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Midnight Mutterings | Kitty death with dignity
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| My son and I spent Christmas 2018 in my cabin at Obstruction Pass in the company of Sybil-the-Cat. During the holiday she developed a serious swelling under her
Letter to Editor | The San Juans don’t belong in same legislative district as Whidbey Island
||| FROM KEARA AXELROD and MICHELE RODRIGUEZ ||| Washington state has a four-person commission charged with redistricting Washington’s legislative districts in light of the population information recorded in the 2020 census. The Commission recently released
Letter to Editor | Join me in supporting Patrick Shepler for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM HILARY CANTY ||| I hope you will join me and vote for Patrick Shepler for the Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) Board of Fire Commissioners. Patrick recently retired from a career of
Sun Days on Orcas | Like mice
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Our younger son has two mice. They live in a plastic storage bin, sleeping in a little box during the day, and busybodying all night long.
Letter to Editor | No evidence exists to support VR caps
||| FROM LINDA BANNERMAN ||| It is time for the members of our community to demand that the planning commission and county council reject any ordinance implementing caps. Such an ordinance, especially when made in
Sun Days on Orcas | What you can’t get back
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| The blackberry’s time has passed - it no longer stains my hand or flavors my cereal. I know I have to let go of blackberry season when
Letter to Editor | County Council, science is powerful
||| FROM JANET ALDERTON ||| Dear County Councilors Minney, Stephens, and Wolf, Recognizing that a problem exists is key to addressing the problem. This is what Joe Symons’ Docket Request 21-0003 is all about. Until
Letter to Editor | Council has more to consider with environmental matters
||| FROM BILL APPEL ||| Dear Council Members: You made an excellent start by recently establishing a department into which environmental matters were consolidated. But this action lacks substantive effect without the following: Your willingness
Letter to Editor | Mammogram van a success
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| For more than five years, Orcas Senior Center (OSC) has partnered with Assured Imaging to make mammograms for breast cancer screening available on Orcas Island. This
Guest Opinion | SJC residents will vote on amendments addressing climate change, environmental protection, justice and equity in Nov.
||| FROM KEVIN RANKER, CHAIR, SAN JUAN COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION ||| Once in a decade the voters of San Juan County have an opportunity to review and, more importantly, improve their own government. This
Sun Days on Orcas | A letter to my children about hardship
||| BY EDEE KULPER ||| We live here on beautiful Orcas Island where the air is perfect. Forested hills reflect off of the calm ocean, and not even the buzz of a mosquito disturbs the
Midnight Mutterings | Hummers
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| On a day when the wind is howling and the rain drums on the skylights, I am reminded of a summery day about six weeks ago when I
Guest Opinion | Hey, county councilors, it’s time to think like an engineer
||| FROM JANET ALDERTON ||| A letter to our County Councilors: Please think like an engineer and reduce risks by making wise Comprehensive Plan updates. I think my daughter’s fate to become a civil engineer
Letter to Editor | Do not let us, nor our children, forget September 11
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| When I visited the Orcas Island Fire Station across from the airport on September 11, I expected to see folks coming and going from the 9-11 Memorial. Small American flags
Guest Opinion | 2021 Docket request (build-out analysis)
||| FROM JANET ALDERTON ||| I understand that trying to fulfill this docket request would consume vast amounts of staff time and attention, if the goal is to get as close to a perfect analysis
