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Midnight Mutterings | End of 30+ year romance
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| It began casually. ‘Just friends,’ you told your other friends. But there was a spark, even in the very beginning. You started getting excited, just a little, when
‘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 | Re-elect Sheriff Ron Krebs
||| FROM BILL AND KATIA ROBINSON ||| We are writing to support the reelection of Ron Krebs as San Juan County Sheriff. We met then Deputy Sheriff Krebs on New Year's Eve, 2009. We had
Letter to Editor | Letter of recommendation for Sheriff Ron Krebs
||| FROM JERRY and DEBBIE MERCER ||| We moved to Friday Harbor in 2017 and met Ron over coffee and street chats shortly thereafter. Through our conversations we have gotten to know Ron and have
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
‘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.
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,
‘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.
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
