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Letter to Editor | This pandemic is a portal
-- from Michael Johnson -- As an early Phase 2 of the health crisis re-opening begins setting in we find ourselves as a community and as a society contemplating what normalcy means to us. We can see
Letter to Editor | Choosing a future: Stakes couldn’t be higher
-- from Tom Eversole -- We humans crave certainty, however nature, disease and health don’t work that way. CDC recommendations change with new information, and medicos work from the best information they have at the
Aging Like a Guru | Space – The final frontier of aging
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- Space abounds in our lives. How we empower ourselves to choose to be with that space is a potent choice. It doesn’t really matter what you or I choose. Each
Editorial | Anybody know the steps to this new dance?
-- by Lin McNulty, Orcas Issues editor -- So, say you've been going weekly, or perhaps monthly, to the same dance at your local club; you've been doing the dance for years and have perfected
Letter to Editor | With meat production dwindling, consider switching to a plant-based diet
-- from Steve Bernheim and Ingrid Kjalstrup -- According to a May 12, 2020 Tyson Foods, Inc. announcement, only limited production has resumed following a temporary halt at Tyson’s Madison, Nebraska pork plant, where 212
Kruse Reviews | Nemesis
-- Book review by Jens Kruse -- Philip Roth published Nemesis in the fall of 2010. In 2012 he announced that he would stop writing novels. In 2018 he died. So this is Roth’s last
Aging Like a Guru | You are here in no-man’s land
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- One of the greatest challenges for anyone immersed in their aging process is being with whatis. What is may not feel normal -- as in the way life used to feel;
Letter to Editor | Time to diversify our local economy?
-- from The Vacation Rental Work Group -- We face a unique challenge in San Juan County. We have a greater ability than most areas to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2, yet simultaneously depend economically
Letter to Editor | Public health, protests, and the missing link
-- from Tom Eversole -- Public Health functions include assessment, policy development, and assurance. Successful response to a pandemic requires an “All of Government” approach to successfully manage the outbreak. When data show that too many
Letter to Editor | Visitors from off-island also need to be mindful of COVID rules
-- from Russel Barsh for KWIAT -- Last weekend Indian Island had over fifty visitors from the mainland, only a handful had masks, and they seemed completely clueless. That put my (masked) researchers and volunteers
Guest Opinion | The road ahead is ours to chart
-- from Joseph Murphy -- As the late senator from Illinois, Everett Dirksen once said, “A billion here and a billion there, pretty soon you’re talkin about real money.” Those were simpler times, when government
Letter to Editor | There’s still air in Airbnb
-- from Gregory Oaksen -- Residents are reporting that the tourist onslaught has begun on Orcas. Tourists coming here now are thoughtlessly exposing locals to the virus. Where are these people staying? They can’t all
Guest Opinion | A math problem
-- from Meg Massey -- Ms. Smith comes back to Orcas after a day spent with three friends in Bellingham. One of the them, Mr. Jones didn’t wear a mask to the get-together. He never
Guest Opinion | When normal isn’t normal any more
-- from Michael Johnson -- Virtually everyone I talk to exclaims something along the lines of, "I like how quiet it is now," or, "I like working from home better," or "I don't miss the
Letter to Editor | Did we just have a surge of visitors?
-- from Hilary Canty -- As I drove to Orcas Village on Friday, I passed a long line of cars arriving from the mid-afternoon ferry. I recognized none of them, several towed boats or bikes.
