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Zwilling Health | Does health simply mean freedom from disease?
||| ZWILLING HEALTH by REGINA ZWILLING ||| Is health simply the state of being free from disease? According to etymonline.com, “Health” derives from Old English "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well” and from Old
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Ron Griffin
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| I was born and raised in Seattle and the surrounding area. We entertained ourselves a lot growing up with not much money. For a couple of
Guest Opinion | Rep. Ramel strongly supports OI EV Charging Project
||| FROM ALEX RAMEL, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ||| via Orcasonian reader I am writing to express my strong support for the Orcas Island EV Charging Project which was submitted by the Port of Orcas for
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.
Island Kids | The dreaded stomach bug
||| ISLAND KIDS by EVAN BUXBAUM, MD, MPH, FAAP ||| Hello, and welcome to my new column “Island Kids,” where we will be talking a few times a month about issues that affect the health
Earthrise | The future of clean transportation in island communities
||| EARTHRISE BY JAY KIMBALL ||| By far, the most significant chunk of local direct greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in San Juan County come from transportation – about 78%. County transportation emissions primarily come from
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
