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    Articles by Diane Craig
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Flight instructor Tony Simpson, scholarship winner Bethany Carter and AirHawks’ mentor Bob Waunch.
    An Orcas Island teen’s desire to take to...
    By Diane Craig • June 28, 2022 1:30 am

    Bethany Carter was hooked the first time she was in the air.

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    Turkey vulture populations have increased in Washington state.
    Vultures are frequent flyers at Orcas airport
    By Diane Craig • June 23, 2022 1:30 am

    Turkey vultures are everywhere it seems and they’re wreaking havoc at island airports. Port of Orcas Airport Manager Jeannie Sharp…

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    Contributed photo
Left: Scholarship winners Evan Kulper (seated) and Nicholas Rivera (standing).
    Two high school juniors take to the sky
    By Diane Craig • May 25, 2022 1:30 am

    Two Orcas high school juniors have been awarded an opportunity to affect their future. Orcas Christian High School juniors, Evan…

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    Photo by Thomas Charters on Unsplash
    Local journalism and a healthy democracy
    By Diane Craig • April 9, 2022 1:30 am

    In an age when global news is broadcast as it happens, and information on just about anything is available in…

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    Editorial
    Staying the course | Reporter’s Notebook
    By Diane Craig • April 9, 2022 1:30 am

    For years, I used to say I wasn’t ready to make a commitment until I could spell the word. (Oh!…

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    Tourism in the San Juans: Striving for sustainability
    By Diane Craig • April 1, 2022 1:30 am

    For some of the world’s most beautiful places, tourism can be a double-edged sword. Often integral to the local economy,…

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    Colleen Smith photo
    Passenger plane has incident at Orcas Airport
    By Diane Craig • March 23, 2022 1:30 am

    San Juan County deputies and Orcas Island EMS responded to a plane incident at the Orcas Island Airport late Wednesday…

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    Editorial
    The fight ain’t over | Reporter’s Notebook
    By Diane Craig • March 11, 2022 1:30 am

    Every year, Women’s History Month offers an opportunity to celebrate women throughout history and reflect on the struggles – and…

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    Contributed photo/Author Jens Kruse
    Islander pens a compilation worthy of a read
    By Diane Craig • March 4, 2022 1:30 am

    One of the most delightful aspects of Orcas Island is the wealth of talented folk who call the island home.

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    Editorial
    You gotta’ start somewhere | Reporter’s Notebook
    By Diane Craig • February 24, 2022 1:30 am

    Baby steps. That’s the lesson of the past month. Baby steps.

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    Contributed photo/Otto today. Looking good.
    Remember Otto?
    By Diane Craig • February 24, 2022 1:30 am

    Maybe it was the isolation, the silence. Maybe it was the cold. Maybe he was afraid of not being found….

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    Editorial
    A commitment to change | Reporter’s Notebook
    By Diane Craig • January 19, 2022 1:30 am

    It’s time for a change. To be perfectly honest, it’s well past time, and to make those changes I am…

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L to R: Chris White, Rick Hughes, Tony Ghazel and Glenn Nook.
    Ghazel and White recognized with Orcas Lions’ highest...
    By Diane Craig • December 20, 2021 1:30 am

    The Orcas Island Lions Club met for their annual Holiday Dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Deer Harbor Inn…

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