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Letter to Editor | I’m supporting Wes for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN ||| I was impressed last week with the presentation and discussions that took place, by Zoom, at the Orcas Island Fire Commission monthly meeting. As a long-standing active community member, I
Sun Days on Orcas | Urgent
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by LEVI KULPER ||| Hello. My name is Levi and I am 11 years old. My mom let me write the column this week. I want to say something that
Midnight Mutterings | More on plastic…
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| It was surprising to me to experience the in-person response to my earlier post on laundry detergent. You (well a few of you) found the information on TruEarth
‘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. Celebrating one year!
Editorial | We are being too nice to receive excellent WSF service. Wait — what!!??
"Vashon Island has four ferry boats (including Pt. Defiance in Tacoma) that service it, and THOSE islanders complain FAR MORE than ANYONE in the San Juans!" --Anonymous WSF worker ||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR
Letter to Editor | My opposition statement to Charter Amendments
||| FROM GORDY PETERSEN ||| Opposition Statement to League of Women Voters Thank you for this opportunity to share my perspective on the proposed Charter Amendments. My name is Gordy Petersen and I’m from San
Guest Opinion | Code red for American democracy
||| BY HEDRICK SMITH, RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| Hedrick Smith. For all the uproar among Democrats over restrictive voting laws passed by Republican legislatures in 17 states, Democrats have only recently awakened
Letter to Editor | Shepler is the best person for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM DAN DAVID, RETIRED FIREFIGHTER ||| The Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the fire service is steeped in tradition, and the dedication of the Brothers and Sisters who work there can only truly be understood by persons
Letter to Editor | Reject Charter amendments
||| FROM MIKE CARLSON, for SAN JUAN BUILDING ASSOCIATION ||| Proposition 1 adds new language: “Let us acknowledge we reside on the ancestral lands and waters of the Coast Salish people . . .” We
Letter to Editor | We know we can trust Patrick Shepler for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM JANICE B. HALL ||| As the recipient of many visits following a 911 call, I have had the good fortune to see Patrick Shepler in action and get to know him as a
Letter to Editor | Opposed to most of the Charter Amendments
||| FROM MADRONA MURPHY ||| I’m writing both as a conservation researcher who works on climate change and plant communities in the islands and as a former Freeholder and having served on the previous Charter
Sun Days on Orcas | Unexpected healing
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| Two years ago, I was out running with my husband. We hadn't exercised much at all together over the past 14 years, and I was elated
Letter to Editor | Shepler understands the role of the fire service in our community
||| FROM R. J. MYERS, FIREFIGHTER/EMT ||| When Paramedic Patrick Shepler entered the back of the classroom in my fire academy nearly 10 years ago, a pager hanging off his belt, cup of coffee in
Letter to Editor | Yes, Patrick Shepler for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM JESSICA GIASULLO and JAMES SCHEIB ||| Patrick Shepler for Fire Commissioner Patrick Shepler is running for commissioner of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (OIFR). My husband James Scheib
Letter to Editor | Please join me in supporting upcoming climate proposals on the ballot
||| FROM SUE BAUER ||| Please research then consider joining me in supporting the CRC proposals, especially Proposition 3 which creates a “Climate and Environment Commission.” This body would be made up of 11 of our
