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Letter to Editor | Should councilmembers with a conflict of interest recuse from voting on transient rentals?
-- from Kat Fennell -- During the Women’s League of Voter’s Candidate’s forum for District 2 Candidates, there was a question as to whether if Council Members owned or operated a transient rental should recuse
Aging Like a Guru | I don’t like being told what to do
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- As we age, we don’t want to give up our freedom and independence, which often means that we make choices that perhaps are not in our best interest. I see
Orcasional Musings | The five platonic solids…or is it six?
||| ORCASIONAL MUSINGS BY STEVE HENIGSON ||| In order to graduate, Orcasian high-school seniors must create, and then successfully complete, a project that results in an improvement to the student, and improvement also to the
Letter to Editor | Transition is difficult and challenging
-- from Robert Boyd -- Transition for us humans is often both difficult and challenging. We find this to be true even when the experience of transition is driven by plans we, ourselves, make. However,
Letter to Editor | Where is our vacation rental permit moratorium?
-- from Joe Symons for Vacation Rental Work Group -- This month is the one-year anniversary of the Vacation Rental Work Group’s (VRWG) Community Conversation about vacation rental regulations in the San Juan Islands. An
Letter to Editor | Time for yellow ribbons?
-- from Stephanie Rosenblatt -- Last night my daughter was on the front line with the other PDX MOMs and DADs peacefully supporting her and our nation's constitutional right to protest. They were tear gassed
Letter to Editor | More on plans for Prune Alley
-- from Chris Bean-Hearne -- I took a long look at the recently detailed and lengthy proposed plans published by EPRC for the improvements on Prune Alley. It comes down to this -- the gentrification
Letter to Editor | Ryan Palmateer has strong background we need
-- from Karin Agosta -- A friend asked me yesterday about Ryan Palmateer's strengths as a candidate for San Juan County Council District 1. This is a great question in today's confusing,
Letter to Editor | Isn’t selecting Island Hospital a step backwards?
-- from Spirit Eagle -- It appears that the board is attempting to reinvent the wheel by considering bringing in Island Hospital again. Didn’t we have them running the clinic for two different five
Letter to Editor | Does the emperor wear no clothes?
-- from Michael Johnson -- In a recent online conversation about the legitimacy of both non-essential travel, and people not staying local during SJCs current Phase 2 re-opening under Gov. Inslee's Stay Safe Stay Local
Letter to Editor | Leadership in the public interest
-- from Tom Eversole -- Reluctance of federal, state and local politicians to mandate face coverings may be due to their under-experience with infectious diseases and an over-experience with being in charge. However, pandemics don't
Letter to Editor | Open letter to Councilmember Rick Hughes
-- from Christopher Evans -- I don’t know where to begin. As someone who voted for you and who has been your supporter, I can’t express my disappointment in your leadership. Especially since it seemed
Letter to Editor | Let science rule the decision-making
-- from Penny Buttke -- I agree with Cindy Wolf. The decision to move from Phase 2 to Phase 3 should be made by Dr. James, not left in the hands of the Council. How the
Letter to Editor | While you were sleeping
-- from Christopher Evans -- Scene at West Beach Resort, Friday night (7/17) at 10 pm: 16 people in their 20s gathered around one campfire on the beach in front of cabin 5. Zero masks,
Aging Like a Guru | People’s death affects us more than we imagine
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- We are affected by people’s death more than we know. We are often surprised, even though we know that everybody dies. And often we experience regrets and guilt for not
