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Letter to Editor | My thoughts on snow driving on beautiful Orcas Island
||| FROM UZEK SUSOL for ORCAS TOWING ||| Winter after winter of pulling people out of ditches after/during a snow storm (30 years), seeing senseless injuries/fatalities from lack of proper snow traction devices, driving too
Sun Days on Orcas | Thankful
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Want to be thankful for living on Orcas Island? Visit a place like Dallas for Thanksgiving. No offense Texans, it isn't you. It's the visual and
As the Paradigm Shifts | Deconstructing me
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFT by ROSIE KUHN ||| The pitter patter of the rain on my roof woke me earlier than usual. I turned up the thermostat, climbed back into bed and prayed I’d
‘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 Marcia Spees
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I will always think of fancy-looking, amazing-tasting peas when I think of Marcia Spees. Her garden was one of many on the garden tour years ago,
‘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 | What ‘woke’ means to me
||| FROM DAVID KOBRIN ||| To be “woke” means to become aware of something not seen that’s always been there. It’s as if I’ve been oblivious to certain aspects of the world around me. The term
Sun Days on Orcas | Mindy’s story
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Vulnerability opens doors in people's hearts. Raw, brave sharing is inspirational and powerful. It lifts, encourages, and builds all those who are on the receiving end,
As the Paradigm Shifts | The Older I Get, the Luckier I Feel
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN |||| Standing at the left cash register in the Island Hardware Store on Orcas Island, glancing into the back of the store, you will read: "If You
Letter to Editor | Thank you to all the A*OK supporters
||| FROM SUSAN SINGLETON, BROOK MEINHARDT, DANNA KINSEY for ART FOR ORCAS KIDS ||| Our Art for Orcas Kids Program is gearing up for another fun-filled holiday GiveOrcas campaign and we are reflecting back 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 | Thanks to Island Market for Emmanuel’s great pumpkin
||| FROM STEWART MEHLMAN for EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ||| On behalf of the people of Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Orcas Island, we thank Jacob and Jason Linnes of Island Market for providing the “Great Pumpkin”
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.