Here’s a thought…
“Before we work on artificial intelligence, why don’t we do something about natural stupidity?”
READER BOARD
Millions sing it each year on New Year’s. What are the lyrics and meaning to ‘Auld Lang Syne’?
||| FROM USA TODAY ||| Each year when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's, people around the world sing one song in unison. "Auld Lang Syne" has long been a hit at New Year's parties in the U.S. as people join together to ring in the new year, but
Take the plunge on New Years Day
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Proposed ferry speed limits to protect whales ‘devastating’ to Nantucket economy
||| FROM MASS LIVE ||| Strict vessel speed restrictions proposed to protect right whales in Nantucket Sound would be devastating to the island’s economy and way of life if implemented, Steamship Authority board member Rob Ranney told The Inquirer and Mirror this week. “It would be crippling to Nantucket economically
Two newly elected county officials sworn in today
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to announce the swearing-in of two newly elected officials today. The County welcomes incoming County Council members Kari McVeigh and Justin Paulsen who will be part of shaping the future of our community. Councilmember Jane Fuller remains on
Guest Opinion | A wish for my community in 2025
||| BY ELISABETH ROBSON ||| Growth and Overshoot Growth, the basis of our local and the global economy, will not continue much longer. There are many intersecting reasons for this, but all can be described with one word: overshoot. What is overshoot? It is a word that describes how we humans
Art with Carla at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Unleash your creativity at "Art with Carla" every Friday, 1-3 pm at Orcas Senior Center. Led by experienced artist Carla Stanley, this lighthearted class focuses on the creative process with a strong belief in your artistic potential, regardless of skill level.
New 2025 WA laws include minimum wage increase, expanded paid sick leave
||| FROM FOX 13 NEWS ||| WASHINGTON - Several new laws in Washington state will go into effect in 2025, impacting general workers and health care. Key changes include stronger protection for health care workers, such as a ban on mandatory overtime in certain settings, expanded rights for app-based workers and a new paid sick leave
Midnight Mutterings | Wet Christmas
||| MIDNIGHT MUTTERINGS by JACKIE BATES ||| Not sure there’s a song about that. I know there is a White Christmas, a Blue Christmas, but I don’t recall a Wet Christmas song. Wet and Windy, but not too cold. That’s what we have this year though. And I’m not really
Sheriff’s Report | December 18 – 23, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 24-008039 Fraud 12:38:39 12/18/24 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to a Fraud call. The incident was documented. 24-008043 Unconscious ALS 15:27:34 12/18/24 Deputies on San Juan Island responded to a report of a vehicle accident where the driver
LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council December 23, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The Council approved the revised Lodging Tax Advisory Committee recommendation for 2025 destination marketing services agreement for one year with the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau with a flat fee of $535k which represented an 8% nominal cut in funding vs. the
These undersea tunnels connect remote islands halfway between Iceland and Scotland
||| FROM CNN.COM ||| In the Faroe Islands, wild, unpredictable weather — fierce winds and rain, and thick fog that settles like a curtain — can sometimes make travel by car or ferry problematic. No wonder the Faroese love their tunnels. They’ve built 17 of them on land and four
WSF winter sailing schedule starts Sunday, Dec. 29
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our winter sailing schedule starts Sunday, Dec. 29 and lasts through March 22, 2025. The Anacortes/San Juan Islands route will run on a new winter sailing schedule this year. This marks the first update in more than a decade to help improve on-time service. Weekend interisland service was also added for this
Monthly Hearing Services at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, from Island Hearing Healthcare, provides hearing care at Orcas Senior Center monthly (Thursday, January 9). To secure your slot, it is advisable to schedule your appointment well in advance, as availability fills up rapidly. The range of
Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast
||| FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction. The whales are North Atlantic right whales, which number fewer than 400 and are vulnerable to
As the Paradigm Shifts | Am I doing Christmas, or being Christmas?
||| AS THE PARADIGM SHIFTS by ROSIE KUHN ||| I find myself in a dilemma. I love when Christmas rolls around. I watch countless Christmas movies and look forward to dinners with friends. I’ve been knitting a Christmas sweater for weeks, hoping I’ll finish it in time, and I enjoy
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.
