Here’s a thought…
“When you re-read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in yourself than there was before.”
CLIFTON FADIMAN
Unions praise Governor Inslee for addressing concerns of frontline workers in new proclamation
||| FROM STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION ||| Representing more than 64,000 nurses and frontline health care workers, the Washington State Nurses Association, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and UFCW 21 applaud Governor Jay Inslee for listening to and addressing the concerns of our members in Proclamation 20-24.2, “Reducing Restrictions on, and Safe Expansion
Working WA business grant Round 3 applications will open early next week
||| FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ||| This is an update to help businesses prepare for the Working Washington business grant application process that will open early next week. Please read the information below carefully. Last week, Gov. Jay Inslee announced an additional $70 million for business grants. $50 million of
Orcasional Musings | Thanksgiving, the Odd Fellows, and Bill and Monique
|||ORCASIONAL MUSINGS by STEVE HENIGSON ||| The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a community-service organization that reckons up its history in the United States from the early 19th century. Its purposes are, among other things, "extending sympathy and aid to those in need, making their burdens lighter," and "[helping
Guest Opinion | 2020 campaign spending goes through the roof
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH ||| Washington – The flood tide is still rising, but already the Mega-Money tsunami of Election 2020 is going into the record books as the most expensive election in American history with the biggest flow of dark money ever funneled anonymously to candidates – $750 million,
Sheriff’s Report | November 18 – 24, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 20-009806 Harassment 09:21:26 11/18/20 A San Juan Deputy responded to a report of a telephone harassment. The caller stated the suspect has a dispute over an old bill and called numerous times on this day. The Deputy spoke with
Virtual community conversation: Fossil free by ’33
So much has changed since last year ||| FROM ANDE FINDLEY for TRANSITION LOPEZ ISLAND ||| Would you like to know what headway San Juan County has made in developing a vibrant local food system and achieving energy independence? Last November, Transition Lopez Island launched Fossil Free by ‘33, a
COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan update from State Department of Health
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning efforts. Vaccine authorizations and approvals The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received its first Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application from a COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer on November
Poetry: Chat With a Young TV
||| FROM BRUCE HANNA ||| Chat with a young TV Yes, I am pretty! Why here on this limb? It IS morning, you know Not many uplifts yet and such a bother to… as you say… FLAP my wings But let’s talk about YOU and your kind, lots of you
‘Occam’s Razor’ | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our new weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Perfect Thanksgiving poem | Thanks by W. S. Merwin
Thanks BY W. S. MERWIN Listen with the night falling we are saying thank you we are stopping on the bridges to bow from the railings we are running out of the glass rooms with our mouths full of food to look at the sky and say thank you we
Port of Orcas gathered 445 pounds of food for community
||| FROM JEANNIE FRANK-SHARPE and MIA KARTIGANER for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port Of Orcas would like to say THANK YOU for all the food donations we received at our Fly Washington Passport Program. This was the first annual food drive benefiting Orcas Island Food Bank. With a few
Remember the old times, when Thanksgiving meant gathering with loved ones?
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| It is hoped that the 2017 photo above by Edee Kulper of the traditional Odd Fellows Thanksgiving potluck will evoke warm, giggly memories. As we choose this year to abide by the social-distancing rules brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we make a
COVID-19 continues spreading at a breakneck pace as hospitalizations climb
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19 transmission. Report findings include: COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly throughout the state. The best estimates of the reproductive number (how many new people each COVID-19 patient will infect) were
Update on San Juan County COVID cases
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN, DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Note: Current positive case numbers are available online at the County Case Count Page. As indicated on that page, these numbers are only updated after case confirmation is complete, usually daily. It is possible that other information sources in community may
Giving thanks to family and friends
||| FROM BRUCE HANNA ||| I wrote this for the traditional thankful gathering of friends and family. I wrote it in 2002, the year my wife died, and most of my kids were together thereafter. For many of us, this year has been such a time — of sacrifice and
COVID-19 hospital occupancy is soaring in Washington state
New data provide deeper insight into the impact of COVID-19 patients on hospitals ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – COVID-19 hospital occupancy is rapidly increasing throughout Washington as the state continues to experience exponential growth in new cases. We are seeing alarming increases in the number of COVID-19 patients
