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Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Ezekiel Barr
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Some people have an enthusiasm for life no matter what. I can't ever remember running into Ezekiel Barr without seeing a smile on his face. After
Midnight Mutterings | A clowder of cats
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| After admitting I have two new kittens who have come to me without benefit of prior neutering (which will occur when they are five or six months old)
‘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 | Reasons for the departure of newest Fire Commissioner
||| FROM FLETCHER DAE ||| My name is Fletcher and I have been a volunteer with Orcas Fire and Rescue since 2018. I have served as a First Responder and Firefighter and am a newly
Sun Days on Orcas | Au revoir, Très Fabu
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| If you haven't met Nikki Ames or been in her clothing shop, Très Fabu, now's your chance. After 24 years of being an island institution on
Letter to Editor | Vote ‘No’ for a 132% increase in the road levy
||| FROM RICHARD FRALICK, RICK HUGHES, PATTY MILLER Former San Juan County Council Members San Juan County Road Department has not had a levy increase in a long time and the Road budget is suffering.
As the Paradigm Shifts | Being happy for others—it can be contagious
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| As a young adult in my 20s, 30s, and even into my 40s, I would see people with partners, children, houses, cars—success and fulfillment in a
‘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 | Voting is easy
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH ||| Choosing what or who to vote for is really a very easy process. You can either vote along straight party lines the way you always have … or this time
Sun Days on Orcas | Happiness and difficulty
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Every person has a different natural bent. My natural state is happy contentment (unless someone else’s negative bent is put upon mine). I think I can
Midnight Mutterings | A bucket of kittens
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTEREINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| Finally, after so many tries, possibilities, disappointments, tragedy. (If you’ve ever heard of Fading Kitten Syndrome, you know of one sad possibility.) Then there is bad timing, my
Letter to Editor | Vote ‘Yes” for road levy
||| FROM DAVID ZERETZKE ||| Please vote ‘Yes’ for the Road Levy - Proposition 1. The San Juan County road fund lacks sufficient funding to repair critical infrastructure in San Juan County. Your ‘Yes’ vote
Letter to Editor | Krebs is the right person for the sheriff job
||| FROM RICK HUGHES ||| Hello, my name is Rick Hughes, and I live on Orcas Island. My wife and I operate Ray’s General Store and Pharmacy, Con’s Pit Stop and Island Life on Orcas
‘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 | Linden Rhoads appointed to UW Board of Regents
||| FROM RICK RHOADS, PROUD FATHER ||| Today Gov. Jay Inslee announced the appointment of Linden Rhoads and the re-appointment of Blaine Tamaki to the University of Washington Board of Regents. Rhoads's term will start
