bechtel and the Actors Theater are putting
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
