Here’s a thought…
“No one, I mean no one, has the right to sit in judgment of who’s American enough.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
Vote! Sign! Send! November 5, 2024, General Election.
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| All registered San Juan County voters will receive a ballot for the 2024 General Election. Use this list of key election dates and registration information to plan your voting. The November 5 General includes races for President of the United States, Governor, Lt.
Why Are Witches and Warlocks going stand-up paddleboarding to celebrate Halloween?
Across the country, revelers are dressing in costumes and gliding across bodies of water on stand-up paddleboards to ring in the spooky season ||| FROM THE SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE ||| Carving jack-o’-lanterns, watching scary movies, touring haunted houses and trick-or-treating have long been beloved Halloween traditions. However, in recent years, a new spooky ritual
Letter to Editor | Paulsen’s dedication, pragmatism, community values, thoughtfulness and hard work make him best candidate
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER and MICHAEL MOSS ||| We are voting for Justin because he gets things done and we hope you will vote for him too. We are so impressed with the hard work Justin has done for the County as chair of the Ferry Advisory Group working with the
Letter to Editor | Hughes has experience, commitment we need
||| FROM PATTY MILLER ||| Rick Hughes has the experience, commitment, and community focus we need on our SJC Council I have had the privilege to work with Rick Hughes for more than 15 years. I know he is a man with absolute integrity and a deep sense of community. He has
Letter to Editor | Vote for a listener to lead our county
||| FROM ANNA MARIA DE FREITAS ||| I am pleased to support Kari McVeigh for San Juan County Council. When Kari first announced her candidacy, she worked tirelessly to understand the issues in our community from the ground up. She set up meetings with key stakeholders from non-profits, educators, governmental
Letter to Editor | Rick Hughes cares very deeply about these islands
||| FROM ADRIAN KILPATRICK ||| My name is Adrian Kilpatrick and I was a recent candidate running for a seat on the San Juan County Council. I am writing out to endorse Rick Hughes for San Juan County Council district 2. Over my candidacy and leading up to the current
Yoga with Sam
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join Samantha Fisher in a holistic movement practice suitable for all experience levels, prioritizing an attuned connection to your body's inner wisdom. Drawing from her training in Hatha Yoga and Integrated Movement Therapy, Samantha integrates insights from diverse healing modalities and
Letter to Editor | Hughes’ commitment is unmatched
||| FROM MARK FICKEL ||| My name is Mark Fickel. My family roots go back since the late 1800s at Point Lawrence on Orcas and then in 1944 my grandparents and Rick’s, along with others, purchased the old Moultray farm near Doe Bay, now known as Shorewood. I have known
Letter to Editor | Paulsen: Informed, articulate, passionate, accessible, compassionate
||| FROM REBECCA MCDOWELL ||| I've never written a letter to the editor or a lengthy endorsement of a candidate for any political office. I'd never written a short one either until I wrote one for Justin Paulsen. In my short endorsement, I mentioned sitting in my government classroom imagining
Orcasonian Michael Riordan to receive 2025 Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics
||| FROM AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY ||| The American Physical Society announced today that they will award physicist and historian of physics Michael Riordan the 2025 Abraham Pais Prize for the History of Physics. The award comes in recognition of Riordan’s "important contributions to the history of post-World II physics, including the discovery
Letter to Editor | Land Bank impact on property taxes
||| FROM RON WHALEN ||| A recent posting argued the Land Bank isn’t the cause of increasing property taxes as there’s multiple nationwide factors. I agree with some of the reasoning, but an important element was missing. Many if not all of those nationwide factors don’t have a Real Estate
Letter to Editor | Not because Rick Hughes is my friend
||| FROM MICHELL (MITCH) MARSHALL ||| I’m writing in support of Rick Hughes for County Council, and not just because Rick Hughes is my friend! I’ve known Rick for many years, going back to when I was President of the Chamber of Commerce. During those years, we would occasionally disagree
Letter to Editor | Paulsen is direct, truthful, fair, balanced, realistic
||| FROM SADIE BAILEY ||| Justin Paulsen has stepped up for over two decades as a community advocate for adults, children and youth. He has volunteered much of his time and skills to give to our community in a positive way. His community activism page on his campaign website is
Friends of the San Juans — Protecting the San Juans and Salish Sea
||| FROM ELISE COPE for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| The San Juan Islands and Salish Sea are like no other place on earth. That’s why we must protect them! As election season is upon us, we are all reminded of what is at stake if we were to
Letter to Editor | Renewing Land Bank is a good economic decision
||| FROM JOE GAYDOS ||| Renewing the San Juan County Land Bank is a smart economic decision for islanders. More often than not, the one-time 1% real estate excise tax on the purchase of property is paid by people that are moving to San Juan County from somewhere else. These
Letter to Editor | Justin understands true leadership
||| FROM INGRID GABRIEL ||| I am writing in support of District 2 SJC Council candidate Justin Paulsen, as I believe he understands that good leadership goes beyond personal ambition. In a recent conversation, Justin told me that he has long recognized that the most important person in a restaurant
