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Community members attend the League of Women Voters Voter Forum on Lopez Island on July 16.

Opinion

The room knew it last night — Katherine for Council | Column

By Ed Andrews

Letters.

Letters to the Editor

Swanson is an amazing community advocate | Letter

Jennifer Swanson is an amazing community advocate who is well-versed in the history of our beautiful islands. In…

Letters.

Letters to the Editor

Supporting the Department of Environmental Stewardship | Letter

One of the arguments for keeping the Department of Environmental Stewardship in its present form (rather than spreading…

Letters.

Letters to the Editor

Discontinuing the sheriff’s log is a mistake | Letter

Sheriff Eric Peters has made a terrible mistake by pulling the weekly sheriff reports. I can think of…

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Council member Justin Paulsen.

Opinion

A message from Council member Justin Paulsen: 2027 San Juan County budget development process

By Justin Paulsen

Publisher Colleen Smith Summers.

Opinion

Keeping Sheriff’s Log from the public is an alarming mistake | Editorial

I am deeply distressed by Sheriff Eric Peter’s decision to withdraw the Sheriff’s Log from local news outlets.

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Opinion

At a Crossroads: The first freedom is essential to democracy | Column

By Ellen Hiatt

Guest column.

Opinion

Planning scars from the San Juans: Looking back to 2024

By Marc Santos

Guest column.

Opinion

‘The Source’ raises questions | Column

By Cory Harrington

Guest column.

Opinion

Crisis at Eastsound Water Users Association | Column

If you are one of the 70% of Orcas Island residents who receive water from Eastsound, Doe Bay,…

Opinion

Island Allies of Indigenous Lifeways supports tribally managed hunting at North Shore Preserve

By Jaime Beechum and Caitlin Leck

Guest column.

Opinion

Clark Well update raises more questions than answers | Column

By Cory Harrington

Anacortes to Sidney, British Columbia route.

Opinion

Citizens ask Washington court to restore the long-serving Sidney-Anacortes ferry service

Submitted by Duncan Chalmers.