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Letter to Editor | We’re waiting for Council to discuss Charter recommendations
||| FROM SHARON ABREU, ET AL. ||| We, the Undersigned, are writing to ask about two things: 1) the update to the Home Rule Charter implementing the amendments successfully passed by voters in 2021; and
Sun Days on Orcas | Boundaries
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Remember when there was no such thing as an answering machine? I remember the day my parents bought one. It was so exciting! We all took
As the Paradigm Shifts | Wonders never cease
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| About 25 years ago, my friend Joan came to my home to do an energy clearing. She had a lot of experience in Feng Shui and
Guest Opinion | A word about property rights and freedom
||| FROM WILLIAM APPEL ||| In old English common law, private ownership of land included the right to kill intruders. The rebelling American colonies adopted the English law of 1776, and with additional states, modified
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Michael Hurwicz
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Michael Hurwicz, along with Sharon Abreu I won't usually do two 27 Things articles back-to-back, but thought I'd follow up Sharon's things last week
Midnight Mutterings | Minding our pronouns, Part 3
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| When I was teaching elementary school (possibly before you were born), students (pupils) were expected to call teachers, principals, and almost all adults ‘Mr, Mrs, Miss.’ (occasionally) ‘Dr,
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Sharon Abreu
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Sharon Abreu Meet Sharon Abreu and you'll immediately feel how positive, talented, and humble she is. She is always upbeat, and when she is
As the Paradigm Shifts | I want it to be easy
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS BY ROSIE KUHN ||| For me, self-exploration is like Gaming. Whether it’s PacMan, Mario, or the highly technical games that so many people play these days, there is an intention
Letter to Editor | What a joy the Viking Voice is
||| FROM DOMINIC VERBANO ||| Ode to the Viking Voice, the Orcas High School student paper! What a power of good it did my heart to find your website and start reading your present and
Guest Opinion | Some WSF numbers we should be aware of
||| FROM ALEX MACLEOD ||| According to Washington State Ferries, fewer than half of all ferry sailings in the San Juans through July have departed on time. The exact number is 44.1%. Late sailings have
Sun Days on Orcas | Chris & Eliza Morris
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Chris and Eliza Morris are the owners of Island Thyme and some of the most genuine, down-to-earth people you'll ever meet. Many of us islanders have
Midnight Mutterings | Minding our pronouns: part 2
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| I wrote this Friday night, saved it (I thought) to read, maybe edit, and send to Lin early this morning. Now, many hours in, I still can’t find
Letter to Editor | Let me tell you my Prune Alley experience
||| FROM SUSAN MUSTARD ||| Before the celebration of completed sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and storm water drainage on Prune Alley a bit of history is in order. I do not want to rain on parades,
Sun Days on Orcas | Nebulous
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I now resonate with the idea of a midlife crisis, to an extent. What I feel isn't a dire, I-need-immediate-help kind of thing, but an internal shift in
As the Paradigm Shifts | Do you pray, meditate or quiet your mind? Me neither
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I have a deep knowing—without a shadow of a doubt, that every single individual on the planet is working really hard to reclaim and reside in,
