Here’s a thought…
“The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.”
ALDOUS HUXLEY
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
Paul Kamin retires from Eastsound Water after 15 years of service
Dan Burke to Lead Association as New General Manager ||| FROM DAN BURKE for EASTSOUND WATER ||| On November 25, 2020, Eastsound Water User Association (EWUA) announced that General Manager Paul Kamin will be retiring from service on December 31, 2020. Dan Burke, a long- time islander and former Rock
The last covid-free places on earth have something in common: Travel shutdowns
Strict protocols kept these 10 places free of the coronavirus ||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| Before 2020, the remote islands of the South Pacific were more accessible to leisure travelers than ever before. Thanks to affordable global air travel, little-known places such as Tonga, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands welcomed
Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 151,019 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on November 23. There have been 2,690 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health's dashboard and
