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Sun Days on Orcas | Stars fell on Carrizozo
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| If you don’t know Frank Loudin, you need to. Frank is like our own local Norman Rockwell. If you do know Frank, you most likely know
As the Paradigm Shifts | I don’t want to be a ghost walking among the living dead
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Thank you to those of you who reached out wishing me well regarding my malaise. I know a lot about self-awakening—my own, and supporting others to
‘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 | Don’t sweat the air ambulance
||| FROM TOM EVANS ||| Worried you may need to be air ambulanced off Island, and not a member of the right air ambulance carrier? Or, you will be socked with a bill of 20K
Sun Days on Orcas | Publish your book
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I want to take this opportunity to encourage you to write the book you've always wanted to write, and publish it! Figuring out how to self-publish
Midnight Mutterings | Rooster lays an egg
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| If you read my bio here, you can see that my youngest years were spent in a tiny village near the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, where
‘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.
Earthrise | The biggest source of county greenhouse gas pollution
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| The U.S. has set a goal of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030 (see chart at right). Reversing over 170 years
Sun Days on Orcas | Farm happenings
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Summer days are on the horizon, and when the rain truncates the springy brightness, it's fun to hear about the ideas people have brewing. Warm Valley Farm has
Letter to Editor | A 17-day wait for a blood test?
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| I will start this out saying “we choose to live here.” That does not mean we want less then the best from our medical system. If you go by the
As the Paradigm Shifts | Ah, malaise
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I woke up this morning sad, frustrated and disappointed. “Why?” I ask myself. “It’s a beautiful day on Orcas, you are healthy, you have money in
Sun Days on Orcas | Jacob Wright’s affinity for trains
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I met Jacob Wright a few years ago, and within moments I learned that he is an intelligent, enthusiastic, well-spoken young man who loves learning about,
Midnight Mutterings | Two moons
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Last week I was having a little trouble with my vision. Reading at night was difficult, but not impossible. Print was less clear and my reading was slower
‘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.
Earthrise | Tidal energy in the Salish Sea
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| As we look to other island communities for examples of climate action and innovation, the Orkney Islands will undoubtedly be on the short list. Its pioneering work harnessing tidal
