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“If you don’t vote you don’t exist. It is the only place where we’re all equal, the voting booth.”
GLORIA STEINEM
Guest Opinion: A “Living Shorelines” Ordinance
How can we support a fully protected, longterm stewardship of our shoreline and marine life? We can move into a “first do no harm,” practical approach. Policies which currently fail to improve our wetlands, marine life and shoreline stewardship, can be changed. We are currently in the window of opportunity:
Letter to the Editor: Vote Yes to Preserve Public Access
Proposition 1 on the ballot at the next election is a measure to renew the San Juan County Land Bank. I urge you to vote YES in support of renewal. The Land Bank is a great way to preserve the beauty and public access to the San Juan Islands for
Ferry Service Adjusted for Vessel Repairs
From the Washington State Ferries Updated at 6:55 p.m. The Hiyu, which is the Inter Island ferry, is out of service for necessary repairs. Service for Wednesday evening is as follows: The Hyak is operating approximately 1 hour behind schedule. This affects the 6:00 pm Anacortes to Lopez and Friday
Editorial: League of Women Voters Upholds the Right to Vote Intelligently
By Margie Doyle The League of Women Voters always sounded to me a little like the old “Mothers Club” that schools used to have, where the Beaver Cleaver mothers would venture out from happy homemaking to serve tea and perhaps dabble the teensiest bit into political dilettantism. Then I
Guest Opinion: Partisan Elections — Baby or Bathwater?
By Sandy Strehlou In four weeks, San Juan County voters will choose 21 Charter Review Commissioners to review the County’s charter. They will take stock of the charter government that voters put in place in 2005 and assess its effectiveness. It will not be surprising if they find things that
Letter to the Editor: Thank You, Crossroads
I have attended quite a number of the public library’s Crossroads lectures over the past several years, but felt compelled to comment on the most recent, “Preparing for Collapse” by Dmitry Orlov. While I felt uncomfortable on a number of occasions during the lecture, I found myself thinking about the
Bible Basics Class Starting Thursday
Bogdan Kulminski will lead a "Bible Basics" class on Thursday evenings, beginning this Thursday, Oct. 13. The class is described as "a study to help you understand Bible basics, translation issues, interpretation and application of the scriptures for your own edification and spiritual growth. "The goal of this study is
The Met: Live in HD 2011-2011 Season Opens with Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena”
Orcas Center is thrilled to present the first opera of The Met: Live in HD’s 2011-2012 season with, Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, on Sunday, October 16 at 1 pm. Anna Netrebko opens the Metropolitan Opera season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king.
Larry Melvin Memorial Services this Saturday
A Memorial Service for Larry Melvin will be held at the American Legion on Saturday, October 15, from 2 to 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Larry's family asks that you make a donation to Orcas Angels.
Letter to the Editor: Response to the Assessor’s Comments
According to the County Assessor the voters pamphlet statement by the Committee Opposing Land Bank Initiative contains inaccuracies. The 3,580 acre figure used by the Committee Opposing Land Bank Initiative for the voter pamphlet statement was taken from page 10 of the Land Banks 2010 annual report as “fee
Letter to the Editor: Charter Review Calls for Questions
Next month there will be an election. On November 8, the people of San Juan County get to vote on some pretty serious issues. There are statewide measures about services for the elderly and disabled people, there is a county ballot to charge a parcel fee to rescue the solid
Homecoming Week: the Senior Barn, a Living (Sloping) Landmark
Each year, the Senior Barn, just before the Fowler's Corner turn into Eastsound or Crow Valley, bears the mark of the graduating class of Orcas Island High School. This year's barn "canvas" shows what education and teamwork can do. The barn design was painted over a period of
OPALCO Board to Meet in Friday Harbor
The OPALCO Board of Directors will hold their regularly scheduled meeting in the Friday Harbor OPALCO office, 1034 Guard Street on Thursday October 20. The meeting will begin at 8:45. The public is welcome to attend.
A Glimpse of History: The Grand Scenic Highway Revisited (with Garbage Trucks)
By Tom Welch When I wrote the following article back in 2007, I was interested in ‘what might have been’ on Orcas Island. A major roadway slashing across the island from end to end was one development that I was mighty glad had never occurred. The recent conversation about solid
Guest Column: Critical Areas Systems Are Interconnected & Interdependent
By Sadie Bailey When considering the fragmented ways we are looking at so-called “separate” Critical Areas categories, only one truth unfailingly dictates what happens to saltwater ecosystems: Everything flows downhill. Best Available Science soundly backs this reality. In observing Nature, we observe that all land slopes downhill to the salt
Bill Patterson: School’s First Celebrity Chef This Year
By Madie Murray Patterson loves to share his knowledge of food, especially with kids. “I pretty much eat, sleep and breathe food,” says Bill Patterson, owner and chef of Chimayo in back of Our House Mall on North Beach and Sazio Supper Club. “I remember the first time
