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Letter to Editor | Time to acknowledge the expert service of OIFR
||| FROM JANICE WIEMEYER ||| The Labor Day Holiday seems like an ideal time to acknowledge the expert work of the men and women of Orcas Island Fire and Rescue. In an ancillary role with
Midnight Mutterings | Nurse Ratched
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| I have been off island assisting my adult son as he recovers from knee replacement surgery. Will be returning in a couple of days for more of the
‘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.
Letter to Editor | Thanks for lettuce-ing entertain you
||| FROM CARLENE BALCOMB-BARTOK for SAN JUAN COUNTY PARKS & FAIR ||| Please accept our sincere appreciation for all County residents who participated in and enjoyed the 2021 Virtual Fair. Your willingness, flexibility and creativity
Letter to Editor | OIFR extinguishes wildland fire, while department morale plummets
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| Thank you, Orcas Fire & Rescue, for the excellent job done on Saturday's wildland fire. Your quick actions led to another successful operation. Now rewind to last Monday night, at
Typo? Or is WSF finally being upfront about their staffing shortages?
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Ferry Alert: Ana/SJs - Update - Samish Running 40 Hours Behind Schedule - 11 p.m. Ana Delayed theOrcasonian does not routinely post the delayed Washington State Ferry (WSF)
Letter to Editor | Eastsound P.O. workers are efficient, friendly
||| FROM DAVID KOBRIN ||| It's impressive that the Orcas Eastsound Post Office is, in itself, a small “community” on our island with a life and culture of its own. There’s a comfortable feeling of welcome,
‘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.
Letter to Editor | Crisis of loneliness
||| FROM LEARNER LIMBACH ||| I want to say something about loneliness. I'm someone who can do well being alone for long periods of time, and often. I'm generally happy for the opportunity to zero in
Midnight Mutterings | Ladies and Gentlemen…
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS BY JACKIE BATES ||| I cringe just a little when someone refers to me as a ‘lady.’ I cringe more when someone refers to me or some other woman as a ‘gal.’
‘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.
Letter to Editor | Thank you, Island Rides
||| FROM BOBBIE TUSON ||| I don’t have a car, and I am happy at 88 to not be driving…but I needed to get there! Island Rides Orcas came to my rescue. I called 360-672-2201
Letter to Editor | An open letter to editors of theOrcasonian and the Sounder
||| FROM LILI HEIN ||| If you have available staff, please send a reporter to attend the next Orcas Island School District Board at 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 26. The main topic for the
Guest Opinion | VR proposed caps are data-based? Maybe not
||| FROM JANET ALDERTON ||| As a scientist, when I hear the word “data,” my mind lights up. Scientists love data! So when I had the opportunity to see our San Juan County Department of
Letter to Editor | A good first step
||| FROM FROM BILL APPEL ||| Some of us demand that our government tighten and enforce environmental laws. When not on Zoom, we drive to environmental organization meetings and fundraisers in our fossil-fueled cars to
