Here’s a thought…
“The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.”
ROBERT LYND
Orcas Library Friends now brings book sales to the curb
-- from Dave Kosiur for Friends of Orcas Library -- The Friends of the Orcas Island Library (FOIL) is now pleased to offer curbside book sales to the public. Sale books will be available on a cart outside the library during the same hours as when the library offers curbside
Health Care District to begin negotiations with Island Hospital
-- from Anne Presson for Orcas Island Health Care District -- At our August 4, 2020 Regular Board meeting, the motion to enter into negotiations with Orcas Island Hospital of Anacortes was unanimously approved. As the process to negotiate a contract gets underway, should anagreement be reached Island Hospital will
Multiple wildfires prompt statewide emergency proclamation
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statewide emergency proclamation today to ensure immediate response to multiple wildfires in Central and Eastern Washington, as well as the Olympic Peninsula. "Wildfires are threatening the safety and livelihoods of Washingtonians all across the state," Inslee said. "And the COVID-19
Biweekly recap of COVID-19 news, updates
-- from Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray -- Statewide Response Updates Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 68,264 confirmed cases as of 11:59 pm on August 17. There have been 1,809 COVID-19 deaths in Washington. For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more,
District 2 council candidates respond to primary results
||| BY MINOR LILE, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| The San Juan County elections office has issued the final results for the August 4 primary election. As has been previously reported, the general election candidates for the District 2 seat on the County Council will be Cindy Wolf and Rick Hughes. According
A new orca encounter from Center for Whale Research
-- from Center for Whale Research -- [metaslider id="77479"] Dave was in the photo-ID office when he heard over the radio that “J1” had found killer whales in Spieden Channel. Since the boat needed topping off with fuel anyway, he decided to go take a quick look. Dave then headed
Editorial | We didn’t all fall in love with the same island
||| by Lin McNulty, Orcas Issues Editor ||| When I came to Orcas Island in 1991, there was a flashing yellow light at what is now Main Street and North Beach Road, right near the gas station. The word I was hearing from islanders at the time is that the
Village Inn proposal approved “with conditions”
-- by Matthew Gilbert, Orcas Issues reporter -- On August 11, the county’s Department of Community Development (DCD) issued its final evaluation of a building permit to construct a three-story mixed-use building of office space and transient lodging units on 217 Main St. next to Pawki’s for Pets. The staff
Inslee statement on threats to vote-by-mail and USPS
-- from the Office of Governor Jay Inslee -- Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement today in response to the Trump administration's actions to limit the ability of the U.S. Postal Service to process vote-by-mail ballots. "Mail-in ballots are the easiest, safest, most reliable voting method there is and Washington's
Letter to Editor | Open letter to our Senators and Congress folks
-- from Norm Zimlich -- The United States Postal Service is being sabotaged by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, in support of President Trump’s quixotic and self-serving campaign to undercut and discredit voting-by-mail in the coming General Election. DeJoy’s postal slowdown strategy became more overt last week with the removal and
Video available for Lopez Huddle council candidate debate
-- from David Turnoy for San Juan County Democrats -- Last Monday a debate took place between the two candidates for the San Juan Island council seat, Ryan Palmateer and Christine Minney. It was hosted by the Huddle group of Lopez Island. There were many excellent questions asked, with one
Black Lives memorial rebuilt on Lopez
-- from Rhea Miller -- On Sunday August 16, the Black Lives Matter memorial [on Lopez Island] was restored. Previously portraits had been torn off the signs, and they were repainted and added to the memorial. A community meeting was held outside the Lopez Community Center. In light of the
Lopez’ Black lives memorial destroyed third try
-- from Rhea Miller -- In the late evening of August 14, yet another party attempted to destroy the Black Lives Matter Memorial display on Lopez. On Wednesday, August 13, [a man] was arrested for deliberately trying to tear down the memorial. He was only able to destroy five of
Tuning out the Pandemic | Just for Today
-- from James Connell -- Our musical community reaches out during an unscheduled pandemic to share their tunes. Because music soothes, centers, distracts us. If you have local music you wish to share, send us an MP3 file to editor@orcasissues.com. Keep ’em coming! …
Kruse Reviews | The Nazi Menace
-- Kruse Reviews by Jens Kruse -- Benjamin Carter Hett’s new book, The Nazi Menace: Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and The Road to War, is in many ways the sequel or companion volume to his 2018 The Death of Democracy: Hitler’s Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar
Social Circles | Who is that killer whale?
Four levels of social structure have been identified among Resident killer whales -- from Center for Whale Research -- The basic and most important social unit is the matriline, composed of a female, her sons and daughters, and the offspring of her daughters. There may be as many as 17
