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Sun Days on Orcas | Being healthy in a nutshell
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Recently I heard a few radio ads that said something like, “We know, it’s hard to eat right.” I remember hearing someone say years ago that
Midnight Mutterings | Home again
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Unexpectedly off island for a few weeks, experiencing amazing convenience I never noticed when I lived in cities. Grocery store within walking distance, so it doesn’t matter if
‘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 | Sheriff Krebs
||| FROM CAROL OWENS and BOB WYATT ||| What does it take to be a Sheriff of our diverse multi- Island rural county? We’re not a large metropolitan area, so policing must be appropriate to
As the Paradigm Shifts | Stop trying to like yourself
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| Peace on Earth begins by listening to those parts within ourselves that we ignore, avoid and judge as unworthy of respect. Peace on Earth begins with
‘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 | After researching it, Eric Peter has my vote to lead our Sheriff’s Office
||| FROM JUSTIN PAULSEN ||| In the coming election, our slate of choices for local decision making will be limited. While most positions on the ballot are uncontested, we will finally have the chance to
Letter to Editor | Our council sits idly by while WSF service continues to decline
||| FROM ALEX MACLEOD ||| It has been almost a year since my open letter to the San Juan County Council was posted: “I trust you all saw this week’s WSF newsletter from Patty Rubstello
Sun Days on Orcas | This I believe
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS ISLAND by EDEE KULPER ||| Several weeks ago I asked if anyone would like to write a personal essay called This I Believe. If so, and if you wanted it out
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
