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‘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 | Protecting our democracy, Step 1
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH for RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| Washington – You may have missed a hugely important story recently because the media soft-pedaled it. But Congress has just taken a major step toward
Letter to Editor | We should talk about board members and salaries
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN ||| I attended the last Orcas Port Commissioners meeting and came away being disappointed. I learned from Chair, Mia Kartiganer, that they received CARES Act Funding because “someone pushed the paperwork
Letter to Editor | La Porte Road residents thank all who put our road back in service
||| FROM JESSICA JAMES ||| On December 1, at dusk, twenty feet of La Porte Road fell fifteen feet into the ravine and stream below. Up to that time, the road crossed above the ravine.
Letter to Editor | Thank you from Orcas Island Park and Recreation District
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT ||| It took until the final counting of the ballots, but the voters of Orcas Island came through for the Orcas island Park and Recreation District! Your
Sun Days on Orcas | The festivities continue
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| What another lovely week it’s been in this Christmas season. Last Sunday, the library hosted the 8th Annual Children’s Christmas Market. This is one of the
Guest Opinion | How to understand the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution
||| FROM DAVID KOBRIN ||| As a historian I’m interested in how the basic meaning of words important in our nation’s history have changed over time. The Declaration of Independence provides an example. It says:
Letter to Editor | Heartfelt thanks to all who are helping in aftermath of Sunday’s house fire
||| FROM ELLEN WICKHAM ||| On behalf of myself, and my son Thomas Bredahl, I want to give deep and heart-felt thanks to all the organizations and individuals who have helped in the aftermath of
‘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 | Climate resilience actions overdue
||| FROM RUSSEL BARSH for KWIAHT ||| Road washouts last month gave a clear signal to islanders: an increasingly stormy climate threatens critical infrastructure such as roads, power and communications lines, and supplies of potable
Sun Days on Orcas | Festivity central
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| We are smack dab in the middle of one of the most eventful weekends in almost two years, y’all. Yesterday morning, Tide Pool Coffeehouse and the
Letter to Editor | Taking a closer look at solar power in the San Juans
||| FROM WILLIAM APPEL ||| “Solar is green.” True. Moreover, nearly 85% of our solar displaces the hydro component of BPA’s power and so is salmon-friendly. “Solar is resilient.” Generally false. The reality is that
Midnight Mutterings | Stacey is back
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Stacey Abrams, that is. And she hasn’t really been away. She has been working tirelessly for voters’ rights since she last ran for governor of Georgia three years
Letter to Editor | Where has OIFR gone?
||| FROM TONI KNUDSON ||| "My anger is such I can opine for pages, but I will make this letter short and to the point." This is the first sentence in the anonymous letter that
‘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.
