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Don’t drink and drive | Reporter’s notebook

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Don’t drink and drive | Reporter’s notebook

Don’t drink and drive | Reporter’s notebook

Local voters upstage neighbors | SJC has highest turnout in state

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Local voters upstage neighbors | SJC has highest turnout in state

San Juan County residents are the most active voters in the state.

County adopts Complete Streets ordinance

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County adopts Complete Streets ordinance

Walkers, cyclists and drivers are all critical to San Juan County road planners.

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Area tribes address Canadian officials about oil pipeline expansion

Four Washington Native American tribes won’t let international borders stop their voices from being heard.

Colleen Smith is the 2018 ‘Flat Person’ for Orcas Island Community Foundation

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Colleen Smith is the 2018 ‘Flat Person’ for Orcas Island Community Foundation

Each year, the Orcas Island Community Foundation features a “flat person” as an ambassador for its GiveOrcas.org holiday…

Ocean Night at the Sea View Theatre: ‘Beneath the Salish Sea’ movie screening

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Ocean Night at the Sea View Theatre: ‘Beneath the Salish Sea’ movie screening

Head out to the Sea View Theatre for an underwater odyssey through the Salish Sea, from the Puget…

Vacation rental violations begin collecting fines

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Vacation rental violations begin collecting fines

More than 40 people have paid nearly $58,000 in penalties since new vacation rental rules became effective in…

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Port of Orcas approves 2019 budget

In 2019, the Port of Orcas is projecting to spend only 72 percent of what it budgeted for…

OPALCO reaches out to membership with listening sessions

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OPALCO reaches out to membership with listening sessions

Low member turnout at Orcas Power and Light Cooperative’s four-island listening sessions led board members to assume everyone…

Orcas Island School honors veterans

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Orcas Island School honors veterans

The annual Veteran’s Day assembly held at the Orcas Island School on Nov. 13 was full of emotion.

Forums tackle prevalence of poverty

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Forums tackle prevalence of poverty

Behind the million-dollar homes and celebrity residents of the San Juan Islands, other citizens struggle to make ends…

Friday Harbor Labs scientist first speaker in Ocean Night series

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Friday Harbor Labs scientist first speaker in Ocean Night series

SeaDoc Society held its inaugural family-friendly, multimedia-focused Ocean Night at Sea View Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 7. In…

‘La Cage aux Folles’ at Orcas Center | Review

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‘La Cage aux Folles’ at Orcas Center | Review

Fun and fanciful, the Orcas Center’s production of “La Cage aux Folles” is not to be missed.