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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
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
Letter to Editor | WSF service is negatively impacting Prune Alley project
||| FROM. MIKE CARLSON ||| Dear San Juan County Council, County Administrator, Town of Friday Harbor Mayor and Town of Friday Harbor Administrator, I am writing you all today to express our experiences and the
Sun Days on Orcas | Susan Slapin’s art, new books, and exhibit
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| Susan Slapin Susan Slapin lives life enamored with nature, birds singing all around, lilacs and forsythias brightening the air, vibrant choices of pastels to
Sun Days on Orcas | Veteran John Erly’s thoughts about 4th of July
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Our neighbor is an electrician here on the island and his work has taken him to many, if not most, islanders' homes and businesses. The other
Midnight Mutterings | Tipping point?
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| When did it happen? When did she realize she couldn’t look the other way any longer? Had she previously chosen to believe what she saw and heard wasn’t
Letter to Editor | Massive ‘thanks’ from A*OK
||| FROM SUSAN SINGLETON, BROOK MEINHARDT, & DANNA KINSEY for A*OK ||| Dear Neighbors and Friends, As the 2021/22 school year comes to a close, we just want to say an extra big thank you
Sun Days on Orcas | Kate Jewell’s experience in Poland
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| In March, I interviewed Kate Jewell about her upcoming trip to help Ukrainian refugees in Poland (https://theorcasonian.com/sun-days-on-orcas-kate-jewell-is-headed-to-poland/). She has returned, and I asked if she would write
Sun Days on Orcas | 27 things about Christopher Evans
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I had a feeling Christopher Evans would have a fascinating story. I think of Christopher as a person who brings kindness, exuberance, and joy wherever he
Midnight Mutterings | January 6
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| OK, so here we are again looking at videos in the Congressional Hearing of what happened at the Capitol on that January day in 2021. Some videos new
Letter to Editor | Building Official explains his recent departure
||| FROM JASON HENSEL ||| As you may know, I am no longer the Building Official for San Juan County. I would like to take a moment to clear the air and dispel any rumors
Sun Days on Orcas | Humanity in all its forms
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| This past month has been wonderful for the soul. Today I’ll let the videos below do the talking. You’ll get a taste of some beautiful hammered dulcimer
Letter to Editor | If we were to see the actual results of gun violence…
||| FROM JAMES SCHEIB ||| Our people don’t know, in their souls, the true cost of violence because they don’t see the bodies. People come apart when hit with military or big game hunting grade
Sun Days on Orcas | Meet Tony & Jenna
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Every day when I walk to school with our younger son, we pass the Tony & Jenna Hair Studio, the new Paul Mitchell salon on the
Midnight Mutterings | Tech heaven
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Having whined sufficiently about Tech Hell in my previous offering, I wanted to change the atmosphere at bit. But first, to Sadie’s point in her comment: Officer Francoise
