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Guest Opinion | Deadline approaches to save ranked choice voting
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| I served on the SJC Charter Review Commission last year. It has come to my attention that the San Juan County Council has failed to carry out its responsibility to
Climate Eyes | Pro pain plan ahead?
||| CLIMATE EYES by STEVE BERNHEIM ||| The County’s “vision” statement officially proclaims “we use renewable energy, materials, and natural resources on a sustainable basis” and “our community sets an example with its response to
Guest Opinion | Land Bank Director Lincoln Bormann subjected to Council disciplinary hearing
||| FROM DAN CHRISTOPHERSON ||| This past June something amazing happened — Due to the incredible staff at the San Juan County Land Bank and the San Juan Preservation Trust, we were able to permanently
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Didier Gincig
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Didier Gincig is one of those people that you could meet once and never forget. He has an enthusiasm for life that is downright infectious, and
Midnight Mutterings | Shinzo Abe and gun laws in Japan
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Last night (translate to ‘early this morning’ when I was trying to go to sleep) I realized I had not submitted my fortnightly column to Lin, out esteemed
Guest Opinion | Make your voice heard before Tuesday’s Council executive session
||| FROM BRIAN WIESE ||| On next Tuesday’s County Council agenda, the Council has planned an executive session disciplinary hearing at which they may consider firing Land Bank Director Lincoln Bormann. Ironically, this action comes
‘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 ||| Meet Jon Welch
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Jon Welch is someone I have come across for years in various capacities, first at TeeJay's Tacos at the Odd Fellows Hall, and most recently at
‘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 | Lions Club says thanks for BBQ support
||| FROM STEVE SCHAEFER for ORCAS LIONS CLUB ||| Your local Lions Club thanks you and the community for your generous support of our Salmon BBQ fundraiser on Saturday of the July 4th weekend. We
Guest Opinion | Abortion and religious rights
||| FROM DAVID KOBRIN ||| In overturning Roe v Wade the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not include any provisions that protect the right to an abortion. This means that state governments can
Sun Days on Orcas | Good Morning: Teezer’s Episode 1 by Frank Loudin
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| Happy 92nd Birthday to my friend Frank Loudin, a wonderful painter and writer – our own Norman Rockwell. In honor of him celebrating his first several
Midnight Mutterings | Roaches
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| Note: I wrote this—now lightly edited, which will, no doubt, mess up the spacing--more than four years ago in the early days of the Trump Administration. I was
‘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 | Land Bank rumors – Wolf says “no beef”
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ||| We have much to celebrate with the purchase of the Glenwood Inn property, especially the near doubling of public beach access on Orcas Island. There has
