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Letter to Editor | Will SJC take steps to reduce influx of visitors?
||| FROM JOE SYMONS ||| Given the Governor’s new announcement, will SJC take any steps to reduce non-essential travel? We are still in phase 2 where non-essential travel is prohibited. That said, there are basically
Orcasional Musings | The war hero
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| My stepfather was not a nice man. It wasn't from a lack of wanting to be, but rather because the demons he carried around with him got in
Letter to Editor | Our postal service is an appreciated lifeline
||| FROM BEV LEYMAN ||| The Eastsound Postal service is outstanding. Last night after dark, the mail carrier delivered a long-awaited package to our home that was sent regular mail not overnight delivery. We did
Orcasional Musings | Car and title: What about that?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS by STEVE HENIGSON ||| Friends, Orcasians, Washingtonians, lend me your time. I come not to praise the Department of Licensing (DoL), but to condemn its voracious need to bury us in paperwork.
Guest Opinion | Have we just crippled Washington?
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH ||| Washington – Normally, elections clear the air, bring new faces to power, offer the dawn of a new day, a fresh beginning, and an opportunity for political healing. Not this
Letter to Editor | Non-issues from the 2020 election campaign
||| FROM DOUG MARSHALL ||| Sometimes what is NOT said is more interesting than what is said. The political discussion of the past few months surprised me by largely ignoring four issues that until recently
Letter to Editor | Rick Hughes approaches issues with an open mind
||| FROM MAX HANSON ||| With COVID cases surging around the country, it is worth remarking that San Juan County has one of the lowest per capita infection rates of any county in a state
Letter to Editor | Will you allow me to hunt on your land?
||| FROM ELISHA GESSELE ||| I am an archery hunter and was drawn for a second deer permit on Orcas Island. There are small sections of public land available to hunt but I was curious
Orcasional Musings | Newspapers: What about them? (Part two)
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| Why did four of New York City's seven large-circulation newspapers die? It happened quite suddenly, all in the same year. And why did The New York Times change its format
Letter to Editor | Still undecided or unwilling?
||| FROM DEB LANGHANS ||| Both major parties claim this upcoming presidential election is the most important in our history. What kind of country and world do you desire for yourself and your loved ones,
Letter to Editor | Rick Hughes has worked tirelessly for us; now is not the time to change
||| FROM MARTHA FARISH ||| It is important for us all to realize that our charter calls for our council positions to be nonpartisan. Rick Hughes has often supported Democratic candidates but he has never
Letter to Editor | Nonpartisan Rick Hughes chooses to unify not divide
||| FROM JONATHAN WHITE and DONNA LASLO ||| Donna, Matthew, and I chose to vote for Rick Hughes for many reasons, including the fact that he always takes the moral high ground. For instance, he has
Letter to Editor | Breaching four Snake River dams would have major benefit to our ecology
||| FROM SUE BAUER ||| I appreciated reading about county council candidates' views on energy in various local publications. My thanks to the organizations who posed the questions. In the October 21st issue of The
Letter to Editor | A few of the reasons why I’m not voting for Rick Hughes
||| FROM MICHAEL JOHNSON ||| I appreciate some of the things that Rick has done... for doing his job. But, doing what's expected of you does not make you a champion, and he will not
Letter to Editor | I remember when …
||| FROM SPIRIT EAGLE ||| When I first came to Orcas Island with my 15 year old daughter in April of 1986, I got a job at Doe Bay doing various things, including painting the
