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Letter to Editor | Behavior at last night’s Fire Commission meeting was appalling
||| FROM ALI BOE ||| It was disheartening (to put it mildly) to see how a recent tragedy was discussed in this public meeting [Board of Fire Commissioners]. I came to the meeting grieving for
Letter to Editor | Disastrous handyman encounters
||| FROM KEVIN and JENNIFER BERRINGER ||| I am writing in about our recent encounters with so called handyman on San Juan Island. An epic topic amongst most all my neighbors. Do qualified, skilled and
Sun Days on Orcas | Cohabitating with moss, mud, and mold
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| You experience your worst winter of mold because you’ve foregone burning wood and running the heater over 62°, and instead worn your knee-length down jacket inside.
Midnight Mutterings | David and me
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| David Sedaris. I don’t have a much in common with David Sedaris, but we do share a couple of things. Notably, while Sedaris was born in
Letter to Editor | Alert: This may be a new IRS scam
||| FROM JIM BIDDICK ||| As you all know, I have been doing taxes at the Senior Centers for free for a number of years. These last few days I have gotten calls from clients
Editorial | Will Orcas Island Fire & Rescue respond?
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| You have probably received the mailer from Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) by now, reassuring our community that our Fire Department will indeed respond when called. Anyone on
Sun Days on Orcas | Happy new year
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS BY EDEE KULPER ||| It has been an unusually snowy and sunny few days here, the white blanket holding longer than usual in the tolerable dry briskness, as all of the
Guest Opinion | Hey, Inslee, it’s time to consider critical replacement theory at WSF
||| FROM TOM OWENS ||| Governor Inslee, It is high time that you took action to get the WSF operating again at a reasonable standard of service. As things stand now, WSF is an embarrassment
Letter to Editor | Lum Farm wraps up the season with thanks and good memories
||| FROM MANDY TROXEL for LUM FARM ||| The close of this year has been full of so much news (and weather events!) that the Lum Farm Holiday Tree Sale feels like a long time
Letter to Editor | Kudos to county road crews
||| FROM JANICE WIEMEYER ||| I live in the Rosario neighborhood and drove to Eastsound today. I was pleasantly surprised at the condition of the roads. Most of the way I was driving on dry
Sun Days on Orcas | Merry snowy day after Christmas
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I sit here writing on Christmas night in Lake Oswego, Oregon. We are visiting my husband’s family, enjoying love and laughter, and eating meal after beautifully
Sun Days on Orcas | Take care of yourself
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| I’ve been talking a lot about the festivities each week, but it’s really important not to gloss over the hardships. Some people are lonely and isolated
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.
