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Letter to Editor | Our current reality requires tested leadership
||| FROM REGAN VAUGHN ||| I'm not typically one to shout my politics from the rooftops... but today I feel compelled. Our island community will be filling their ballots in the coming days - not
Letter to Editor | When three’s not the charm, aka Island Hospital — a cautionary tale
||| FROM PENNY BUTTKE ||| My friend Difa has just decided to marry her ex-husband for the third time. “This time it will be different,” she says. “I just don’t see any way to live
Letter to Editor | No more effective advocate for San Juans than Rick Hughes
||| FROM BRUCE AGNEW ||| There is no more effective advocate for San Juan Islanders in Olympia and Washington DC than Councilmember Rick Hughes. His persistent leadership on ferry issues with the Governor, WSDOT, legislators
Letter to Editor | EPRC should revise village housing proposals to Council
||| FROM CHRIS BEAN-HEARNE ||| I quote an email sent by Brian Weise, committee member of the EPRC, to the island group working diligently on the vacation island rental problem. “In the interest of good
Letter to Editor | Why I support Kim Wyman
||| FROM RANDY GAYLORD ||| We are so lucky that Kim Wyman is asking for your vote to another term as Secretary of State. Kim has built upon the legacy of Ralph Munro and Sam
Letter to Editor | Women supporting Ryan Palmateer for the future of our county
||| FROM GERI TURNOY, SHARON ABREU, ALISON LONGLEY, STEPHANIE BUFFUM, LAURA JO SEVERSON, SUSAN GROUT, PEGGY ROADS, and ALEXANDRA GAYEK ||| We have a wonderful candidate running for County Council in District 1, and his
Editorial | I’m not sure where to begin… It’s just a cartoon, folks
||| EDITORIAL by LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| The Occam's Razor cartoon published on Friday on theOrcasonian was focused on both the proliferation and recent thefts of political signs around our island(s). It would be a
Letter to Editor | Why I am supporting Referendum 90 on the ballot this year
||| FROM JEAN HENIGSON ||| Our State Legislature has wisely created and passed a law requiring the teaching of Comprehensive Sexual Health Education for all K–12 students in Washington. This curriculum does NOT in any
Letter to Editor | Why I am voting for Cindy Wolf
||| FROM MICHAEL DURLAND ||| A couple weeks ago I listed a number of actions by this current County Council that I said were in violation of their oath of Office and the County Charter.
Letter to Editor | It’s simple, Rick Hughes by far the most qualified
||| FROM DONNA LASLO ||| I am voting for Rick Hughes for county council, because he is by far the most qualified for the job. His experience, accomplishments and excellent governmental relationships are what matters
Letter to Editor | Why Rick Hughes is best choice for County Council
||| FROM DAN CHRISTOPHERSON ||| Rick Hughes is the best choice for County Council. I met Rick a decade ago when I moved to Orcas from Lopez. He was on the Board of the Farmers
Letter to Editor | Rick and Marlace Hughes are generous life-forces on Orcas
||| FROM LAURIE MILLER ||| I’ve known and appreciated Rick Hughes since 1991 when he worked with my late husband, Warren, and me and when we lived in Vail, Colorado. I knew and greatly respected
Orcasional Musings | Community Chest, Food Bank, Community Resource Center, Community Foundation
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS by STEVE HENIGSON ||| I lived my first 10 years in a small village in New York State, the population of which was just a bit smaller than that of Orcas today.
Letter to Editor | Hey, Rick, you have my vote
||| FROM JEFF BOSSLER ||| Hi Rick. Just an FYI .... you have my vote! You have the experience and pragmatism to get things done. You have been functioning in a non-partisan manner as the
Letter to Editor | Are we on the right track?
||| FROM ED SUIJ ||| In February 2020 the CO2 content of the atmosphere reached a new high of 416 parts per million (ppm). The last time it was that high was in the Pliocene
