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Open letter to Councilperson Wolf: Let’s discuss this planned 2-3 month closure of Killebrew Lake Road
||| FROM DANIEL THIEME for HARNEY VIEW PARK & ROAD ASSOCIATION ||| Dear Councilperson Wolf: I am writing to request a phone discussion, as soon as possible, between you and the Board of Directors of
Midnight Mutterings | Interspecies conversation
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Note from Jackie: I was not part of this conversation and I did not observe it. It was related to me by one of the participants, the taller
Letter to Editor | Your show of support for Food Bank helps community prevent hunger
||| FROM AMANDA SPARKS and BOB MORRIS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| The abundant show of support for the Orcas Island Food Bank through this year’s Spring GiveOrcas catalog shows once again that “neighbors
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 | 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.
