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Letter to Editor | Just another walk in the park
||| FROM MISHA RAUCHWERGER ||| Another glorious Mother's day in Moran State Park; this time my mother and father were here with us for a special visit that coincided with her 80th birthday. We went
Sun Days on Orcas | Tideland property and the law
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Judi Watson I bet a lot of people on the island wonder what is legal when it comes to walking along a beach here
Letter to Editor | VRBO outlines legislative changes regarding vacation rentals
||| FROM JAN SCILIPOTI ||| I just received an email from VRBO, a short term vacation rental platform, that outlines changes in WA State legislature regarding VRs. Since 2018 in San Juan County, VR permits
Letter to Editor | We’ve experienced ‘high’ delivery drivers, not once but twice
||| FROM JENNI BERRINGER ||| We have been working on a two year home renovation on San Juan Island. Aside from the pandemic creating major delays on supplies, getting good delivery services to our area
Letter to Editor | Open letter to Cindy Wolf, San Juan County Council
||| FROM BRUCE WILSON ||| Dear Council-member Wolf, While there may be parts of this situation I’m not privy to I want to give you my opinion based on the information you supplied. I was alerted
Sun Days on Orcas | Mustard art all over the walls
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I had never heard of Susan Mustard until I went into Crow Valley Gallery a few weeks ago on a whim to look at all the
Guest Opinion | Henry Cayou, an indigenous Orcas “pioneer”
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH ||| In a purportedly celebratory press release earlier this week, the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the latest steps in renaming Harney Channel for Henry Cayou, “a Lummi fisherman.”
Letter to Editor | With warm gratitude to our School Board
||| FROM THE TEACHERS AND STAFF OF ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| When the members of the school board dropped off the thank you cards and the news that everyone at the school would be
Sun Days on Orcas | 38 things about Carol Wright
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Carol Wright is someone I've met once in passing - I've known nothing about her until we began corresponding a few times across the digital aether
Letter to Editor | Endorsement for Jane Fuller for County Council
||| FROM CHRIS & CHOM GRAECEN ||| We enthusiastically endorse Jane Fuller for County Council, District 3. Having known Jane as a board member of the Friends of Lopez Island Pool, co-founder of the Lopez Island Parent Student Teacher
Letter to Editor | The existing moratorium is a sham
||| FROM JOE SYMONS ||| How many articles does CC need to receive in order to realize that the existing moratorium is a sham, that STRs are causing serious problems everywhere in the world, and
Letter to Editor | I support Jane Fuller for County Council position
||| FROM DAVID DEHLENDORF ||| I am very pleased to learn that Jane Fuller is running for county council member representing the Lopez residency district in the August 2022 primary. I’ve worked with Jane and
Sun Days on Orcas | Resurrecting
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| For two years life felt like it came to a standstill in so many ways. Not being able to gather, hug, laugh, converse, and be with
Guest Opinion | An open letter to the OIFR Board triumvirate
||| FROM MIA KARTIGANER ||| When you appointed your most outspoken advocate to fill the empty seat on your board, you failed the spirit of democracy. This appointed person has perpetuated misinformation about your fifth
Sun Days on Orcas | The numbers
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I love knowing the details of people's experiences. They're not only fascinating, they're also immensely helpful if you're in a similar situation. When self-publishing, there are
